First off, I need to give a shoutout to Bentucky (Ben from Kentucky), the one who came up with the brilliant title of this post.
AMC holds a tradition to give old axes to trail staff (and maybe others? I'm not sure) that we give some TLC to (and by some I mean a lot), use all season, and take home with us. I got my axe head up at Dodge during training, but we were so busy and the tool shed was so crowded that I didn't get to do any work on it. I picked out one of the last decent handles, but today is the first day I've been able to start work on the restoration.
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MY AXE! It needs a name.
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I spent four hours sanding rust off of the head by hand. I haven't even really looked at the handle. It needs to be sanded down to fit the axe head, so that'll be another process. I've been told that it was hand forged, which gives it distinct features that happen to be incredibly difficult to get rust out of. It should last longer than factory-made axes, but it will take a lot of care. I plan on having it SHINY by the end of the season.
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| Rust: Off the Axe and on My Pants |
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