Dwight Beebe wrote:
> Gracious Galoots,
> iy s
> I finished the carving hatchet today.  I reground the edge to a radius of
> about 7" and created an asymmetric set of bevels.  The long side, about
> 1/2" wide, is toward the work. The included angle is about 30 degrees.  I
> used a billet of oak to hack out a handle (drawknife, carving knife,
> spokeshaves, rasps).  I wouldn't do that again, as it was reluctant to
> change shape.  Pictures are here, last few in the album:
>
> http://bit.ly/1MW4U7g

A while ago (good $DEITY, it was 2013) we had a thread
about a guy making and selling modified axes
on eBay.

The archive hasn't threaded it nicely, so here's a google search for the title
"not a saw painter"

https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=20&safe=off&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fs
wingleydev.com%2Farchive%2F++%22not+a+saw+painter%22&oq=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fswin
gleydev.com%2Farchive%2F++%22not+a+saw+painter%22&gs_l=serp.3...1626.1626.0.1914
.1.1.0.0.0.0.85.85.1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..1.0.0.UgRX3iPUYMs">https://www.goo
gle.co.uk/search?num=20&safe=off&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fswingleydev.com%2Farchive
%2F++%22not+a+saw+painter%22&oq=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fswingleydev.com%2Farchive%2F
++%22not+a+saw+painter%22&gs_l=serp.3...1626.1626.0.1914.1.1.0.0.0.0.85.85.1.1.0
....0...1c.1.64.serp..1.0.0.UgRX3iPUYMs

He's still at it, under the name of "peeledmouse", and his skills
have improved. I *think* there are enough old axes that he
won't harm the axe-eco-system, but I am in two minds about it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/peeledmouse/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1

  BugBear