I found my answer to the great adze shortage on Etsy. *So… Is it “hatchet” or “axe?” Some answers to that question say that usage distinguishes the term. Inspired yet again by David Fisher, the result was fun to make. Of course, it is wood, and of course it has some carving involved. Job #2, and not absolutely necessary, …but since I was still waiting for an adze to arrive… was a cover/sheath for the hatchet. It’s still not the perfect flat grind that I want, but I’ll get it there. Using the “scary sharp” sandpaper method, I took it from the blunt near-40° to something closer to 30°. Job #1 then became regrinding the hatchet for carving. The grind was as it came from some store long ago, a blunt grind that is extremely sturdy and entirely appropriate for rough bushwhacking, definitely NOT for carving. After learning a wee bit about bowl carving work with hatchet, adze and drawknife, I realized the grind on this old hatchet was completely wrong. I do remember replacing a cracked handle some years ago. I don’t remember when or where I acquired it. I found an answer (more on that shortly), and while waiting for the adze to arrive I turned my attention to refurbishing an old hatchet. Did they all go out of business, or is demand so high that traditional retailers simply can’t keep them in stock? Dunno. Inventory from the well known adze makers is still non-existent anywhere. “ The Great Adze Shortage of ’15” seems to be lingering. Of course, there was an initial obstacle. David’s bowls are spectacular, and it is this one that led me down the path. I’ve acquired a few “green woodworking” tools and am trying to learn how to use them. Andrei showed us some skilled hatchet carving in the previous post, and in that post I also mumbled something about my own hatchet.
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