Restored and Rust Blued old German hatchet

[rabidsquirrel]

Wish I had before pics. The hatchet is a "Trumpeter" German made piece found at a garage sale. The handle is hickory from my neighbors back yard, finished in linseed oil.

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[rabidsquirrel]

Ok, now it's not letting me upload any more pictures. Another 50 post restriction?

 

[rabidsquirrel]

Got it worked out:
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[Jeffrey]

That looks great. Very nice find!

 

[rabidsquirrel]

And here's the sheath. My buddy made it. Why is it pink? I gifted the hatchet to my sister who lives in Seattle.

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Can someone tell me why there is a 5mb cap on attached pictures?

 

[ryan3030]

Can someone tell me why there is a 5mb cap on attached pictures?

The better question is why are you uploading such enormous pictures instead of re-sizing them to a web-friendly size first. Seems to be commonplace these days though.


Nice work on the hatchet!

 

[bikeman]

Nice work!

 

[ADDICTED2TONE]

Nice!

 

[gungirl65]

Very nice hatchet. You did a nice job on it. What did you use to clean up the blade?

 

[rgrimm01]

That looks very nice. Awesome job.

 

[rabidsquirrel]

Very nice hatchet. You did a nice job on it. What did you use to clean up the blade?

I soaked the bit in vinegar for a few days, then scrubbed it with steel wool. After of which I neutralized it with baking soda, and then polished it using various grades of sandpaper (down to 600 grit). The rust blue finish was put on using Mark Lee Express Blue.

 

[Dim Mak]

Beautiful piece... I love the old stuff! I'm a blade collector and I own a "few" myself.