#old tool

Old roofers axe restoration.

 There was some damage to the cutting face than needed attention and after sorting out the big dink in the blade the haft was cleaned back to remove the old varnish .

I added a copper lanyard tube and dyed the hickory haft dark brown using leather dye which was then rubbed back with wire wool before sharpening the axe and mirror polishing the cutting edge  . And have recently been working on a leather mask for it ready to ship to a very good customer in the US .