Figure by the time I get it cut down and ready to put the axe head on I’ll be way too tired to even try it out. Getting close now…

Got it roughly axe handle shaped. Now to get the rest of the curves cut out and take it on down to comfortable size for my hands.

Took a tree about 5″ in diameter that I cut down last fall and cut a 3 foot section out of it. Split 2 sides off and been shaving it down.

Dilbert comic strip for 11/29/2011 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive. http://t.co/l35VRkcc LOL!

Tis not shaving sharp but good enough to put a handle in and see how it will cut. Gonna eat lunch (warming on woodburner) and go back to it.

Then rough ground the edge on the grinder and then moved to the flat stone, which I had to reflatten from previous sharpenings.

Then spent about 30 minutes with the handpowered grinder with the coarse stone cleaning up the back end from sledge hammer blows.

Bought a single bit axe head a while back and decided to clean it up and make a handle for it. Got the old handle piece driven out.

Fire is keeping the place much warmer than the last few weeks with the electric heater. Been outside working and came inside to the tropics.