Decided to bring my dad's old Estwing hatchet back to life.
It spent about a decade in his truck box (that apparently was not watertight) and was pretty rusted. Mostly surface with some minor pitting.
I didn't get any before pics, but the handle was pretty gnarly with cracking and the leather was pretty dried up, so I sanded the lacquer off and reconditioned the leather.
Then I set about making a new sheath for it.
I typically layout one side and then use it as a template for the other side and the center piece.
I cut those a little larger than the first side so when I put them together, there are 2 pieces that are a little proud. I'll trim them before edging to get a smooth edge.
I'll finish it up tomorrow.
It spent about a decade in his truck box (that apparently was not watertight) and was pretty rusted. Mostly surface with some minor pitting.
I didn't get any before pics, but the handle was pretty gnarly with cracking and the leather was pretty dried up, so I sanded the lacquer off and reconditioned the leather.
Then I set about making a new sheath for it.
I typically layout one side and then use it as a template for the other side and the center piece.
I cut those a little larger than the first side so when I put them together, there are 2 pieces that are a little proud. I'll trim them before edging to get a smooth edge.
I'll finish it up tomorrow.