Japanese Axe Handle

So today s japanese axe restoration video i will start by showing you guys how looks like after the restoration then sanding removing rust with file and sand paper from 40 1000 grit and last but not least making completely new wooden handle for this japanese axe. This axe will handle felling limbing and light splitting. The handle must be properly secured by the user before use.

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With many japanese tools the final step of preparation for use is left for the new owner to complete and these axes are no exception.

Japanese axe handle. Masakari is translated for instance as battle axe but we have been assured that it is certainly not a weapon but simply means a hatchet with a broad blade. Larry kramer 4 21 2009 out of the yard and into the woods you are inclined to carry a bigger and bigger knife until you might as well be carrying an axe or hatchet. It has a straight profile handle made from japanese white oak. A couple of sharp blows with a hammer on the base of the handle with the axe held in the air to fully seat the head soak the head in water for 20 minutes and trim off the excess then drive the metal wedge home.

The long tapered head on this forest axe is 8 1 4 long with a 3 1 4 wide cutting edge and weighs 3 7lbs. These names are very inconsistent in japan and also vary a great deal by region. Many existing examples of this particular weapon are associated with the sōhei warrior monks or yamabushi who also adapt other agricultural tools as weapons although samurai are. This particular japanese axe is in bad shape and missing the rubber handle.

Japanese axe handles posted december 7 2012 while surfing for axe inspiration i found two japanese pieces with what is to me really unusual two piece handles. There is a main handle and then a large wooden wedge proximal to the blade. Use a hammer or mallet with a punch or large nail set. I really like the look.

This japanese axe doubles as a knife because it is so sharp and because you can get your hand up in that open space behind the blade for close work. The axe handles or hafts are made of the sapwood of japanese white oak. If your axe head becomes loose with use or even it arrives loose simply drive the steel wedge deeper into the handle tenon to improve the fit. Overall length is 35 1 2.

Featuring exceptional tools from japan hida tool is your source for woodworking tools gardening tools and kitchen knives that continue the metalworking traditions of the samurai sword makers. The ono historically wono をの or masakari is the japanese word for an axe and is used to describe various tools of similar structure as with axes in other cultures ono are sometimes employed as weapons. With the individual japanese axes and hatchets in the second line we list the japanese name provided by the manufacturer. On better made axes like our japanese hand axe a steel wedge flat in this case is driven into the wedge of the handle tenon.