Slight problem with my wood cutting axe. Been working well for awhile. The problem now is the axe head and sleeve keep slipping down the handle. Bare in mind the handle is made of reinforced nylon and not a traditional wooden handle. Your thoughts?
Wood cutting axe
- Thread starter Mikegtr
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Not sure if epoxy would work here for all. If it doesn't, you can pretty much drill out/remove remnants of the handle and break out the plastic/glue on the eye (top of the axe) and make a wooden handle.
If the eye shape doesn't allow fitting a wooden handle, then ...new axe.
If the eye shape doesn't allow fitting a wooden handle, then ...new axe.
SamG340
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Is the handle removable? If so could replace with real wood. Better impact protection for your hands & arms .
Have you tried a splitting maul? I picked up a Stihl AX30C for £30 last summer it's been fantastic
Have you tried a splitting maul? I picked up a Stihl AX30C for £30 last summer it's been fantastic
pe2dave
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Wedge from shaft end into head?
pe2dave. Yes--thought about that. But being a 'reinforced nylon' shaft and not a wooden shaft could you put in a wedge?
pe2dave
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If the handle is 'greasy' (soft nylon type?), then add some sticky either side of the shaft.
If more solid, then why not? See what you could make a wedge out of that might stick to the shaft material (pssst, look in the kitchen)
Another option, same goal, whipping cord, / nylon twine and whip just handle side of the head? If you are getting close to a new
shaft, even glue something in place? Needs to be tight to the head though.
paulm
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Pictures would help, but if the axe head is slipping down the plastic shaft then it sounds like it may be a tapered shaft with a slight bulge at the head end, in which case knock the head back firmly onto the tapered head end. Similar to mattocks and pick axes with tapered wooden handles possibly, the heads slide down the handles if loose.
