Leviticus Mathew on Nostr: Step 1 was to strip the stickers and crappy varnish layer. Step 2 was to reshape the ...

Step 1 was to strip the stickers and crappy varnish layer.
Step 2 was to reshape the handle grip just slightly, thinning it so it has a better in-hand feel.
Next, I have more work to do on thinning and sharpening the blade so it's got less resistance, but I think I'll also strip all the black off, so the head is just nice and shiny.

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So I decided to begin a project. I'm going to take a couple harbor freight hatchets and improve them as gifts for a couple guys. Cooler weather is coming (if ever so slowly) and every man needs a hatchet for splitting kindling/firepit/chiminea logs.
I figure they're cheap enough they'll get used as the beaters they're intended to be, but with a little work they can be greatly improved, to look and function much nicer.