We will see how it turns out. I have it sitting in a bucket of boiled lin seed oil now just for a little extra insurance. It does feel really solid. I think it will be fine. Happy new year Dave! All the best to you and your family brother.

In the end I am happy how things turned out. I cleaned it up a little on my sander and it looks great and holds well too. I think it was bothering me because I couldnt figure out why that metal wedge would not go down. I like to post things like this succeed or fail because I believe you learn more from failure than success. KZfaq is full of people that do everything perfect. Every time I put out a video there is some guy telling me that I have done something wrong. That's ok this gives me an opportunity to assess what they have said, see if it will work for me and learn something. I think the best thing I can say is just do it but take your time, think things through, know what went right and wrong and we can all do more than we think we can!

Solid tip thanks

Beautiful axe too

Hey thanks man! This was just a plain old cold steel trail boss that I modified. Some budget axes can be awesome with just a little bit of work when you get them home. This trail boss came with a great handle and decent steel. Definately worth the extra time. Now it chops great and looks pretty good.....I think so anyway.

Adventure Time Outdoors that's cool I've always wanted to buy a nice axe or hatchet

Ya it does make sense but they do a lot of damage to the handle wood too. I had a sledge hammer that had no step wedge at all just a wooden one and it never came loose. I think as long as the handle wood is properly dried before it is made you dont have to worry about shrinkage. GB also sinks their handles in oil after they mount them which probably seals the axes up really nice from drying out and helps the tight fit. I wouldn't worry about it too much you can always add one later.

Hey how are ya brother. I have seen that too. I am always worried that it will be too hard to remove if something has to be adjusted. These axes are great and ai think you can get them reasonably cheap. I believe they are around $40. Even wranglerstar give these 👍👍 My repair is holding up really nice I did some chopping with it yesterday and it is good as new. Happy new year brother.

Lol thanks man! The vid was up for 2 minutes and it got a 👎I figured I must have done this and that wrong. Lol Happy New Year

@@AdventureTimeOutdoors Happy New Year

Im here for the same reason man

No wedge at all? I have never seen that before. The mask is not the best for sure but it fit mine with some stretching and pulling. After I piled the leather it started to fit a little better. It is a $13 temporary fix until I can make my own. I have the head soaking in oil now it should lock that head down for good. I am going to look for an old axe to try a mod project just for shits and giggles. Lol should be fun. I got to start hitting hard sales. Happy new year.

No absolutely just drying out. It is an excellent axe. I really dont know how they sell for this cheap. It sat in my garage on my work bench in my garage for 4 seasons barely being used. Totally my fault. I have also had this axe for 3+ years at least. I cant really remember when I got it. Great axe.

That's a great idea

Yup

It is called a cold steel trail boss. You can order them on Amazon but they dont look like mine. I stripped the paint on the head and sanded the varnish off the handle then oiled it. I stick the axe head in boiled linseed oil instead of water. Works great. Happy new year to you too.