{"id":930,"date":"2018-04-01T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T21:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianpaonessa.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2018-04-01T20:49:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T01:49:47","slug":"experimenting-with-the-finish-on-custom-tool-handles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brianpaonessa.com\/blog\/experimenting-with-the-finish-on-custom-tool-handles\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimenting with the finish on custom tool handles."},"content":{"rendered":"

With all of the old hammers and hatchets, I have in progress, I have been making handles when I have time. It’s a fun and satisfying project but also a long slow process. Each handle takes about 2-3 weeks to finish. It’s not that they actually take weeks to make, its that I can only dedicate a couple of hours here and there.<\/p>\n

This weekend we have two nice days back to back and I was able to get a little time to apply some stain. I saw some pictures of an ax handle finished with colored stain and really wanted to give it a try.<\/p>\n

Because I was fooling around a little too much I ended up with glue from electrical tape on the unfinished wood of two handles. It looked pretty bad and I couldn’t get it off without taking off the stain. …and generally making a heck of a mess. So I got this idea, what if I hide it under some fake age… I could just rub charcoal over the area making a cool looking smudge and the ugly tape would be hard to see.<\/p>\n

Well, it didn’t work like I expected, but I’d say I accidentally discovered a nice way to really make the grain POP. I’m going to try some other materials and see if I can get some other interesting effects.<\/p>\n

Anyhow without further ado here are a couple of items I worked on this weekend showing off their charcoal rubbed goodness.<\/p>\n

First a nice old Blacksmithing hammer.<\/strong>
\nA 24 oz. Plumb Ball Pein Hammer, with a stout, squared off handle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Plumb<\/a>

Plumb 24oz Ball Pein with Green Handle<\/p><\/div>\n

Next up is a simple and well worn half hatchet. It had a little bend in the bit but since it’s the older style eye, it seemed worthwhile\u00a0to restore and put back into use.<\/p>\n

Craftsman 15 oz.\u00a0 Carpenters Half hatchet with a contoured\u00a0rounded handle.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Craftsman<\/a>

Craftsman 15 oz. Half-Hatchet w\/Green Handle<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Craftsman<\/a>

Craftsman 15 oz. Half-Hatchet w\/Green Handle<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tweet about it:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianPaonessa\/status\/980568765313306624<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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