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Wilderbeast
17-02-2009, 22:40
Hi guys, after a cheap little axe mask for a draper hatchet, anyon got one lying around? I'm up for paypal !
cheers wilderbeast
helixpteron
18-02-2009, 00:57
Why not pop into a charity shop for a leather bag, then make your own.
If you've no access to a sewing machine, use leather strips {thong}.
Simple shape, easy to handle, no big deal if its not Gucci!
Give it a try, I guess you'd enjoy the experience.
the leather from a bag might be to thin - both Gransfors and Wetterlings appear to be constructed in about 2 to 3mm thick chrome tan- personaly I use 3-5mm veg taned leather when making them.
I would agree with Hexi - making one will be very rewarding, and it'll fit just right - you don't want it slipping off whilst in transit, that could make a nasty mess of any gear stored adjacent.
That said I have an old Wetterlings mask kicking about - do you have some dims for your hatchet - Bit length, distance from the toe to the junction between the shoulder and the poll should do it...
Oh, I get it.
There was me thinking of some kind of gimp mask, or a Friday the 13th type thing.
An axe sheath...
I made one from some thick leather I got from a shoe repairers. Try them, or a saddler.
Dougster
18-02-2009, 10:45
Oh, I get it.
There was me thinking of some kind of gimp mask, or a Friday the 13th type thing.
An axe sheath...
I made one from some thick leather I got from a shoe repairers. Try them, or a saddler.
Nope - the lad was correct. They are called masks.
Nope - the lad was correct. They are called masks.
Ho hum. You live and learn.
Wilderbeast
19-02-2009, 12:41
cheers all fo help, made one from a scrap of leather and some gaffa tape!