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Collins fun
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:46 am
by muskrat man
For those of you who aren't on axe junkies I thought I'd post this here for you. This was an old sticker marked collins boys axe head. It was quite thick and had some ugly drop forging marks. Phantom bevels seem to be pretty popular so I cut some in (just to see if I could) and mirror polished the whole works. Thought it turned out pretty nice. Not sure if I'll hang it, keep it, or offer it for sale it at the Axetravaganza next month.
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:54 am
by treefarmer
Wow! That turned out mighty nice. I especially like the 6th picture down!
Treefarmer
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 10:03 am
by royal0014
Wow .. .. .. just WOW .....
Never heard of or seen 'phantom bevels' on an ax. Have to say I like the look.
So, how much Flitz did it take to achieve that incredible shine ??
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 11:22 am
by sam eib
Double WOW WOW
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:03 pm
by edge213
Very cool.
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:23 pm
by bestgear
Holy cow, is that an axe head or a mirror?
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:46 am
by muskrat man
royal0014 wrote:
Wow .. .. .. just WOW .....
Never heard of or seen 'phantom bevels' on an ax. Have to say I like the look.
So, how much Flitz did it take to achieve that incredible shine ??
Not a drop, all sanding and buffing
There were a good many axe manufacturers who made axes with phantom bevels, collins included I just wanted to see if they could be added after the fact to a "regular" axe.
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:54 am
by FRJ
Yeah! That's cool!
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:23 pm
by LongBlade
Nice muskrat man
... I think some axe heads look pretty cool when buffed up... I have seen some where the axe head shines and the maker etch on the head is left dark which to me makes a pretty cool effect... funny I can accept this on some axe heads (not all) but a buffed knife is just plain wrong
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Re: Collins fun
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:31 am
by montemojo
Looks great MM, are you refering to the axetraviganza in Marion NC thats coming up in august?
Monte
Re: Collins fun
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:39 pm
by muskrat man
montemojo wrote:Looks great MM, are you refering to the axetraviganza in Marion NC thats coming up in august?
Monte
The southern Ohio one in July