Hags Report post Posted July 18, 2022 A friend asked if I could come up with a cover for his old pulaski. It's been in the family a while. I connected the 2 parts with bungie cord to keep them together and also to hold them in place. He wanted no frills, so just an atom wax finish on natural leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted July 18, 2022 Okay, I was today years old when I learned what a Pulaski was! For a moment there, I was thinking a political post had escaped from 'Off Topic'!! Nice, clean job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted July 18, 2022 Great job! I love a project with a practical purpose. Well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted July 18, 2022 well done. great job on the stitching as well. should last a few more generations, thanks to you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted July 18, 2022 Neat design. Smart looking piece of work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeRock Report post Posted July 18, 2022 Nice work for a good old tool. I do have a question about using bungee material. I have an old Forest Service double bit axe that someone used bungee on, circa 1975. It has lost all it's elasticity and has been tied off like a rope, with the outside fabric doing the work. Now that I think about it I am going to replace the bungee with leather belting and a buckle. Just a thought. God bless Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted July 18, 2022 The good old Pulaski! My father had one of those -- he worked for the US Forest Service, and sometimes worked on forest fires. It looks like that one could use some polish to match the beauty of the leather cover for it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted July 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, MikeRock said: Now that I think about it I am going to replace the bungee with leather belting and a buckle. Just a thought. Girth straps incorporate heavy elastic webbing like this sewn to leather chapes. https://www.weaverleathersupply.com/c/product/elastic_webbing_green_1__6100_gr/6100-gr?search=true Another way to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted July 18, 2022 that is really nice!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted July 18, 2022 This is a bit like what we call a mattock over here. like a pick axe but with blades instead of points. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted July 18, 2022 Thanks guys. We have mattocks over here as well. The pulaski was designed by (wait for it)Big Ed Pulaski in 1910 as tool to help make fire breaks when fighting forest fires. Some debate ongoing with that.. I thought about a strap and buckle as well, but, in the end the bungee won out for lack of a proper size buckle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted July 18, 2022 I had to look to find out what the heck a "Pulaski" is. Nice neat job, as for the bungee cord it's a simple effective solution without messing around with buckles. Once it loses its bungeeness it will be simple, and cheap, to replace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasJack Report post Posted August 18, 2022 Nice job - and I learned something I didn't know before! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
