Members Tae Posted June 10, 2009 Members Report Posted June 10, 2009 I bought a Stohlman 3lb head on clearance and put a handle on it. I'm rather proud of it and wanted to share the result. I already have a Barry King 1lb, and tried to mimic the shape and length of the handle. I used a 5/8" bolt with two washers around the head. I cut about a dozen circles with my 1" Osborne punch and about a dozen at 1.25" by hand. I punched hole for the inside diameter for the bolt. I stacked the leather washers after putting contact cement (1st photo). I tried sanding it with my dremel tool with a sanding head at first, but I was getting no where. So I switched to my craft razor and started hacking away. I dyed it Fiebing's light brown and burnished by hand (2nd photo). Total cost (including the head): $10. Quote
Members buckskin1 Posted June 11, 2009 Members Report Posted June 11, 2009 looks good. I have been wanting to try that but I have been unable to find the rawhide heads. Rick Quote
Members Rayban Posted June 11, 2009 Members Report Posted June 11, 2009 Great job and very neat project....as much stamping as I do I have got to get me a decent maul....where are these heads available? Quote
Frank Posted June 12, 2009 Report Posted June 12, 2009 You should be able to get the rawhide heads from Tandy at a discount. They were getting rid of them for $4 a piece the last time I saw them there. I believe they were discontinuing them. Quote
Members Tae Posted June 13, 2009 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2009 Yeah, I got mine for $6 at Tandy. It was noted as a discontinued item. Quote
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