Axe

Lakeside

Over the years my Poppa has gifted my younger brother and I a whole mess of tools.

Most of them from his Uncle or Grandpa (I believe.)

When I cleaned out one of my toolboxes last year I found an old Lakeside.

Took a lot of elbow grease and patience, but I got the thing de-rusted and cleaned.

Hung it on a hickory handle from the local hardware store.

Used a four-in-hand and a big glass of ice water.

Then I adapted a pigskin sheathe from an old saw-cover,

which I also got from my Poppa, years ago.

That took quite a bit of work, the leather is very tough and I don't have a punch.

Pliers and thick needles did the trick.