Well I sharpened the french axe head today and started roughing out a handle havn't got too far because i have been busy doing some other things.

View from kids bedroom:

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/Weaverofduart/2012-06-09092624.jpg

You can't see the insert but you can feel it based on the different way the sharpening stone bites the steel depending on whether you are working on the cheek or near the edge of the bit.

Something I noticed when I went to sharpen the axe head is that the bit is not symmetrically shaped. I drawn a quick line drawing of how I think it would be once it has a handle:

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/Weaverofduart/abit.jpg

Is this how it should be shaped? Should the hang be less closed because of the shape of the bit? Or is it just an old axe head that needs to be reshaped so that it is more symmetrical?

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