{"id":4623,"date":"2018-08-13T19:08:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T19:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stichler.co.uk\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2018-08-13T19:51:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T19:51:34","slug":"axe-carving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/08\/13\/axe-carving\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood Axe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Managed to finish the Bronze Age axe today, in between dodging the showers and making dashes for cover. It was trickier than expected ~\u00a0 although the raised area on the trunk was perfect for the axe shape, the grain was unpredictable and hard to work. Even the simple task of shaping the axe handle was time consuming, the background had me whinging, and my expected early finish didn&#8217;t materialise. It looks ok though, pretty much like the museum exhibit I think.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165828.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4625\" src=\"http:\/\/stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165828-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165828-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165828-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165828-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165828-53x70.jpg 53w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165828.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165757.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4627\" src=\"http:\/\/stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165757-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165757-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165757-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165757-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165757-53x70.jpg 53w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165757.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165807.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4633\" src=\"http:\/\/stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165807-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165807-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165807-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165807-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165807-53x70.jpg 53w, https:\/\/www.stichler.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_20180813_165807.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managed to finish the Bronze Age axe today, in between dodging the showers and making dashes for cover. 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