“Skin in the game” #axes#safety#sharpening

Pilots Flying Out of Here. The Last 3% of a project is everything!#axe#castermanaxes.com

Turning a billet into a premium casterman handle. Heavy Hitter series. #axe #woodworking #wood

Fit the Bit to the Stick, the poll can be deceiving.#axe#axes#woodworking

Autumn is Around the Corner I Will Be Processing This Years Hickory Harvest. #axe#wood#woodworking

Bandsaw Love-not tracking well, this may help#axe#wood #woodworking

Wood delivery around here is exciting. A long way from the first tree.#axe#bushcraft#woodworking

Field testing Timber Pilot Chopper In Kentucky Hardwood with Mr. Tim G. #axe#axes#woodworking

Website Announcement #ax #axes#splittingfirewood

Website drop this week. Website and Store !!! Been a long time coming.

The Privilege of Making a Custom Tool for Someone. Collaborating HAXE no.1 #axes#ax#camping

D Handle hafted on the wood handle. Gramp’s Shovel will last another 100 years. Part2 Final Fit.

Taking a break to fix grandpa’s sharp shooter.Simmons 16 “Ditch” circa 1900-39. Riving and shaping

Finishing Up the Bradley Order. 5.5, 6.0 splitting axes. Dying 1 Handle. Ready for Shipping#ax#axes

Prototype Axe Bell finished. Much learned.#ax#axebell#woodworking

Using Aniline Dyes to adorn your axe handle, an overview. #axes#ax#finishes

5.5, 6.0 lb.Timber Pilots& stock Forest Axe in stringy wet red oak.Laminated Handlea go#axes#axe#ax

My First Ported Saw for Milling/#skunkworkssaw#jonathanriddle#portedchainsaw

Overview of making wood handle wood wedges.#axes#ax#woodworking

Blade change on vintage 14” Delta/Milwaukee Table Saw circa late 40’s early 50’s#axe#ax#woodworking

Reading Ash, sand into the teardrops, one direction #axes#woodworking#ax

Fully laminated ax handle, and testing.#axes #woodworking #ax

Remember the off axis axe eye? Here’s how you compensate for it. Start with correct alignment.#axes

Adapt. Figure out a way. #axes #woodworking #ax

8 Forest Axes ready for new homes. Final check stamp and out. More incoming. Ordering is open. #axes

Axe Alignment basics. Vertical Axis defined, checking a factory handle.#axes#axe#ax

Five pound Timber Pilot touch down for a custom build. #axes #fun #woodsplitter

Oh yes there’s a checklist. Lapping, before boxing. 3m Trizact#axes #woodworking#sharpening

From hunk of hickory to board. Making usable lumber in the shop#axes#woodworking#axehandles

Knowing when to shut down the machine for maintenance and TLC.#axes #woodworking #jetbandsaw

Getting a Handle from the first two inches of grow rings. Very old tree. #axes #woodworking#joinery

Flight Check: Pilot with thinner than usual handle.#axes#woodworking#splittingfirewood

Homemade walnut stain.Get a historic look on new wood.#axes#period#finishes

Shop senses.Watch, listen, smell. Machines break,cause delays. Fixes aren’t always fast#woodworking

What is custom? It’s details. hillbilly walnut stain, 5lb Pilot for Julio. Done#axes#woodworking

Authentic All Natural Walnut Stain#staining#axes#axehandles

Handle Press Pedestal Fabrication #axes#axehandles #grizzlytools

Git yer kerf on! Hand cutting kerf strategies, hand saw primer, no bandsaw needed. #axe#axehandles

Let’s all welcome the new press to the shop. #axehandles#axes #woodworking

If you own one, get it in some wood. Calling you out😊🪓🪓#mcculloch#chainsaw#fun

Mail Call/ Axes from HonakerBlacksmithing and from a Mate in Australia#honakerblacksmithing#axes

Casterman Custom Shop the Bradley Build Timber Pilot Part One:from billet to hung. #axehandles#axes

Casterman’s Corner: Removing the axe without a drift. Avoid fractures.#axehandles#axes#hafting

Paul Bunyan Festival 2023 All things timber. Seeing friends! Having fun. Buckeye Lake Cottage

Wood selection/processing/grading single pattern/single handle production. #axehandles#woodworking

Dandy Five Pound Timber Pilot Sneak peak at the new Casterman Forest Axe #axehandles#bushcraft

Virgin Swamper found in remnants of Northern CA logging camp. #axehandles #woodworking#history

Match the axe to the task.Splitting at the wood pile with a few dandies#woodworking#splittingwood

Bucking up the last of my woodpile. Noodles for Mac Wilson#husqvarna#372xp#sawdust

Octagonal Saddle Cruisers Sager Chemical Circa 1937, 193_? Book Matched Ash#axehandles #woodworking

Another Timber Pilot on final approach. Out of the oil. #axehandles #axes #woodworking

Finished Carving/Hewing Axe on a Close Quarters Curly Maple Handle#axehandles#woodworking#carving

Let’s Get In the Swing- Firewood-Axe splitting basics.#axes#buchanansmith#axetogrind

Minute Adjustments Make a Big Difference#axehandles#hickory#axes

Handle Inventory and Pricing Custom orders Welcome. Head to link in description

Handles/Custom Orders,Timber Pilot and Custom Builds Available. Message me hit link in description

Rikon Dust Collection Filter Update:Mods for getting the system to work better#dustcollection

Casterman’s Corner If you buy and edged tool from me it will be sharp. Awareness ,method , safety

Making a Handle Soak Tank#axehandles#boiledlinseedoil#hickory

Initial Stages Big Timber 40” West Coast Falling Axe. Puget#axehandles#hickory#logging