Most strapped spades, forks and shovels
have hafts
with curved points.
It is a small, socketed ax head with a loop underneath it for binding it to a
wooden haft.
Haft in the vise
to produce a parallel finish.
Wooden wedges ( see
replacing hafts
and handles ). rivets.
Then knock out the remains of the
old haft, using a hammer and punch or blunt chisel.
He spent 88 % of this time
making the haft, socket and strands.
If the stump comes out in one piece use it as a visual guide to the shaping of the
new haft.
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