Felling Axe Repairs

I have four large felling axe heads, mostly used for splitting logs for firewood, that weigh in at (3lb 1oz, 3lb 9oz, 3lb 11oz and 4lb 1oz).

four large axe heads ranging from 3 to 4 pounds
The four axe heads weighted above, in their respective order

April 17th Roughly fashioned a peice of hawthorn for the 4lb 1oz head

April 18th Shaped it to fit the hand, about 1" by 1½".

hawthorn axe shaft
The head and faun foot have been treated with tar-oil and the shaft allowed to dry for a while. The shaft wood type has been etched using a soldering iron.

April 19th
hawthorn axe shaft
Finished shaping the tongue.
hawthorn axe shaft
Tar-oiled the first and started a second for the 3lb 11oz head.

April 20th Etched weights have to be corrected. The tongue for second head just starting to fit.

April 21st Balanced, leveled and tared the scales again to give weights firstmentioned; re-etched the weights. The 41b 1oz head has been attached with an oak wedge and left to hang for a day to dry more and the tongue for second head is finished.

head attached and weights re-etched
4lb 1oz head attched with oak and hanging to dry. Weights re-etched on shafts
two axe heads on shafts hanging to dry.
Two heads attached. Hanging to dry before copper cross wedges are hammered home. The oak wedges are left ΒΌ proud to allow for further hammering in as wood dries and shrinks.

April 22nd Addedcopper wedgesand in hammering the first copper wedge the oak wedge went in and given the depth of cut it may have split the tounge a bit. Using copper as iron rust can speed wood decay.
head wedged to shaft with oak and copper wedges.
April 23rd : Copper wedges hammered in and head soaked in teak oil.