success

[Sir Wolf]

finally after all these years i finally managed to fully mount one of my 2 poleax heads on the shaft! yeah!!!!!!!!!

[Sir Rodney]

Awesome!   Pictures please...

[Sir James A]

Woo! Where did you pick up the shafts? Was it the square ones at Home Depot that a few people seem to recommend? Ash, I think?

[Sir William]

Pics or it didn't happen!  lol

[Sir Wolf]

[Sir Wolf]

the ash shaft i bought from a friend. he gave me a shorter one that the unmounted pole ax head is going to go on too. i wanted one of both sizes like you see in a lot of period paintings, but most reenactors don't have the shorter version.

[Sir Brian]

Wow they look great! 

*Now I have poleaxe envy!*   

[Sir Edward]

Nice! Yeah I still need to mount a pair of heads I have as well. I just need to decide what to use for the poles.

[Sir James A]

Nicely done! I see a tiny "Sir Wolf Jr" in the background as well.

[Sir Rodney]

Nice work Sir Wolf!

*Now I have poleaxe envy!*   

I may be in the minority here, but poleaxes hold my attention and fascination more so than other medieval weapon types.  *ducks*

Nice! Yeah I still need to mount a pair of heads I have as well. I just need to decide what to use for the poles.

A replacement wheelbarrow handle from your local big-box hardware store works great.  They are 5' long and give you a finished product between 5'6" and 6' in length which is historically correct for some poleaxes.  I made a little tutorial a while back on myArmoury:

Hafting my Poleaxe Head

[Sir Wolf]

yes! thank you. i know i had forgotten something. duh the rondel!!!! guess i will be making that this week hehehe many thanks!

[Sir William]

Nice job, Sir Wolf!

[Sir Wolf]

made a rondel but I'm not happy with it. i put the rivet holes on the flats instead of the 45s. thus the langets are in the way so i will make another one now later ehheheh

[Sir Wolf]

as seen here:

[Sir Rodney]

Before you chuck the rondel in the scrap bin, here's an idea that might work.  Pull the bottom arming nail from each langet and use those holes to secure both the langet and a bracket.  On the non-langet sides just attach the brackets normally.  I don't know if this method is historically accurate or feasible, but it's worth a look before chucking a nicely dished rondel.