Finally finished up some polearms work, figured I would post a picture.
#1 is a Windlass pollaxe that I got a few years ago, but the haft it comes with was pretty short. Total length was at or below 6 feet, and didn't look very intimidating. It was a good amount of effort just to get it off the original haft. I was unable to find any hardwood in a decent size for the handle, so I laminated two 3/4" boards together and then shaved it down. I also angled down the 90* corners so it is a more "hex" shaped haft instead of square.
#2 is a head from overseas (Czech? I forget specifically where) that I bought from Dr Metz months ago. It needed some cleaning, and a new haft. It came with a small section of the old one as reference. I chose to leave this one with a rounded haft instead of octagonal for a number of reasons; I had one already, it isn't sharp enough to cut with, it won't be used for combat, and I don't have a planer; the Windlass one I did on a belt sander and I'm not 100% happy with it.
Both are finished with a basic poly sealant, I did not stain them.
http://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1538663_10202829152386517_272414686_n.jpg(doesn't seem to let me embed from the Book of Faces)
