Spent most the day in the basement. Had a bad spot in the wood of the Cowboy Veg-O-Matic, spent over an hour chiseling it out and inletting a piece, don't look bad, on the bottom anyway.
Had a couple old shingling hatcets with dangerous handles, got several of those 16 oz junk drawer type claw hammers with good handles that became donors. Both now fitted, one sanded and stained, other still has rasp marks. Will both wedge them and epoxy them in. Heads soaking in vinegar salt solution to remove rust. Didn't have white, had cider, should have added dill.
Small thin one will get a knife type edge, other will get normal edge. Got desperate a couple years ago and had to make kindling one morning at 4 am with my meat cleaver in the rain. This is a better solution.
Fingers are a blackish purple from rust removal project. Gonna soak in the tub and see if it comes off and get the oak and hickory dust off me.