Let's see your axes

[rick carpenter]

Here's my Plumb 3lb double bit axe and my ~1.5lb(?) TG hatchet. I have no reason to think both handles are not original. I removed the handles, and re-finished and re-hafted them. The axe only uses a wooden wedge while the hatchet uses the wooden and metal wedges.

The hatchet is for limbing while cutting branch-y firewood and general hatchet duties, the axe is for when I don't want to bust out the chainsaw and for splitting rounds til I get a proper splitting axe. I need to get some sheathes made.

 

[topop101]

I picked up this great fur trade axe recently. I have never come across one before and this one looks good in all ways with a nice makers mark.

Great find! I've never had one either. If I ever come across one it will be had!

 

[topop101]

Here's my Plumb 3lb double bit axe and my ~1.5lb(?) TG hatchet. I have no reason to think both handles are not original. I removed the handles, and re-finished and re-hafted them. The axe only uses a wooden wedge while the hatchet uses the wooden and metal wedges.

The hatchet is for limbing while cutting branch-y firewood and general hatchet duties, the axe is for when I don't want to bust out the chainsaw and for splitting rounds til I get a proper splitting axe. I need to get some sheathes made.

Nice cheeks on the Plumb!

 

[mason_tay]

Man everytime I go to flea market or garage sale I'm always on the look out for axes. I'll have to get y'all a picture of my personal (nothing special I don't think) and see what you have to say about it.

Side note: NOS stands for new old stock right?


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[topop101]

Man everytime I go to flea market or garage sale I'm always on the look out for axes. I'll have to get y'all a picture of my personal (nothing special I don't think) and see what you have to say about it.

Side note: NOS stands for new old stock right?


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Looking forward to it and yep, New Old stock = NOS

 

[d42jeep]

I recently found an axe at an estate sale that I believe is correct for my '42 Ford GPW. Here are a few pictures.
-Don

 

[topop101]

I recently found an axe at an estate sale that I believe is correct for my '42 Ford GPW. Here are a few pictures.
-Don

Man thing looks like it has never touched wood!

 

[Rileysan]

I recently found an axe at an estate sale that I believe is correct for my '42 Ford GPW. Here are a few pictures.
-Don

Nice find, Don. I see you have your Jeep fairly well outfitted. I don't suppose you have a thread about it, do you?

I'm barely a novice when it comes to jeeps. I have a close friend who owns a couple - including a 42 ford Jeep and a 47 CJ2A. I love old jeeps!

Brian

 

[d42jeep]

Brian,
Having the Jeep is what got me into the WW2 vintage tool hobby. I started collecting tools for the Jeep toolset and then branched off into collecting tools for the General Mechanics Tool Sets and others. I do have a little online photo album about the Jeep. The Jeep is not totally WW2 correct but we enjoy it as it is.
-Don

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[Outlawmws]

My latest chopper additions: a Stilletto Hatchet and a double bit Marbles Camp Axe No. 15 - I believe this is the original 24"handle WITH the leather cover with the Snaps also Marked Marbles! .

 

[ckadams00]

Here is my first axe picked up this last weekend at a garage sale. There were several but this Plumb was the only one I could find a mark on, and it had a sheath and the **** of it wasn't all banged up. Looks like it might have the original edge and only one bit of surface rust, so it should clean up well. The handle is beat to hell but he had a spare unused handle that I got with it - both for $7.

 

[Makattak81]

My latest chopper additions: a Stilletto Hatchet and a double bit Marbles Camp Axe No. 15 - I believe this is the original 24"handle WITH the leather cover with the Snaps also Marked Marbles! .

You ****!

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[gben]

I always liked this old Belknap Blue-Grass axe because it has it's original octagon handle, I bought it off an old widow at a garage sale several years ago, I wish I would have asked her a bit about it's history but I am not always that on the ball.....

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[Makattak81]

Here's my collection of hatchets.


The first pic is Defiance, Powr Kraft and Craftsman.
Second pic is US Army, and two Boy Scout hatchets.
Third pic is Plumb, Craftsman, and Super Banko.

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[Makattak81]

Here's my axes.

First pic, Craftsman, Norlund and Collins.
Second pic, Zenith, Sager, Craftsman, True Temper and a homemade log roller.
I'm from the Duluth Area, so the Zenith is my favorite.

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[Makattak81]

My first Sandvik.

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[2oolhound]

Nice score on the Marbles Camp Axe No. 15 Outlaw. If it's anything like my marbles hatchet that's some of the finest steel I've run across in an axe.

 

[crguy]

Just picked up this Vaughan Adze Eye axe. Marked "Other Pat. Pend." and "4" on the back side.
Anybody familiar with these?

 

[2oolhound]

crguy why do they call it an adze eye? Does it have a square tapered eye for a special handle? If so can we see pics?

 

[crguy]

crguy why do they call it an adze eye? Does it have a square tapered eye for a special handle? If so can we see pics?

The eye is like a regular double bit axe eye. Don't know why they called it an adze eye?
The extension out the bottom of the head is called "collared" I believe.

 

[Outlawmws]

That's a nice find CR, very cool!

 

[Rileysan]

I couldn't find a manufacturer's name any where on this. I have the handle, but it slipped out and isn't serviceable. The axe head is in excellent condition. $5 reStore find.

Brian

 

[safariknut]

I have several old hatchets in the shop buried in an old tool box.Not sure what brand they are but I guess I'll dig them out and see.
My only other ones I have acquired while pursuing my addiction of collecting(accumulating)knives. If no one minds I will post those.
First one is a Case Tested ** Knifax made somewhere between 1920 and 1940. This particular one has a wooden handle but they also came with genuine stag and an early plastic material(either celluloid or casein).Not really for heavy duty work.
Next up is a hatchet by the Colonial Knife Co of Providence Rhode Island.These were sold either individually or paired with a hunting knife and occasionally a scout/utility knife.
The next two are modern interpretations by Gerber and SOG. They were given to me by my son who had bought them and then realized he had no real need for a hatchet.
The next one was made by Keenwell which was an early(1920's era)line by Union Cutlery Co which eventually became KA-BAR. When I bought this one the sheath was in really bad shape and couldn't be repaired. Fortunately while doing some research on the name I came across one on e-Bay in great shape but missing the handle and knife blade. Worked a deal with the seller and now have a good sheath and an extra hatchet blade.
The last one was made by Western of Boulder Colorado. The two knives didn't come with it but have the same unique handles.When (and if) I ever find time I would like to make a sheath to fit all three items.

 

[Outlawmws]

Some of my big iron that I got to when I was playing "tool box Tetris" to get the new to me Matco placed:

From left to right - Collins Fire Axe, Pulaski, (I also have a bare head for one of these), Narrow double bit "hardwood" axe, and 2 std double bit axes.

This isn't all of them, But I think I've posted some of the more recent acquisitions.

 

[Outlawmws]

Safari, I think I may have the hunting knife mate to that Colonial hatchet.

Edit: Hmm, did Colonial; make one called "Imperial"? Same scales, and also Prov RI...

 

[Outlawmws]

This is one i Picked up today that needed a new handle:

And some in process pics I reused a 28 " handle that is now a 25-1/2...

Drilled the old handle out:

Shaping the head part of the handle; some drawknife and some belt sander work

Done!

 

[Rileysan]

This is one i Picked up today that needed a new handle:

And some in process pics I reused a 28 " handle that is now a 25-1/2...

Drilled the old handle out:

Shaping the head part of the handle; some drwaknife and some belt sander work

Done!

Nice work, Outlaw!

 

[Rileysan]

Sager Double bit "chemical" axe with a date of 1935 stamped into it and unknown pick axe. Both from ReStore - $7/ea. I suspect the pick axe is made in USA.

In case you're wondering, the prices are all over the place because different volunteers price things their own way.

 

[BamaDADx3]

A couple of my projects waiting in the wings

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[safariknut]

Safari, I think I may have the hunting knife mate to that Colonial hatchet.

Edit: Hmm, did Colonial; make one called "Imperial"? Same scales, and also Prov RI...

I have a couple of Colonial hunters that match the jigging pattern on the handles;I just haven't put them together.

Colonial and Imperial were two entirely different companies both based in Providence Rhode Island. There was also the Providence Cutlery Co. owned by another family.
Colonial was started by the Paolantonio(probably spelled it wrong)brothers back in the 1920's. Imperial was begun by the Mirando family about the same time. Strangely enough members of both families at one time worked for the Empire Knife Co in Connecticut.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Here are my contributions I have picked up over the years. The double headed axe was in pretty bad shape when I got it the but handle was nice so I picked it up. Someone had hit a rock or something with it on one edge and had taken a chunk out of the blade which I filed down to a degree but you can still see it. I am wondering if you guys know what brand it is?? It has a date on it of 1910 and the company brand is a name that starts with M and has the word co. after the name. The stamping is not very clear/rusted away so hopefully someone has an idea. Also pictured is my not so vintage hatchet for size comparison since the axe is 3 ft long.

 

[amx686970]

A couple of old Craftsman Axes that were my Grandfathers plus a couple of other items like a Plumb Boy Scout Axe.





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[paulm12]

Not sure it belongs in this thread, but I thought this hatchet looked cool, got it with some bit braces. Says Calumet Tomahawk.

 

[Outlawmws]

Those were common back when wood crates were used to do what Cardboard boxes generally do today.

 

[555]

This long crazy story involves Government waste and this particular axe. I was in an Army unit scheduled for inactivation. We had turned in all our vehicle and equipment when Iraq invaded Kuwait. All of a sudden, we were the "most" needed unit for Desert Shield/Storm. We had no equipment and only had 20% of our required personnel, many of them pending discharge or medical separation boards. So, damn the cost, full speed ahead we started getting new equipment, tools, and people. I had two 30KW generators that needed Basic Issue Items (BII) basically sledge hammers, axes and a few other things. Just as I receive mine, I was called to attend special training prior to deployment. So I locked my BII in a trailer to keep it from "walking off". While I was gone, all our stuff including BII was painted with sand CARC paint. But not mine as it was locked in the trailer. So we deployed and basically sat for months waiting for our 10 minutes of glory. Upon return to the US, we were ordered to deactivate, so we turned in all our equipment and reassigned or discharged all our people. All our equipment went to Defense Reutilization (DRMO) for reuse or sale. DRMO had started cash sales one day a week. You could go in and buy most things for cash without the hassle of going through the auction process. I was excess awaiting another Army school, so I had a lot of time on my hands. I started going to DRMO on sale day and picking up a few items. About a month after we turned in our equipment, they had a bunch of sledge hammers and axes for $10 each. All were painted sand except this one axe (was it mine, maybe). So I bought it. It's marked US97 on the head and the hickory handle has the name of the handle company. I have used it a few times and it's basically still in new condition. Continuing this strange story, Congress stopped the inactivation of the unit and they started getting new equipment just as I was leaving for my next school and assignment. Then abruptly, the Army decided to relocate the unit from Fort Hood to Fort Sill. A year after standing up the unit at Fort Sill, it was inactivated (I hope permanently).

 

[Outlawmws]

Two out of three in these pics fit, Most of my edged camp tools:

the ax is the one I re-hafted a few posts back the little guy is a broken hachet I converted to be a stake hammer for camping by adding a couple of puller claws (which worked great 2 weeks ago on my hunting trip BTW) and the one in the middle is sharp (now; after I sharpened both edges...) which will probably need re-edged after the next trip if it hits rock like we did digging the privy this past trip.

Why Orange? I hope to avoid leaving one behind again. and just from the perspective of "where is it" during the trip...

 

[kwoswalt99]

Why did you put an axe handle on a hatchet?

 

[Outlawmws]

Because it makes it more versatile, and not a bad ax either. I have two like this now, and prefer them with 24 to 30 inch hafts. The longer handle gets you a real increase in head speed and penetration, and if you need it as a "hatchet" I just choke up on the handle. No sweat.

 

[Makattak81]

Picked up four projects. Gray Gorge and Kelly Hand Made axes, and Fulton and Plumb Boy Scout axes. I just sharpened the Hi Test and Dunlop hatchets.

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[rick carpenter]

I ended up re-hafting my Plumb 3 lb double bit axe with a new handle and a second metal wedge, I noticed the old one had warped some. So while I was working on it I re-shaped the bits. One bit was thinner than the other for regular chopping and the other was thicker/more rounded for grubbing duty. The chopping bit was worn at the heel so I rounded the bit evenly. The grubbing bit was worn at the toe so I re-shaped it too. Makes me think the original owner knew which bit to use for what.

I found out twice why gloves are recommended when sharpening an axe. You'd think after the first cut I would have put them on -- and they were right freaking there on the bench about two feet away -- but NOOO it took the deeper second cut to grab the gloves. Funny thing, my wife doesn't even ask anymore when I come in from the garage bleeding...