It followed me home (Part 2)

Hickory n steel · Jul 17, 2017

BamaDADx3 said:
http://i.imgur.com/lZKEwLg.jpg

Well you didn't put a ruler next to it for size, but the eye on the sub zero hatchets is 1" long and 7/16" wide.
If the eye of your hatchet is much bigger it's definitely not one ( the older ones might have had a tiny bit bigger eye but wouldn't be much )

Agent_H · Jul 17, 2017

jblyttle said:
IMG_20170717_144558 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Is that an extra large draw knife or just perspective?

jblyttle · Jul 17, 2017

Agent_H said:
Is that an extra large draw knife or just perspective?

Ohio Tool Co, 16" edge, 25.5" overall width.

Agent_H · Jul 17, 2017

My goodness. Then a cruiser or a shorter-handled full-size double bit on the next step?

Square_peg · Jul 17, 2017

jblyttle said:
IMG_20170717_144558 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

That's a HUGE drawknife!

Steve Tall · Jul 18, 2017

Square_peg said:
That's a HUGE drawknife!

Would a drawknife that size be useful for your trail crews working with big logs? I'm trying to think of what it would excel at.

phantomknives · Jul 18, 2017

seems like a few guys would be set on a giant west coast tree. or it coulda been used at an angle to act like a plane

Square_peg · Jul 18, 2017

Steve Tall said:
Would a drawknife that size be useful for your trail crews working with big logs? I'm trying to think of what it would excel at.

Yes it would. I have 2 similar sized draw knives that we use for peeling large cedars for trail structures. It's rare to find them this large, though.

Steve Tall · Jul 18, 2017

Square_peg said:
Yes it would. I have 2 similar sized draw knives that we use for peeling large cedars for trail structures. It's rare to find them this large, though.

I recently acquired a 24" (with 14" edge) drawknife made by Greenlee, and that's what I figured a good use would be. It looks similar to this one:

Steve Tall · Jul 18, 2017

From the Greenlee Woodworking Tools catalog (1969)

No. 625X
Extra-Heavy Stripping Knife
Built for severe work... Ideal for peeling bark from trees and poles.
Blade width: 2-1/2"
Blade length: 14"

garry3 · Jul 18, 2017

Steve Tall said:
I recently acquired a 24" (with 14" edge) drawknife made by Greenlee, and that's what I figured a good use would be. It looks similar to this one:

Really nice knifes.
Is the back of that one hollow ground?

SC T100 · Jul 18, 2017

jblyttle said:
Today's haul, $110.

IMG_20170716_100404 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

That Connie on the upper right looks like it's been upside down for a long time given the handle!

Steve Tall · Jul 18, 2017

garry3 said:
Really nice knifes.
Is the back of that one hollow ground?

The bevel side has no hollow, except maybe "cosmetically" for the last 1/4" at each end of the edge. The other side is flat.

Mine is slightly different from the one pictured, with the tangs bent over the handle ends (not threaded with nuts).

mhutch · Jul 19, 2017

I certainly didn't need a broad axe-I already have one that virtually never gets used-but for the price I couldn't say no to this one. It's unmarked but seems to be made well. What caught my eye is that it's got a noticeable curve on the flat (un-beveled) side of the bit. My limited experience with my other broad axe tells me that this subtle detail could be advantageous, and I'd think that a maker who goes to the trouble of incorporating such a detail would be a pretty good one.

jblyttle · Jul 19, 2017

$68! The covered axe is an older convex shaped Homestead.

IMG_20170719_105425 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

mhutch · Jul 19, 2017

jblyttle said:
$68! The covered axe is an older convex shaped Homestead.

IMG_20170719_105425 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

That's a cute little anvil.

Hickory n steel · Jul 19, 2017

jblyttle said:
$68! The covered axe is an older convex shaped Homestead.

IMG_20170719_105425 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

Could you take a picture of it without the cover ?
If it's a Michigan pattern it may be the same as mine and this would give me an good idea of what the original haft would've looked like ( my great grandfather cut the likely broken haft down to a house axe length at some point )

Kevin Houtzager · Jul 19, 2017

jblyttle · Jul 19, 2017

Hickory n steel said:
Could you take a picture of it without the cover ?
If it's a Michigan pattern it may be the same as mine and this would give me an good idea of what the original haft would've looked like ( my great grandfather cut the likely broken haft down to a house axe length at some point )

It's a Dayton, sorry. But, I'll post a pic anyway when I can.

phantomknives · Jul 19, 2017

mhutch said:
That's a cute little anvil.

jewelers anvils can be expensive little things, i have one i got for $2 and the sell for about $80