48" double bit

Hi Square_peg,

wow, awesome pics of old axes and forestry .. thanks for sharing.
Very interesting to see Lincoln's axe. Amazing!:thumbup:

Cheers, Erik
 
Thanks for posting the pictures, guys. These old time photos are really cool.

I find myself wondering if the girl posing in that picture may just be really petite? The axe looks real enough- it would be a lot of work to make that just for one picture... My neighbors growing up were very small people. Father, Mother, and (grown) Son were all just a little over 4 feet tall, but they were not midgets or whatever the politically correct term is these days. If ya saw 'em in a picture, they looked perfectly normal, but things around them looked bigger.

Interesting side note: That neighbor was born in a log cabin, and passed away just a few years ago. The cabin is still standing.
 
Square_peg said:
How long is the haft on that 5 pound, Tom?
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Peg, The helve on the 5 Lb. Plumb single bit measured 36" to the top of the head and 32" to the bottom of the head. It looks longer than that in the picture. Must just be the way it is set up with the other two.

I can't measure the other two. I gave the Victory Plumb Boy's axe to my wife's nephew awhile ago. It was in very nice condition. He and his Dad like using it for limbing when making wood on the farm. The 3.5 head with the phantom bevels is up at our camp in the U.P. MI. It has been stored in a metal garden shed along with a few other tools. I noticed on our last trip to camp that the field mice have taken a liking to the leather axe sheaths in the shed. I'm wondering if it is the Obenauf's Leather Oil (treatment) that I use on my leather products?

Tom
 
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Squashfan said:
Ah, I learned something! Sorry to show my ignorance. :o
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It is, in my mind, a smart fellow who asks a question about something he doesn't know about. It's the ignorant that refuse to learn a thing or two when they can.

I'm 60+ and I still learn from many of the gentlemen here. There's lots of knowledgeable people here. I did learn awhile ago to just ask a question and thank the fellow who takes the time to answer it for me (without admitting my lack of knowledge about the topic). We all have fun here and enjoy each others company.

Tom
 
The Axe Hole was selling some big felling axe handles a few years ago and I bought a 44" handle for my Sager. Also picked up a 6-1/2lb Americanaxe head once that is heavier than my Tuatahi work axe. Waiting for a rainy day to put that beast on a handle. Pic is a comparison of the Sager with a GB American felling axe and a Forest axe for comparison:

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quinton said:
I'd love to see, hear, and feel one of those monster tree's hit the ground!
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You've probably seen this video already, but I think it's still impressive. It shows footage of some long-handled Puget Sound felling axes at work:

[video=youtube;ebSS_InAbIg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebSS_InAbIg[/video]
 
Double Ott said:
I noticed on our last trip to camp that the field mice have taken a liking to the leather axe sheaths in the shed. I'm wondering if it is the Obenauf's Leather Oil (treatment) that I use on my leather products?
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In spite of the Obenaufs not because of it. Mice just like leather.
 
Steve Tall said:
You've probably seen this video already, but I think it's still impressive. It shows footage of some long-handled Puget Sound felling axes at work:

[video=youtube;ebSS_InAbIg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebSS_InAbIg[/video]
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Thanks, Steve I had not seen that! I have used quite a bit of clear redwood in the 70's for facia trim and lap siding. It became finger jointed in the 80's, and has disappeared as of now. A wonderful, easily worked rot resistant wood. I miss it..
 
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