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bearhunter

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here is one of my latest projects. i cleaned the head a few months ago and finally found a really nice haft for it a couple weeks ago.
it is one of my favorites. i picked it up at a pawn shop for 15 bucks. all nasty and rusty...
sager chemical axe 1946...

bit to bit: 9"
bit(s): 4 1/2"
OA length: 35 1/2"
head weight: 3lb 6oz
OA weight: 4lb 13 oz

btw: the pics are a little dim (daylight was waining). the darker spots in the close ups with the head and haft are NOT gaps, they are dark spots within the steel.
it is a VERY tight fit. one that im proud of, it i do say so myself... it needs a good edge put on it and a sheath then she'll be all set to go...
anyway; hope you enjoy the pics. thanks for looking:)...

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That looks very nice! Should be a great user. I should get me a double bit axe.
 
A really nice piece, bearhunter! It's just too bad it's hung so shoddy!! ;)
 
Nice, Those Double Bit Axes are so cool!!
But God help anyone who stands too close behind you when you are chopping!!:eek:
 
Looks great! The Warren company in their catalog specified that these axes were "hand forged" and not made by the cheaper drop forging process. Then all the forge scale was ground off before heat treatment (so the temper is not lost by grinding later). Sounds like it's on par with modern day Gransfors, but with extra grinding of the head.
 
thanks for all the nice comments folks and the info steve.

memphis; i know that us poor MT folks just never can be as good as you ID folks... especially when it comes to hangin' an axe;):)
 
Those axes are of high quality, and had the special chemical process finish in order to keep them free of rust. I also have a 1946.

They are real beauties. Yours looks really good, and a nice hang job as well.
 
Operator1975 said:
Those axes are of high quality...
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If I had a choice between this one and a brand new Gransfors double bit, I'd take the Sager. I like the shape and the geometry (high centerline) better than the Gransfors. The steel might be better, too. Sager was Warren's premium line of axes, made with "the best grade steel". Also from the Warren catalog: "Each Sager Axe receives several hundred blows under the hammer..."
 
bearhunter said:
thanks for all the nice comments folks and the info steve.

memphis; i know that us poor MT folks just never can be as good as you ID folks... especially when it comes to hangin' an axe;):)
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As they say, "Quoted for truth." :D:D Many of my extended family members are from or still live in your area. I think it's safe to say that the average bloke in your area knows a hell of a lot more about an axe than in the Boise area.

In all seriousness, that is a top notch axe you've got there. Congrats and great job!
 
Heh, count me in as an amateur member to the Idaho Axe Hanger's Club... try to find a freaking hickory replacement haft in Boise though. It's impossible.
 
PayetteRucker said:
Heh, count me in as an amateur member to the Idaho Axe Hanger's Club... try to find a freaking hickory replacement haft in Boise though. It's impossible.
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Yeah, pretty slim pickins. Try D&B Supply, Ace/True Value, and someone told me to check Valley Tool on Chinden - but I can't vouch for that yet.
 
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