Ames True Temper True American axes are rough looking new

Hi Everyone

Glad to hear from all of you. I'm glad to know it's not just me that feels Ames axes are in need of a some much needed refinement.

I am really spoiled because I love the older vintage high quality axes. All of the modern offerings from India and China just do not have the quality of metal treatment and
refinement of the axe head that I so love concerning the old vintage American made axes.

However, I purchased a Condor Hatchet, El Salvador, and have been slowly, over a prolonged period of time, grinding the cheeks and edge to my personal preferences for
a deep cutting blade. Not too thin, not too thick, jusssst right! I take my time as I fear destroying the tempering and always frequently dip the edge and cheeks in water
to avoid damaging the tempering. I have put a 30'' handle on this light hatchet and the extra length really does add to the cutting power of this very light axe. It is light and can be taken on very long hiking outings without exhausting myself. These little axes are almost in the " don't bring a boy's toy to do a man's job" situation. The tempering seems to be great on this small axe.

Ripshin

Maybe we can think of some way to convince Ames True Temper True American to give us a more refined axe.
 
Bob, I think they meant 1.08 Kilograms that would be closer to 2.25lbs. 1.80 would be almost 4lbs. FWIW
 
You're correct rjdankert about 1,8 kg not being the approximate Metric equivalent of 3 lb! Hopefully Ames is not a supplier of mission parts to be ferried to the International Space Station.
In 1983 an Air Canada Boeing 767 widebody passenger flight was fueled in pounds that had been mis-read as kilograms. The difference is roughly 2.2. Both engines quit 41,000 feet up over Manitoba and it was an absolute miracle that Capt. Robert Pearson 'dead sticked' the plane on to an abandoned RCAF runway at Gimli. Apparently other professional pilots have tried to reenact that 'forward-falling patio stone' scenario on flight simulators but none have successfully landed. The "Gimli Glider" became a part of Canadian folklore and the plane itself remained in service for another 15 years.
 
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300Six said:
...In 1983 an Air Canada Boeing 767 widebody passenger flight was fueled in pounds that had been mis-read as kilograms. The difference is roughly 2.2. Both engines quit 41,000 feet up over Manitoba and it was an absolute miracle that Capt. Robert Pearson 'dead sticked' the plane on to an abandoned RCAF runway at Gimli...
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I know it's off-topic, but I wasn't aware of that amazing story, detailed at Wikipedia under Gimli Glider. Some nuggets:

"...The aircraft's fuel gauges were inoperative...
...The 767 was one of the first airliners to include an electronic flight instrument system, which operated on the electricity generated by the aircraft's jet engines. With both engines stopped, the system went dead...
...Captain Pearson was an experienced glider pilot, so he was familiar with flying techniques almost never used in commercial flight.
...a part of the [former Air Force station] facility had been converted to a race track complex... It included a road race course, a go-kart track, and a dragstrip. [A race ] was underway the Saturday of the incident and the area around the decommissioned runway was full of cars and campers. Part of the decommissioned runway was being used to stage the race...
...Complicating matters was the fact that with all of its engines out, the plane made virtually no noise during its approach. People on the ground thus had no warning of the impromptu landing and little time to flee..."
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
 
Steve Tall said:
I know it's off-topic, but I wasn't aware of that amazing story, detailed at Wikipedia under Gimli Glider. Some nuggets:

"...The aircraft's fuel gauges were inoperative...
...The 767 was one of the first airliners to include an electronic flight instrument system, which operated on the electricity generated by the aircraft's jet engines. With both engines stopped, the system went dead...
...Captain Pearson was an experienced glider pilot, so he was familiar with flying techniques almost never used in commercial flight.
...a part of the [former Air Force station] facility had been converted to a race track complex... It included a road race course, a go-kart track, and a dragstrip. [A race ] was underway the Saturday of the incident and the area around the decommissioned runway was full of cars and campers. Part of the decommissioned runway was being used to stage the race...
...Complicating matters was the fact that with all of its engines out, the plane made virtually no noise during its approach. People on the ground thus had no warning of the impromptu landing and little time to flee..."
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
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Thank you Steve. It's a bedtime story that can use re-telling (just like the more recent snap decision forced-landing of an American passenger jet, with ingested wild geese having ruined the engines, directly in/on to the Hudson River) amongst all the daily doom & gloom of domestic crime, war and politics.
 
Almost surley made on Woodings tooling. Same USnn stamp.

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