Photos Any Goosewing Axes or History?

[rjdankert]

"An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual" Bernie Weisgerber


My goosewing:

Head weight is 7 lb. 7 oz. with a blade length of 14 inches.

https://www.craftsofnj.org/images/sitemedia/toolshed/issue-170/toolshed-170.pdf

"American Axes" Henry J. Kauffman

Bob

 

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Thanks, Bob. Really great piece!

 

[Old Axeman]

I just ran across this post. Bob, yours is a very fine example of a Left Handed Germanic Goosewing Broad Ax. And it looks like you did a nice job with the edge. The first picture in your post is of my Right Handed Goose Wing. Mine is very special to me as my sweet wife gave it to me as a wedding gift many years ago.
If you count down the pictures in your post, the 8th picture is a very nice, rarer version of a goosewing. When prowling around Pennsylvania in the late 1960's-early 70's I only found one of these that I could acquire. Thanks for posting.

 

[Old Axeman]

This is a great axe post ! Some of you guys need to jump in !

 

[rjdankert]

Thread 'Hew a log square. Then make it round.'

May 29, 2025

Part 1
"An oak tree intended for the axle shaft of a water wheel is felled, transported with a special trunk cart ("devil's cart"), and transferred to the four-wheeled long wagon. During transport down the steep mill path, the wagon must be braked with a brake shoe and chain."

Part 2
"In the millyard, the two "mill doctors" hew the raw oak trunk into an octagonal beam. The craftsmen then shape this beam on the pivot bearing into a precisely dimensioned cylindrical shaft for the waterwheel. Finally, iron pins are inserted into both...

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