Axe Head Types

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Figured you guys might get a kick out of this. This is a scan from a 1929 Shapleigh Hardware catalog showing all the different types of axes they offered for sale. Lots of variety, as I presume the guys who had to use these things all day every day could really appreciate slight differences in design.


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That's a super cool image! I like the looks of the Rockaway and the Maine patterns (go figure). :p
 
Interesting how narrow the bits are on the double-bitted axes. I have used axes like that and also wider bit doubles, like my Gransfors. I imagine the narrow bits would come in handy when trying to get deep bite to fell a really large hardwood tree. I've never felled anything larger than about a foot in diameter and the Gransfors worked great.

DancesWithKnives
 
I will take 2 Pennsylvania double bits, please, and some pipe tobacco and a sack of beans.
 
Interesting that they don't show my favorite, the Hudsons Bay pattern. The Rockaway is close, though.

Parker
 
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