Axe Heads for sale

jblyttle said:
Is it really that hard?
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I personally don't find any in my area, but I'm sure there are places I'm unaware of where I could find them.

I've suggested in his other thread some good places he hadn't thought of yet to look, I think he just needs to go on a real hunt this spring.
 
Depending on where you live, it can be quite difficult. In my neck of the woods, Western Canada, it’s not easy. eBay is a decent source, and I have found a few gems here, but I could never do a JB 20 axes for $200 here.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I personally don't find any in my area, but I'm sure there are places I'm unaware of where I could find them.

I've suggested in his other thread some good places he hadn't thought of yet to look, I think he just needs to go on a real hunt this spring.
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Yes, I was more referring to finding them online. I should not have been so glib.
 
Kevin Houtzager said:
Most of you shouldn't complain, because here in Holland:

  1. Yard sales are non existant.
  2. There aren't that many axes around.
  3. Cutting a tree down without a permit is illegal, even if its on nobody's property, so that doesn't help as well.
  4. Flea markets only tend to sell shit I don't want like beads and clothing and stuff. Almost never tools and if they sell them it would be something from the 80's and 90's electrical.
  5. People throw there stuff away most of the time and buy brand new in stead of maintaining it or selling it on.

So trust me: It could be a lot worse!
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This is when making contacts/relationships with the old timers can bear fruit. There are so many pieces just sitting forgotten that need saving before they ultimately get thrown away.
 
jblyttle said:
This is when making contacts/relationships with the old timers can bear fruit. There are so many pieces just sitting forgotten that need saving before they ultimately get thrown away.
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"This is when making contacts/relationships with the old timers can bear fruit":That sounds like "ambulance chaser" in the axe world :) Just kidding...
 
Good flea markets seem hard to find, at least around me they do, and axes are quite often pretty expensive at them. But, deals can be found if patient.
Keep a regular search on ebay, and there are deals to be had there too.
 
crbnSteeladdict said:
"This is when making contacts/relationships with the old timers can bear fruit":That sounds like "ambulance chaser" in the axe world :) Just kidding...
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I don't mean because that are going to die! I mean because they are the ones that tend to hold onto things and have bigger piles of old crap than most people..

Believe me, I have developed a nose for where this stuff likes to hide.
 
Amazing part of hunting for tools are those life stories you hear. The bigger pile of tools for sale the more interesting life seller has had.
 
Cough it up or be patient seems to be your only options,best deals online that I got are for the heads without patina,if you want something to use you can get a deal if your looking for something original in good shape just to say ya have it they want an arm and a leg.
 
I just popped on the bay and came across some double bits less than twenty and over 70...

Junkenstien pretty much sums it all up right here.

junkenstien said:
Cough it up or be patient seems to be your only options,best deals online that I got are for the heads without patina,if you want something to use you can get a deal if your looking for something original in good shape just to say ya have it they want an arm and a leg.
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Yeah, prices are relative. Some guys find them cheap and plentiful. Timber wasn’t big everywhere so they may not be throwing themselves at you at regular intervals.

I tend to find double bits and “later” production axes in general. For some reason peeling/swamping patterns are a lot of places here for example. They aren’t what most folks are looking for though.

If you buy off the internet you do have to keep in mind that someone may have paid more than you assume they did plus shipping to cover their cost to a buyer.

I have a lengthy soliloquy saved somewhere on that subject that can be spared for the greater good of conversation.

What are you interested in as far as an axe?
 
Kevin Houtzager said:
Most of you shouldn't complain, because here in Holland:

  1. Yard sales are non existant.
  2. There aren't that many axes around.
  3. Cutting a tree down without a permit is illegal, even if its on nobody's property, so that doesn't help as well.
  4. Flea markets only tend to sell shit I don't want like beads and clothing and stuff. Almost never tools and if they sell them it would be something from the 80's and 90's electrical.
  5. People throw there stuff away most of the time and buy brand new in stead of maintaining it or selling it on.

So trust me: It could be a lot worse!
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Really? I thought that was just the US, from the way my grandparents described there trip to Europe, which was probably at least 30 years ago now that I think about it, they couldn't say enough about how well tools were cared for
jblyttle said:
Believe me, I have developed a nose for where this stuff likes to hide.
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I'm sure we all know about the two types of antique stores, rust and dust. But even then there are quite a few bad trips, a sense like that is why you bring home the bacon, and rust
 
They went to Germany, in the mornings they said the only thing you could hear were people peening their scythes, getting ready to go cut the fields, but I just heard they went in 2000, Which is kind of a surprise actually
 
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