Axe, Tomahawk & Hatchet Photo Thread

[rlewpolar]

Who is the maker of these hawks? I like them

 

[M.McAlevy]

Couple pack hatchets I just finished.

 

[Hammer67]

Out fetching a Christmas tree today...



...the AT 'Model 2' came along for limbing duties.

 

[jfk1110]

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Couple pack hatchets I just finished.

Gorgeous work!!!! . Killer....

 

[rjdankert]

Bob

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

A couple older Kelly examples. The top one is what I believe to be an early-mid century example from the 30s/40s. It is hanging on a slightly curved piece of hickory. I don’t believe it is the original one, but I think it is fairly old. The bottom is a Woodslasher example. I believe it to be 50s to early 60s. It is hung on what appears to be the original fawnsfoot haft. Let me know if anyone has different ideas/proof about the origins of these boys . Thanks!View attachment 2436588View attachment 2436589View attachment 2436590View attachment 2436756View attachment 2436757

 

[Gato do mato]

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

Plumb Michigan I picked up today for $15. The haft was dry and half off, with a crack on the shoulder. So, I cleaned up the head with some oil, sandpaper, steel wool and some elbow grease. Haft needed some glue and a couple pins in the shoulder. I doubt this will ever see any work. I believe that this is the original haft for the axe head. The logo is smaller than I would expect.

 

[knoefz]

Got a new Fiskars X5
As it freezing here this week this was a good excuse to test it out in the backyard for a little fire

I’m not a hatched guy (yet) so I need more practice, but a great first impression.
Nice grip, plenty sharp for curls to get my fire started, and decent splitting power.
I had fun

 

[Astrogator]

Got a new Fiskars X5
As it freezing here this week this was a good excuse to test it out in the backyard for a little fire

I’m not a hatched guy (yet) so I need more practice, but a great first impression.
Nice grip, plenty sharp for curls to get my fire started, and decent splitting power.
I had fun

Nice , I have the Gerber version of this little hatchet which is the exact same hatchet but has a black haft , I like it a lot.
I have installed a proper lanyard on mine to enable me to obtain better grip retention , control and power when using it , the lanyard is used with the thumb through the loop and the rest of the lanyard over the back of the hand and up into the palm of the hand , thus "locking" the hatchet in the hand.
Try this , you may like it.

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

My first attempt at mini tools....a boys axe, a jersey on a shorter handle felling setup, and a wooden mallet. All wood, 2 pieces per tool (head and haft). View attachment 2455377View attachment 2455378View attachment 2455380View attachment 2455383View attachment 2455387View attachment 2455382

 

[Old Axeman]

What you call a Jersey looks more like a Kentucky pattern to me !

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

What you call a Jersey looks more like a Kentucky pattern to me !

I would agree with that the more I looked at it. He’s awfully lean.

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

I would agree with that the more I looked at it. He’s awfully lean.

I would also add that I made one two many swipes with the needle file on the lugs in an attempt to keep them crispy while cutting the piece of wood down. The lugs came pretty quick once I got the pattern layed out and started. Soft wood. The hammer on the other hand is maple (from a drumstick) that makes up the head, and hickory (from a piece of an old axe handle).

 

[Scuttlery]

Gränsfors Wildlife Hatchet:

 

[DirtDawg]

A couple older Kelly examples. The top one is what I believe to be an early-mid century example from the 30s/40s. It is hanging on a slightly curved piece of hickory. I don’t believe it is the original one, but I think it is fairly old. The bottom is a Woodslasher example. I believe it to be 50s to early 60s. It is hung on what appears to be the original fawnsfoot haft. Let me know if anyone has different ideas/proof about the origins of these boys . Thanks!View attachment 2436588View attachment 2436589View attachment 2436590View attachment 2436756View attachment 2436757

I don't know much, if anything, about axes. I'm just admiring that mask.

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

I don't know much, if anything, about axes. I'm just admiring that mask.

Are you referring to the bit protector in the one photo? If so, thanks, I made it a while back.

 

[DirtDawg]

Are you referring to the bit protector in the one photo? If so, thanks, I made it a while back.

Yes. I like originality.

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

Yes. I like originality.

Thank you much! I like to make the things I have a capacity to pull off, lol.

 

[DirtDawg]

Thank you much! I like to make the things I have a capacity to pull off, lol.

Me too. Here is my Poor Man's Hatchet Mask. Model B


SAFETY FIRST
Poor Man's Hatchet Mask
Model B
Revision 1 - Retainer Added

Note! At this stage, the helve is resting loosely in the head, as I'm working on refreshing this old girl. Plumb, Circa 1970-72, No Permabond.