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[Boattale]

12" or 13-1/2" model? 14A or 24A? Have you done anything beyond admiring this ol' girl yet?

Don't know the model. The hatchet is the prime user around here.

 

[The True North]

 

[DirtDawg]

Don't know the model. The hatchet is the prime user around here.

If it measures 12" overall length, it would be the 14A. If it measures 13-1/2" to 14" overall, it would be the 24A. Some have the model number stamped on the end-cap/butt-plate. I don't think the earlier ones had a model number stamped there though. From the photo, yours looks like it might be the smaller one. they are a sweet little workhorse.

 

[DirtDawg]

A Labor of Love...
Estwing Sportsman's Axe - Leather, Dated 5-20-42, Re-handle
After wishing for a stacked leather handled one for over 60 years, I finally got one.

As received.


Pre-planning...


Dated 5-20-42


Well, that seems to have worked out okay.


BlackRock Leather Conditioner. I'm really liking this stuff.


Time to brush up on my camping skills...

 

[DirtDawg]

OK folks...
I don't want to be a thread hog.
So let's see more of those Estwings.

 

[DaleS]

My dad had a lumberyard/hardware store that carried Estwings, they presented this to him I’m guessing in the 70’s. Back when I was doing a lot of backpacking and canoeing I carried a much smaller wood handled hatchet, much lighter than the Estwing but I always admired this one.

 

[DirtDawg]

My dad had a lumberyard/hardware store that carried Estwings, they presented this to him I’m guessing in the 70’s. Back when I was doing a lot of backpacking and canoeing I carried a much smaller wood handled hatchet, much lighter than the Estwing but I always admired this one. View attachment 2897725View attachment 2897726

An extra special Sportsman's Axe for sure. It's a beauty too.

 

[DaleS]

Thanks for that Dawg, my dad was an extra special guy too, I’m happy to have it.

 

[DirtDawg]

I took some flower bulbs to the widow down the street last week. As we chatted, and she was sharing about how her late farmer husband collected things, I mentioned that I sort of collect knives.

She then insisted that I accept his small accumulation of knives before I leave. She also gave this Estwing Sportsman's Axe to me. It seems she had recently found it in a parking lot and tossed it into her Jeep.

This one seems to be an early model, as it has leather decorative handle discs instead of plastic. The stacked leather all seems to be intact, and is actually in quite good condition for its apparent age. It does however show signs of extensive use and sharpening. Oh well, it still has a lot of life left in it, And I didn't have one quite like it yet.

Be well. Be safe.

That certainly was nice of her.


Measuring in at 13", I put this as an E24A. Note the leather decorative discs.


Steel butt cap with no model designation markings.

 

[DaleS]

Well Dawg, as the saying goes “One good turn deserves another” Good on you for looking out for the widow down the street. Have fun restoring your new hatchet and keep us updated on your progress.

 

[DirtDawg]

Standby... this could take a while.
Estwing Sportsman's Axe - 14A - No 2 Estwing Sheath


I decided to try to match up the sheath color to the handle with Neatsfoot Oil.
I like that a lot better.


Dye? What dye? We don't need no stinking dye!

 

[DaleS]

Wow! Great job Dawg.

 

[DirtDawg]

Wow! Great job Dawg.

Thank you DaleS.
By the way, as received...

 

[Mick Boardman]

 

[DirtDawg]

The Project Place...
No Tacticool for me.

 

[DirtDawg]

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I'm not a Tomahawk guy, but I'm liking that 'Pick.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

The Estwing rock picks are fantastic.

 

[DirtDawg]

I've had this E3-24A Sportsman's Axe for over a year now, and it seems I never got around to sharing it until now.

Upon arrival, it had some surface rust and discoloration, as shown in the bottom right photo, as well as the handle looking quite drab. But it seems to have cleaned up okay (upper photo).


A good scrubbing, followed by some hand polishing with wet-dri paper, Scotch-Brite Pads, and WD-40 Specialist, along with a couple of applications of Armor All to the handle grip helped to refresh it some.


Here it is, shown with the leather sheath it came with when I received it. I'm of the opinion that the sheath was likely included with the axe when sold new, because I've seen others of the same combination on-line since getting this one. Not as aesthetically pleasing to the eye as a stacked leather model, but quite a nice little axe nonetheless. It really does have a nice feel in the hand.
Note: I just can't bring myself to replace the original sticker.

 

[DirtDawg]

The Estwing rock picks are fantastic.

I'm no Geologist, nor am I any sort of Rockhound, but they certainly do look nice in their element.
I had finished cleaning this one up and took it for an outing, when the creekbed just screamed "Photo-op!"
Estwing Rock Pick - E30, 22 oz Stacked Leather

 

[Nixelplix]

I work as an archaeology tech, doing the labor-type stuff for Cultural Resource Management. Here's my Estwing gear: a masonry hammer, their Geo/Paleo pick, and one of their rock hammer/picks. I have to say the larger blue Geo/Paleo pick is a wonderful, medium size and the long thin pick tine breaks up compact soils and hard pan really well.