Finnish/Earlier Scandi axes - Kirves

[rjdankert]

Piggy Gets a New Birch Handle

Started out here:
https://bladeforums.com/threads/let...ey-were-ment-for.930803/page-50#post-18878772

Ended up here:


I didn't put a wedge in. These collared heads have a lot of friction and this one seems tight even though I felt I could have done a better job of fitting. I will see. Might have to give a snake wedge a try.


Bob

 

[Agent_H]

Piggy! I’ve wondered where you’ve been.

Nice workings there Bob! Was it a pain to shape the tongue for fitting?

 

[rjdankert]

. . . Was it a pain to shape the tongue for fitting?

Thanks. It wasn't a pain for me, but it took more time to do than I expected.


Bob

 

[Kevin Houtzager]

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[rjdankert]

With those it always is, because it tapers in every direction.

Yeah, and the top of the eye is oval.

Just curious: How did you start the taper? Front to back or side to side? Looks like you did the side to side first? I alsways start front to back.

First collard head hang for me. Started at the top of the handle and worked down.

Bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood, bang it on, bang it off, take off a little wood. . .




Bob

 

[Kevin Houtzager]

X

 

[Farmerjoe97]

Pictures of my other Finnish axe as promised

 

[jake pogg]

Ja,it's a nice old axe.Some early small factory,or maybe even a village forge...
Haft is a bit fanciful,but looks practical enough for all that.

 

[Agent_H]

Pictures of my other Finnish axe as promised

Finnish axe (3 1/2 billnas?)


Finnish axe (3 1/2 billnas?)


Finnish axe (3 1/2 billnas?)

Very nice
It does look a bit like it says Billnas and maybe a number under that?

 

[Ernest DuBois]

I'm seeing also Billnäs stamped in. It's the first time seeing the S up there like that.

 

[Kevin Houtzager]

X

 

[rjdankert]

EDIT: wrong axe

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wondered if you could help out which model

It is a Billnäs
Weight with Handel is 3.43kg

3.43 kilogram = 7.561 855 592 9 lbs.​

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Referring to this one

This chart might help:
https://bladeforums.com/threads/finnish-earlier-scandi-axes-kirves.1428809/page-23#post-17605722

The "P" (1,2,& 3) are my designations. Yours would be a P2 . Measure the blade width of your axe and see if you can rule out any model numbers. Of course as these blades are sharpened the width will decrease. Estimating the head weight may also help rule out some, but I would prefer that others explain the caveats.


Bob

 

[Agent_H]

rjdankert 's cool chart :

Example of a Model 13 (I believe it is one of @Turbo4x4's photos)

Farmerjoe’s axe

Just for conversation's sake.

 

[Kevin Houtzager]

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[rjdankert]

F Farmerjoe97 was referring to the head weight of the first axe he posted, not the second one.

Yes, I was - post edited.


Bob

 

[ithinkverydeeply]

Ow it’s just a storage box for pillows for the garden furniture

Thank you. I will sleep a little easier tonight knowing that.

 

[Strid3r]

how much would one expect to pay for a billnas 12.2 or 3 (head only) in decent shape?

 

[Farmerjoe97]

Well I paid just a shade over £220,I don't know if this was too much or not but ime happy with it now its cleaned up a bit still work to do on her though

 

[Ragnar Ökman]

High roller Joe. I may be mistaken, is B 12.2 some kind of holy grail of axes? Scandi heads go for about 10 € at any junk market here, restorable condition. But then, what good is a roll of cash when you need a blade?

 

[Agent_H]

A nice piilukirves in great condition going for €220 shipped if you are halfway around the world from Finland might not be unusual.

You don’t just bump into old, intact Finnish axes in a junk market here (PNW in my case).

I would liken it to finding a good condition Puget Sound felling axe at a Finnish junk market, or similar.

The Kemi model N°12.x (Billnäs/Kellokoski-Mariefors) can definitely be had for much less.

I would just like to find a solid Swedish friend to bid on my behalf with the “Scandinavia buyers only” listings on Tradera