First & LAST Re-Handle of a Plumb Hatchet!!

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OldNavy

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Here it is, not my pic but it's the right one
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First impression: What a POS! Could not see any wood or wedge so I started drilling relief holes went through about
1/4" black resin which reminded me of drilling out Brunswick bowling balls back in the 60's After that broke out
hammer & chisel to break out as much Red Epoxy as wood, original handle was under sized. So they just filled in all the air gaps
with Epoxy. New handle is actually for a Vaughn California Framer, Better than original.

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From numerous past discussions about Plumb Permabond it would seem yours' is from 1955, the first and only year they ever used black epoxy. Ever since (1956+) Plumb switched over to red. You might want to 'mahoganize' (that's the stain colour Plumb called it) the new handle and etch the date of manufacture on the head somewhere for posterity. It's very rare a tool can be dated with any degree of accuracy!
 
i think i have a couple of those Plumb Hewers.
pretty good steel and real good geometry. one has original handle,the others don't. means i have more than two? prolly so.
i know i gave one to a friend.

buzz
 
Those are excellent hewing hatchets. Extremely well formed. Plumb didn't do sloppy work.
 
So you took an original (possibly '55) Plumb Permabond handle and replaced it with a Vaughn handle? Was there something wrong with the original handle? Sounds like the Permabond was holding well...
 
BG_Farmer said:
So you took an original (possibly '55) Plumb Permabond handle and replaced it with a Vaughn handle? Was there something wrong with the original handle? Sounds like the Permabond was holding well...
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This is what I was thinking. An excellent head on a secure handle.
 
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