Found this in the garage.

[Burnt Stag]

Hi Folks,
I stopped by this sub-forum about a week ago to do a little research on a Hawk that I recently got in a collection of knives I purchased. Turned out to be a H&B Forge throwing hawk. But that got me to looking around at all the posts of axes and such that you all find and put back into use.
That got me to thinking about a wreck of an axe I remembered seeing in my garage years ago that was left by the homes previous owner. I went out and had a look for it and here it is. Looks like they were attempting to get the handle tight and gave up on it. I rubbed it down with a little wd40 to help with the surface rust. But anyway, here it is. Just a junker or should it be brought back to life? I would say about 2lbs and measures 3 3/4 at the cutting edge and about 6" length.

Burnt Stag

 

[Grease]

ANY old USA made axe should be brought back to life! Especially when the head's in good shape like that.

A little time with a wire wheel and a whetstone, a new handle, and you've got a brand spankin new axe. Couple hours of fun work and under $20.

Although, looking more closely at those pictures, you might skip the wire wheel. There's not much active rust going on there. Just an awesome decades old patina.

 

[garry3]

Its in pretty good shape. I would hammer(or file) that mushrooming on the poll flat, rehang, sharpen and use it. Its nothing special but it will serve you well.

 

[Square_peg]

It's an older Collin's Homestead, likely pre-Mann era (1965) because of the convex cheeks. Should be a good axe.

 

[bronc076]

That's cool! I'd fix it up!

 

[Hickory n steel]

Should be decent, my older pre mann Collins homestead Michigan has decent steel.
Now homestead was definitely one of Collins lower end brands, but they're still a good tool.