Head ID and handle fitting suggestions

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GregoryK57

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Hi, new guy here. This axe head came from my dad, Im guessing early 70's. Is this a Rockaway style? Also, pick up a varnished true temper handle that Im attempting to fit. Looks like I need to take a bunch of wood off for the cheeks and to seat the head deeper overall. Any tips ? Thanks in advance!
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Once upon a time many of us posted images via PhotoPhucket but that particular outfit 'pulled a fast one' on us. You'll need to get some tips on how to use a 3rd party host to display images on here. Without pictures you're not going to get much response!
 
300Six said:
Once upon a time many of us posted images via PhotoPhucket but that particular outfit 'pulled a fast one' on us. You'll need to get some tips on how to use a 3rd party host to display images on here. Without pictures you're not going to get much response!
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Lol,
Workin on it ! Yeah I failed the tutorials on posting pics. At least now I havea flickr account. Progress
 
Was the resin red? I bet it makes a good axe for you. Here is a similar example.
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Hey AgentH,
Yes it was red ! The handle was red as well , I dont my dad painted it. This forum rocks, man. I'm excited!
 
GregoryK57 said:
Thank you !
Im guessing not high quality axe, I had to chisel/drill awa
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GregoryK57 said:
Hey AgentH,
Yes it was red ! The handle was red as well , I dont my dad painted it. This forum rocks, man. I'm excited!
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Hey, my assumption was that this axe is probably decent at least.
Like agentH said, it looks like a good user.

Just deal with that mushrooming ( a file might take care of it quickly, but it's not major so a ball peen could probably fix it like it never happened ), then use a light touch with a wire wheel to remove any rust.
 
By the red epoxy (a trait of Permabond) and handle plus the round lugs on a Jersey it was probably a Plumb.
 
GregoryK57 said:
Thank you !
I'm guessing it's not a high quality axe. I had to chisel/drill away a resin epoxy filler
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Plumb manufactured top quality tools, and lots of folks to this day lust over Jerseys. That your's isn't stamped would suggest that it had a retailer's brand paper or foil label. The epoxy method for setting heads was initiated by Plumb in 1955 (the red colour was implemented in 56) and survived to whenever Cooper Tools (who took over from Ames in 1981, who had taken over Plumb in 1971) stopped producing axes. Even the Swedes adopted epoxy hangs during the 'axe upheaval era' of the mid to late 1980s.
 
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