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textool

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I am new to both the forum and the world of axes. I have been collecting and trading woodworking tools for a while now, but have really not delved into axe territory. This changed for me when I came across an axe head at a recycling yard. The guy at the pay window said they resold items at 30 cents a pound and the axe head wouldn't be worth their time to weigh - free axe head. I took it home and cleaned it up. I found a stamp on it that said Genuine Norlund. After looking it up on the web, I realized that I had fund a quality item. I turned a handle out of Bois D'arc on my lathe, and sharpened it up. Since then, when I'm out picking, I pick up all the $5 axes I can get. I have a few that I want help identifying, so I joined this forum. I hope y'all don't mind me asking questions from time to time. I am a member of a couple of woodworking forums, and the knowledge I have gotten from those guys is immeasurable. I am having trouble posting pics, and any help I can get on this would be appreciated.
 
Welcome to the forum. There are some pretty impressive axe detectives here abouts. They often amaze me.

Regarding the posting of pictures, you'll need to host them on some other website and then link to them here unless you're a paid subscriber. Only paid subscribers can upload directly to BF.
 
Hi textool. Welcome to the forum! I am pretty new here also, but from my limited experience, these guys are very knowledgeable and are good at answering a plethora of questions. And I'm fairly confident that Square_peg is one of the aforementioned "axe detectives" himself. He and some of the others know more about axes than I'll ever know. So, since I can rarely if ever answer any questions regarding axes and the like, due to my limited knowledge, I figured I'd try to help you out with posting a picture. What Square_peg said was correct about hosting on another website, but I'm gonna try to go more in depth because I too thought it was difficult to figure out. Here are the steps.

1. Google the word Photobucket. Go to their website. Start a free account with an email address. Don't use your Facebook account. They'll just spam your account.

2. After you set up your photobucket account, click on the upload button. Choose the pictures you want to upload. You should be able to upload multiple pictures at one time.

3. Once they are uploaded to photobucket, you then need to copy the link for the picture you want to use on the forum. To do this, click on the picture you want. On the right side you will see a section called "links to share this photo". There are 4 different types of links. You want the second one down called "Direct". Copy this link, the whole thing. It should start with http.

4. After you have the link copied for the picture you want, come back to bladeforums. To add the picture, you need to start a new thread, edit your old thread (which is what I figure you will want to do), or reply to a thread. Once you are starting, editing, or replying to a thread, look for the button just above where you are typing that looks like this-

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Click on that button. When the box comes up, paste the link you copied into the box. Then click "Ok". A line of text will appear where you wanted the picture. It will have the word before and after the text. You can preview your post if you are in the advance setting (click the button "Go Advanced" to do so). Or just hit the "Post Quick Reply" or "Start Thread" button. Again, if it doesn't turn out the way you want, you can edit your post by hitting the "Edit" button.

I hope that helps. I know it seems like a lot of steps, but once you do it a few times, it's not so bad. Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing your new discoveries.
 
Thanks for the info. I hate leaving a post dangling, but life got in the way. I will try to post some pics tonight using photobucket. I have a Kelly axe that I have not found a pic of on the net as of yet.
 
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Hopefully this is right. This is an axe I found while out picking. I need help identifying the pattern. Thanks in advance.
 
that there looks sorta like a hudson bay pattern. never seen a kelly works flint edge HB!

also, as far as images go, imgur.com is by far the easiest and least annoying hosting site i have found. no account, upload whatever, great options, they stay up for a long time.
 
That's a hell of a score! I have only seen a few Kelly cedar patterns. There seems to be lots of Plumbs but not Kelly's. Great find, textool!
 
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Here is a little perspective. What are you axe collectors looking for in a restoration? I know hand planes and saws, but not much on axes. I have read a lot in the threads already posted so I know the methods. I guess what I'm asking is to what stage should I restore something like this? I will probably be selling it to feed my woodworking addiction.
 
I appreciate the info guy's!! People who don't utilize the knowledge base of these types of forums are missing out. Operator thanks for the offer. I still don't know if I want to be a collector or a seller. Square, I appreciate your input. When I buy an old tool such as a hand plane, I like to get them in rough shape and do the work my self. That's part of the fun. It also allows me to get them for much better prices. I guess what I was asking is if I wanted to hone my skills (pun intended) at axe restoration and sell a few doubles for extra $$, how far should I take the restoration. I just don't want to do anything that would harm the usefulness of a great tool.
 
There are a few axe sites where entrepreneurs really clean up and mirror-polish old marked axe heads, re-haft them and resell (or try to) for hundreds of dollars. In essence they then look 'like new' and are priced like hand-forged Swedish products. I rather doubt these axes appeal to non-affluent collectors or nostalgia buffs but, you know, any way of making a few bucks is fair game these days.
 
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