Ideas for this bit?

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PhilipWimberly

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Cleaned this one up a little more than usual because I wanted to be able to show you guys a few things I couldn't get good pics of...
My main question is what you would do with this bit? I think you can see the toe is worn/chipped/sharpened past the line of the bit iron. My best idea is just to shape the heel down as little as possible until I'm as happy as I can be with the aesthetics. (Shrug). Lose as little as possible and hope it looks a little like a working tool? Any other thoughts? Water it and hope the toe grows back?
Related question...I've never used an axe hard enough or long enough to wear the bit. What were the users doing that would cause the toes to wear down so much more than the heels?
My other question is about the USA embossing. I've never seen this on the Sager Chems before, but this is the "youngest" one I have. There are 2 on each side. Has anyone else seen this?
 

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I think you would have to remove an excessive amount of material to make it symmetric again. Not necessary imo if it is to be a user or a display piece. No idea what would make it wear naturally into that condition, maybe it was heat treated poorly and left soft in that spot, or more likely someone was grinding out nicks or chips and went a little overboard?
 
About the BEST thing that could be done is having a smith re-steel the bit. Short of that I'd say just leave it as is and use it in the knowledge that the bit presentation in the stroke will be best-suited to landing low. Usually "stubbed toes" happen because of striking the ground during bucking or splitting and it resulting in excessive wear that requires frequent resharpening.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
About the BEST thing that could be done is having a smith re-steel the bit. Short of that I'd say just leave it as is and use it in the knowledge that the bit presentation in the stroke will be best-suited to landing low. Usually "stubbed toes" happen because of striking the ground during bucking or splitting and it resulting in excessive wear that requires frequent resharpening.
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I can absolutely visualize that usage and result. Always, always helpful answers from you. Thanks.
 
Blue Sky said:
I think you would have to remove an excessive amount of material to make it symmetric again. Not necessary imo if it is to be a user or a display piece. No idea what would make it wear naturally into that condition, maybe it was heat treated poorly and left soft in that spot, or more likely someone was grinding out nicks or chips and went a little overboard?
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Thanks. Yeah, no way to gain symmetry that far off. I guess I'm trying to decide if I can take off little "enough" to help the aesthetics "enough" to not look weird. Right now I think it will still look bad and I'll just be disappointed I took any off the heel.
 
i haven’t, but truthfully that doesn’t mean too much. My experience with older axes is limited.
 
They seem irregular and may have been applied as part of a government contract for all I know. That's purely conjecture but the only reason I can think of why the stamps would be added, especially twice and facing the wrong way relative to the manufacturer stamping.
 
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