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Impulsively bought a boy scout axe

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Just bought this.



I uncharacteristically bought an axe without researching. I knew it would be good because it's a plumb, but I wonder if it's a good design, because after I bought it, I thought about how the axe's poll is pretty small compared to the rest of the head. I wonder if the geometry is functional. I was hoping someone on here could tell me about this axe. Anyone know about the range of years that this was made?
 
Thanks so much Steve, I was looking earlier but couldnt find a thread--could be bc I'm using my cell phone to search. Im curious (for those eho have this) what people think about this model in terms of function.
 
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I have a boys axe with that style head. It's an official scout axe with a 24" handle. I like it. Similar to a Hudson bay but a little wider. I like the chamfered poll. It performs well. I've used it just a little. The original handle is real thin. I also have a couple with the same head on original 18 inch handles. I use these more and they are my favorites for camping. I don't have the small hatchet like yours. They are probably the least common Plumb scout hatchet.
 
Looks like a great little axe. I'd have bought it - assuming the price was reasonable.
 
It cost me $25 total. Im excited to fix it up. Im still getting the hang of shsrpening but im getting better
 
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Enjoy them. Half the fun is cleaning them up. Once you do that, you will want to 'hang' them on a nice piece of hickory. These are two of mine. Don't have much info to offer but I had a blast cleaning them up and rehanging them. The double bit I've had since the 80's and it belonged to my dad. Not sure what brand or how old but you can see it's a huge axe. The single bit is an old Plumb (I believe from the 50's or 60's)that belonged to my grandfather. Cleaned all the rust off with a wire whee and a lot of hand sanding. Found some really nice almost white hickory handles. Sanded the cheesy varnish off the handles, hung the heads, and then treated the hickory with a generous coating of mineral oil. Treated the steel with Tuf Oil. Then sharpened 'em up and a little more oil on the edges. Not sure if I did everything right but it was fun bringing them back to life and they cut like beasts.
 
I have two of that hatchet via ebay. I keep my bids under $30 for axe related stuff so my hobby doesn't get out of hand. Both sharpened up nice and one has a visible temper line from someones earlier cleaning. It looks like the blade was tempered a good inch back from the edge. Other than a few test chops I took one out on a "car camping" trip for tent pegs and fire building and it proved handy enough, it worked well with a choked up grip while I was making shavings for the campfire. I'd like to get a larger cedar pattern as it seems a good compromise between a full HB and a michigan or dayton pattern.

edit: A pic. Temper line is visible in the one on the right.

 
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Great axes you guys. I think im gonna buy more now. My father in law was a boy scout ehen he was a kid so I might gift him one
 
Here's after my treatment, I finally learned how to get a razor sharp edge, all it took was patience and practice.
 
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