It followed me home (Part 2)

Lots of blacksmith tools, a great Keen Kutter Connie, an awesome 123lb Swedish anvil and a fantastic (aside from flaking paint) 135lb Fisher Eagle.




 
Hey guys, I'm wondering if any of yall can enlighten me on what style of hatchet this is? I've seen them but can't remember what they are called.
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Your hatchet is a flooring hatchet. They are hard to find, and usually someone reground the edge wrong when you do find one. Nice.
 
Old Axeman said:
Your hatchet is a flooring hatchet. They are hard to find, and usually someone reground the edge wrong when you do find one. Nice.
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Thanks for the info! Is this edge wrong? It's what was on it I just cleaned it up a little. It looks to be a normal hewing hatchet angle or maybe a little flatter.
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The bevel looks fine, just needs a little fine stoning. Can not see what you did on the back, but you should lap it. Whatever you do, no back bevel !
 
Old Axeman said:
The bevel looks fine, just needs a little fine stoning. Can not see what you did on the back, but you should lap it. Whatever you do, no back bevel !
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Haven't messed with the back at all. I did stone the bit with a black arkansas after a carborundrum stone. There are low spots on the bit but I don't want to take too much of the bit away so I left them, other than the spots the bevel is smooth as glass and the edge is ok sharp but not extremely. Again thanks for all the info.
 
jblyttle said:
Lots of blacksmith tools, a great Keen Kutter Connie, an awesome 123lb Swedish anvil and a fantastic (aside from flaking paint) 135lb Fisher Eagle.




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Gawd! You're just killing me with those anvils. I've looked into it and there's just no affordable way to ship those out this way. Otherwise I'd take a dozen of them......


.....thinking........


.......by the dozen shipping might not be as bad. Hmmm.
 
Updated pics, I paid $387 total, or $1.50/lb. He named the price and I said OK. There are those times when you just know better than to haggle. Just smile and be thankful.

135lb Fisher


123lb Soderfors (I believe)
 
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jblyttle said:
Updated pics, I paid $387 total, or $1.50/lb. He named the price and I said OK. There are those times when you just know better than to haggle. Just smile and be thankful.

135lb Fisher


123lb Soderfors (I believe)
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It is just amazing what you pick on a consistent basis. You could stay pretty busy just cleaning up your finds.
 
A half hatchet has a knife edge bit and a different poll than the flooring hatchet. Look at An Ax to Grind, page 11, figure 21a to see both hatchets.
 
jblyttle said:
Updated pics, I paid $387 total, or $1.50/lb. He named the price and I said OK. There are those times when you just know better than to haggle. Just smile and be thankful.

135lb Fisher


123lb Soderfors (I believe)
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Very nice, around here those anvils would be that much apiece at an auction.
 
I've done better but a good day. I'm on vacation just over thr MA/NY border hitting fleas etc. $71 Total.

 
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