Thank you very much for that information. Upon closer inspection it is marked P.H. not R.H.P.H. Kinnel was one of the founders of the Kinnel Edge Tool Forging Co. (at Columbus OH), incorporated around 1909:
http://books.google.com/books?id=FXg-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1174#v=onepage&q=Kinnel%20Edge%20Tool%20Forging&f=false
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I think TT was a major supplier to Belknap.
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Stopped by an out of the way place today. Was raining pretty hard but found a couple of prospects:
The axe is in usable condition but I'm not well-versed in the beveled cheek style. It's a little crusty but there may be marker's marks yet. Any guesses?
The sledge is marked "8" on top and W.P.A. underneath. Figure it's Works Progress Administration from the 30's. Handle isn't sound but I do have other sledge hammers to use if it is something special. There may be other marks on it but I've not had a chance to look.
The axe is in usable condition but I'm not well-versed in the beveled cheek style. It's a little crusty but there may be marker's marks yet. Any guesses?
The sledge is marked "8" on top and W.P.A. underneath. Figure it's Works Progress Administration from the 30's. Handle isn't sound but I do have other sledge hammers to use if it is something special. There may be other marks on it but I've not had a chance to look.
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For sure. And look at the haft on that single bit. Great shape. Might be sound enough to save with a lot of BLO. If nothing else it would make a dandy pattern.
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Keep it inside for a few weeks. Putting some wax or paint on the ends might reduce cracking & checking as it dries. Then soak it with BLO 5 or 6 times. Put the first coats on with a paint brush - it will really soak it up.
Maybe some sort of retaining system.
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A question on this guy. I picked up this True Temper Flint Edge 5lb rafting axe from everyone's favorite auction site, and unfortunately it looks like there's some incipient cracking/chipping on one side of the hardened poll. Is this apt to be something that I can file out, or have I bought a pig in a poke? I don't have access to welding equipment unfortunately, so not something I can solve that route.
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Bad news - good news.
That bad news is that you got an axe with a bad heat treat on the poll. Those cracks are deep and not really repairable. The good news is that the weight of that poll is still there. This will still make a very fine splitting axe. You just won't be able to drive wedges with it.
That bad news is that you got an axe with a bad heat treat on the poll. Those cracks are deep and not really repairable. The good news is that the weight of that poll is still there. This will still make a very fine splitting axe. You just won't be able to drive wedges with it.
Good call (and advice) on this. Bum heat treat is not a good prognosis for a 'good ole made in USA' tempered poll product but then (and hopefully you didn't pay too much) it's now merely become an ordinary axe. Takes a knowledgeable and experienced eye to distinguish between mushrooming VS cracking/splitting! Be very curious to know how the blade fared through all this.
Nothing real cool but I couldn't pass up these new old stock handls that I found at one of my favorite tool stores. I don't know how long they had been there but they were marked 8.95 a piece. Good hickory but they are all 36", I don't like 36" handles. What was I thinking?
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Here's a selection of tools that I've acquired from local places, most are vintage Sheffield made!
My hobby is cleaning up old tools so I'm always on the hunt for stuff to either fix up or change into something else. Here's what some of them look like when fixed up.
My hobby is cleaning up old tools so I'm always on the hunt for stuff to either fix up or change into something else. Here's what some of them look like when fixed up.
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Plumb DB - decent shape.
True Temper Flint Edge undercutter along with a decent little non-name hatchet.
10" wet grinder. Can't wait to try this one out. Cast iron housing and bath. Old GE motor rated for continuous use.
True Temper Flint Edge undercutter along with a decent little non-name hatchet.
10" wet grinder. Can't wait to try this one out. Cast iron housing and bath. Old GE motor rated for continuous use.
Square peg it seems like you are tripping over undercutters. Good stuff.
I picked up some new rust. Lakeside hatchet head, what I think is a 4lb hot set,might be Atha I am not sure untill I can see the stamp better and a single saw handle.
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I picked up some new rust. Lakeside hatchet head, what I think is a 4lb hot set,might be Atha I am not sure untill I can see the stamp better and a single saw handle.
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Found a few today. I have not identified them all yet. A couple might not have stamps. One of the DBL bits is a Sager Chemical with a FS. The fresh Pulaski has the Kelly worlds finest on the other side, it is also a FS. Hatcets are Fulton and Plumb, Two cruisers that may or may not be stamped.
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