It followed me home (Part 2)

SC T100 said:
Agreed...that's how I lost my best-looking, best-feeling haft. My vintage Council Tool head must've been stored head down on the ground. I re-hung the head and all was well until I really used it. The eye wood was rotted and broke inside the head. Very sad, but there was really no way to save it even if I had known. Too much rot from sitting head down.
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Pickett's Pride rides again!

Good name for a steamboat or something taken "neat".
 
300Six said:
Vintage handles may be a joy to find and are wonderful models for use as templates but I'd be leery of installing one as a user unless it was NOS in origin and appearance. To me 'previously enjoyed' handles are best suited for wall hanger displays. Lots of nefarious and subtle things happen to wood (wood borers of course are obvious) as it ages in exposed environments; internal dry rot and fungal growth come to mind. Varnished, coated or sealed wood for instance can no longer breathe which has it's own long term implications that even include damage via frost action.

Below is a cross section of a handle that ultimately broke due to grain runout but had increasingly become compromised by internal deterioration.


PS: "Beauty" handle, by the way, JB and I'm glad you saved it. The above caution does apply and I don't see any reason why a talented lad like yourself, quinton or COTS or somebody else couldn't model a new haft directly off this one.
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Thank you for that, I take it as a compliment. There are some very talented, and knowledgeable folk on here, and I have learned a lot through the various conversations and debates that have taken place. Thanks to every member of this forum for any question anyone has asked, answered, or shared a story.
 
As some of you know, when I first found this forum I did not know what to think about it (or about the whole computer thing for that matter) But I stuck with it and now enjoy the interchanges very much. It and ebay are the only things I do on the internet. Thanks to all (OK, almost all) here.
 
Old Axeman said:
As some of you know, when I first found this forum I did not know what to think about it (or about the whole computer thing for that matter) But I stuck with it and now enjoy the interchanges very much. It and ebay are the only things I do on the internet. Thanks to all (OK, almost all) here.
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Not a banner day, but only $17. The saws are sharp, and I picked up the S&N log ruler for a novelty. My favorite is the 2" Parker vise.

 
Those are some interesting handsaws JB. It looks like the top two have raker and cutter teeth. They may be common but I have sure never seen them like that around here. Looks like they have been sharpened a time or two also.
 
Old Axeman said:
As some of you know, when I first found this forum I did not know what to think about it (or about the whole computer thing for that matter) But I stuck with it and now enjoy the interchanges very much. It and ebay are the only things I do on the internet. Thanks to all (OK, almost all) here.
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It is a forum that is very unique, not another even being close to what this one is. It may be the "Axe, Tomahawk and Hatchet" forum but the moderators let us discuss about every tool you could think of. No place else can a guy gain knowledge about every thing from hand saws, scythes to post hole digging tools. I learned about tools I did not even know existed.

And every one here is willing to help another guy out any way he can. Just look at the help first time posters get with questions.

Its good that you stuck around. I have learned more than a few things from you.
 
garry3 said:
It is a forum that is very unique, not another even being close to what this one is. It may be the "Axe, Tomahawk and Hatchet" forum but the moderators let us discuss about every tool you could think of. No place else can a guy gain knowledge about every thing from hand saws, scythes to post hole digging tools. I learned about tools I did not even know existed.

And every one here is willing to help another guy out any way he can. Just look at the help first time posters get with questions.

Its good that you stuck around. I have learned more than a few things from you.
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I couldn't have put it better than that...Thanks again for every ones help!

And help I do need today picked up a hatchet/boys axe with just the letter M and 2 1/4 below on a short haft 17'' I know I've seen it here before but can't find it any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Two Ontario knives

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For the money Ontario Knife Co in 1095 steel is hard to beat. Good deals to be had at flea markets on those.
 
garry3 said:
Those are some interesting handsaws JB. It looks like the top two have raker and cutter teeth. They may be common but I have sure never seen them like that around here. Looks like they have been sharpened a time or two also.
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Yeah I've never seen that pattern on a handsaw before, $1/each so I grabbed some. It's Swedish (like my wife), so it's got to be good right? The ripsaw went through an axe handle like butter. Amazing what a saw that is actually sharp can do...:rolleyes:


 
Here is a nice handle that I wish that could be saved, but it was too far gone. The head, however, is very nice. It weighs 2lbs and is 7.5" across. I can't find a stamp on it, but it looks great and has overcoat bits.



 
jblyttle said:
Here is a nice handle that I wish that could be saved, but it was too far gone. The head, however, is very nice. It weighs 2lbs and is 7.5" across. I can't find a stamp on it, but it looks great and has overcoat bits.



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Looks a little thick in the picture, but I'm sure it's a nice little cruiser.
Maybe it was an obscure hardware brand and only had stickers ?
 
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