It followed me home (Part 2)

cityofthesouth · Aug 18, 2016

jblyttle said:
This is one from last week's batch that I cleaned up and oiled. I forget that mark but I've seen it before. It's an awesome old axe and the handle is tight.

NIIIIIIIIICE! That's the good stuff right there.

Congrats on the Hickory log. That sound truly is a thing of beauty.

tandanus · Aug 19, 2016

jblyttle said:
This is one from last week's batch that I cleaned up and oiled. I forget that mark but I've seen it before. It's an awesome old axe and the handle is tight.

That screams Tassie pattern to me. Odd shape for North America!

jblyttle · Aug 19, 2016

tandanus said:
That screams Tassie pattern to me. Odd shape for North America!

My eyes see a Connecticut axe, but I see what you are thinking. Also, according to Yesteryear Tools, Plumb made export axes that shapes and symbols stamped into them, but the site doesn't show this exact marking. It is old and handmade, so I'm still thinking that it is a variant (and a nice one) of a New England made Connie. But perhaps we now have a clue as to the maker?

tandanus · Aug 19, 2016

jblyttle said:
Also, according to Yesteryear Tools, Plumb made export axes that shapes and symbols stamped into them

Hmmm. Aus was a major export market for Plumb (still is, sorta, I guess, with Cooper Tools), at least until they opened up factories in Aus proper. Kelly Dandenongs were also made in Canada, until they took out a contract with Cyclone in Victoria.

Those bevels, but, remind me of my Forester...

There's this thread from years ago - http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1069198-The-Elusive-Connecticut-Pattern - that shows a bunch of Connecticuts, but a casual glance doesn't show anything with quite as pronounced toe flare. Thought the poll size on yours is definitely closer to the CTs...

Mysteries! Ah, it's why we're in this game.

jblyttle · Aug 19, 2016

cityofthesouth said:
NIIIIIIIIICE! That's the good stuff right there.

Congrats on the Hickory log. That sound truly is a thing of beauty.

I processed one tonight. there were worms under the bark and into the sapwood, but I got all that wood removed. I probably was able to turn half of the volume into blanks, but the rest is fire starter and firewood. There were a couple knots so those pieces god cut into shorter pieces. In all I got 17 usable pieces out of the first one. Various sizes, two full sized (28" +). I got the ends painted, and now I'm burned out for the night. The second pic shows one I cleaned up a bit, it is 20" and will be a straight hatchet with a swell if all goes according to plan.

traditionalist · Aug 20, 2016

These followed me home for $3, a bridgeport scout hatchet that I just oiled, hence why it looks shiney, a sharpening stone, and a mess kit.

RICKOFF · Aug 20, 2016

Collins 3 1/2 some blue paint and foil sticker.

traditionalist · Aug 20, 2016

RICKOFF said:
Collins 3 1/2 some blue paint and foil sticker.

Nice, I like my collins homestead, which your model is the homestead. The steel is pretty hard on mine, and I bet yours is too.

300Six · Aug 20, 2016

traditionalist said:
These followed me home for $3, a bridgeport scout hatchet that I just oiled, hence why it looks shiney, a sharpening stone, and a mess kit.

Shame on you! You didn't comment on the single burner Coleman. That one looks to pre-date the one I had, NOS from the mid 1980s, by a long shot. Somewhere on these you can often find a obscure marking of month and year of manufacture.
I use Colemans (stoves and lanterns) and do not collect them but I do grab dead ones from the side of the road on garbage day and at garage sales, for parts. 50s and 60s seem to be when they were sturdiest and used castings, thicker gauge steel and more brass.

traditionalist · Aug 20, 2016

300Six said:
Shame on you! You didn't comment on the single burner Coleman. That one looks to pre-date the one I had, NOS from the mid 1980s, by a long shot. Somewhere on these you can often find a obscure marking of month and year of manufacture.

On the bottom the last 2 numbers on the bottom right, this one happens to be a 1967. It's one of my favorites! Along with a optimus 8r.

300Six · Aug 20, 2016

traditionalist said:
On the bottom the last 2 numbers on the bottom right, this one happens to be a 1967. It's one of my favorites! Along with a optimus 8r.

Good show! When I plied the NWT, central BC and northern Ontario from 30 to 45 years ago, old cabins and hunt camps (whether fallen down, abandoned, or still in use) always featured a shelf of 'sunshine of the night' derelict chrome, red or green lanterns, and stoves, plus a cookie tin full of assorted parts somewhere. The amazing thing about these old appliances is they can often be made to work if rust hasn't consumed the pumps and fuel cylinders. You can still buy extreme weather rebuild kits with leather pump washers at northern supply stores.

rockman0 · Aug 21, 2016

Picked up this group at a junk shop in Blossom Tx. I sure wasn't expecting to find a Jersey with a Belknap stamp in N.E. Tx. The toe is worn but I can fix that and the poll is in great shape. Very little hammer use to it. The hook was outside with a bunch of other rusty iron and I was happy to see the replacement handle inside, they are expensive and shipping is high too, the 60" handle on it is shot. The replacement is 48" but for 8 bucks on the handle and 15 on the hook I can't complain. That old oriental lady drove a hard bargain on the group. Got her to 95 bucks for everything.

Hickory n steel · Aug 21, 2016

traditionalist said:
On the bottom the last 2 numbers on the bottom right, this one happens to be a 1967. It's one of my favorites! Along with a optimus 8r.

Looks in pretty good shape for a '67 mines a '74 , but it's probably in such good shape because it was also stored in the optional mess kit / storage container.

jblyttle · Aug 21, 2016

I picked this bunch up ato a flea market at the Freeburg Maine fairgrounds. There is a sweet Kelly Perfect beveled Jersey, an Emerson & Stevens double, and other nice things. The weird head Ivery never seen before. It is French, and in near unused condition. What I don't know is age, and what that shape's intended use is.

traditionalist · Aug 21, 2016

Grabbed this for $15, a little more than I would normally pay but I wanted it. It's a plumb ct pattern on what I believe is a homemade haft. This is what it looks like before sharpening and oiling the haft. It's got a nice semi banana grind, it came from a logger in nh.

RICKOFF · Aug 21, 2016

Sargent collapsible draw knife
AA&T Glassport (beat but neat)
Berylco Brass Octagon Claw Hammer H 60
Stanley 1lb 2.8oz hatchet

Steve Tall · Aug 21, 2016

jblyttle said:
...It is French, and in near unused condition. What I don't know is age, and what that shape's intended use is.
...

There are some French tool catalogs available via this link:
http://billhooks.co.uk/catalogues/french/

That one looks like a type of "cognée du bûcheron" which evidently is a large felling axe for woodcutters. The Bret catalog (c. 1920) has some similar ones on page 13.

The maker (Rival) was located at Fures, Isère, France. Didn't find a closing date, but this photo of the factory is labelled 1931:

http://numemoris.fr/albumcp/displayimage.php?album=463&pos=10

traditionalist · Aug 21, 2016

Here's that connecticut pattern plumb compared to a kelly/true temper woodslasher boys axe with a 28" handle and a true temper kelly perfect jersey pattern with a 36" handle.

Square_peg · Aug 22, 2016

traditionalist said:
These followed me home for $3, a bridgeport scout hatchet that I just oiled, hence why it looks shiney, a sharpening stone, and a mess kit.

Did the old Coleman come with them?

Edit: I guess I came late to the party. Thanks for sharing.

Square_peg · Aug 22, 2016

traditionalist said:
Grabbed this for $15, a little more than I would normally pay but I wanted it. It's a plumb ct pattern on what I believe is a homemade haft. This is what it looks like before sharpening and oiling the haft. It's got a nice semi banana grind, it came from a logger in nh.

Looks like a Dayton to me.