It followed me home (Part 2)

Square_peg said:
Great find!

If you're planning to use it as a sledge than a 28" handle might be best. But if it's going to be a chopper or splitter you'll want the longer handle as you suggest. 32"-34" is nice for chopping. 36" is great for splitting. I think you would be most impressed with its abilities as a splitter.
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Seems like a good plan and solid advice.

28" 4lb, 32" 4.5lb, and 36" 5lb. (approximates) Just to see the difference?

I do like the Collins at the 32" - Things can be rehandled I figure.

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Couple of things I just found...nice little screw punch says IRWIN 900 USA on it and the most labor intensive built like a tank screwdriver... no markings but I'll clean it up and see...$2.00 for both!

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They used to call them century screwdrivers, if they didn't get stolen they would last a 100 years, mine were stolen. The screw starter I bought mine 40+ years ago and still use it for small stuff. Good finds should last you a 100!
 
I have a small collection of those wood handle screwdrivers in a rack on a wall. I like the way they look. Most were "perfect handle" H.D. Smith Company patented but some I've found marked Germany.
 
Figured it was a maker from cannock, I purchased it from a Welshman before I left for university.

I'm actually home for this weekend (turning 20) and my grandfather handed me this as a gift, I'm not a big norlund guy but this beauty isn't going anywhere.
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holy, a norlund with its sheath? btw that colliery axe looks like somebody smashed a jersey with a hudson and combined the weight of both, i love it
 
I'm not an axe guy so I don't really post here that often, but I was at an antique store a couple weeks ago and ended up bringing this large red Michigan pattern home. There are no brand stamps and only a very small 'I' stamp visible, there was a label that has remnants left behind but otherwise it's pretty spartan. I dug around for a while but I couldn't find any promising leads on who might've made this, but I'm not too worried as it's still what I've been looking for in a large axe. The poll, eye, and edge are all intact and fairly unused so I'm pretty happy.






 
KingMC said:
I'm not an axe guy so I don't really post here that often, but I was at an antique store a couple weeks ago and ended up bringing this large red Michigan pattern home. There are no brand stamps and only a very small 'I' stamp visible, there was a label that has remnants left behind but otherwise it's pretty spartan. I dug around for a while but I couldn't find any promising leads on who might've made this, but I'm not too worried as it's still what I've been looking for in a large axe. The poll, eye, and edge are all intact and fairly unused so I'm pretty happy.

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Can't quite picture in my imagination what happened to this axe. With some paint and label still being present but with a lot of wear at the toe (1/4 inch?) plus the arc-shaped line of worn-off paint, it looks as if it chopped into loose hard sand every time it unexpectedly 'busted or fell through' an elevated firewood round. There will be a proper explanation if you can actually manage to track down the original owner.
 
It is a very strange wear pattern but the edge seems lightly re-sharpened at worst and certainly better than most other rescue heads I've seen pass through these parts. The poll is also quite intact with just a hint of mushrooming on the label side.

Wish I could figure out who made it, but with no stamps present outside of a tiny 'I' randomly on one side, it's pretty vague to expect Google to supply any answers.
 
KingMC said:
It is a very strange wear pattern but the edge seems lightly re-sharpened at worst and certainly better than most other rescue heads I've seen pass through these parts. The poll is also quite intact with just a hint of mushrooming on the label side.

Wish I could figure out who made it, but with no stamps present outside of a tiny 'I' randomly on one side, it's pretty vague to expect Google to supply any answers.
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Plumb axe heads were always painted black and if I recall Kelly/True Temper marketed red painted unstamped axes (paper labeled Flint Edge-types, I think) that were common to hardware chain stores. If this is a True Temper, and with no ridges in the eye then the head pre-dates 1960. Someone with more or better knowledge of Kelly-True Tempers is going to have to 'pipe up' to either confirm or reject this bit of conjecture on my part.
 
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The red paint missing from the toe area reminds me of the Council Tool axes.

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Council did make a single-bit Michigan pattern before 2006, according to the Wayback Machine, but their current axes are stamped deep, so it's probably a long shot.
 
Can shovels play too?
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It's a Russian-made titanium shovel, weighs about 17oz. Got it off the 'bay to replace my heavy old German folding shovel/pick from the 60's. Really lightweight, fairly well put together. Handle's a bit thick but after some sanding and a BLO soak should be perfect.
 
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