It followed me home (Part 2)

[Hickory n steel]

Interesting, where'd you find the little guy and how much does the head weigh ?

 

[Able_walker]

Nice find today...$3.99 at the thrift store. Plumb hatchet with original handle and sheath but the sheath is in hard shape.The handle is loose but I'm sure it can be tightened up.Nice condition...never used as a hammer and looks hardly ever sharpened.

 

[screened porch]

Interesting, where'd you find the little guy and how much does the head weigh ?

I found it at a junk shop on lake Michigan near Saugatuck. The head and broomstick weigh 6 ounces, according to my bread scale. I'll have to weigh 10" of broomstick and subtract.

The wedgeless handle wiggled out pretty easily. The head is five ounces.

 

[jblyttle]

Two flea markets today, total was $250

IMG_20170917_123804 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[Able_walker]

Nice finds....would you call those Jewelers anvils?

 

[jblyttle]

Nice finds....would you call those Jewelers anvils?

I guess so, although some are for jewelers and other may just be paper weights. I have a friend that collects small anvils so they all go to him as trade bait for axes etc.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I found it at a junk shop on lake Michigan near Saugatuck. The head and broomstick weigh 6 ounces, according to my bread scale. I'll have to weigh 10" of broomstick and subtract.
The wedgeless handle wiggled out pretty easily. The head is five ounces.

Well that's definitely small, the Vaughan sub zero hatchet which is known to be pretty small weighs 8oz.

 

[Steve Tall]

A few years ago, I 'won' an auction for a similar-looking mini hatchet, but didn't find a good use for one so lightweight.
Shown in the photo below, the edge is only 2-1/8".

 

[screened porch]

Well that's definitely small, the Vaughan sub zero hatchet which is known to be pretty small weighs 8oz.

I'm going to whittle it a longer handle: wth so little mass it may need a lot of velocity. Very thin bit, though.
I bought the Vaughan in a fit of Horace Kephartism, and I have a similar Tru-Test from the early 70s. I'll dig them out and see how they compare.

 

[screened porch]

A few years ago, I 'won' an auction for a similar-looking mini hatchet, but didn't find a good use for one so lightweight.
Shown in the photo below, the edge is only 2-1/8".

Mine is 2&1/8 also.
Machinist hammer handle on yours?

 

[Hickory n steel]

I'm going to whittle it a longer handle: wth so little mass it may need a lot of velocity. Very thin bit, though.
I bought the Vaughan in a fit of Horace Kephartism, and I have a similar Tru-Test from the early 70s. I'll dig them out and see how they compare.

My Vaughan does pretty well on the 12" handle I did for it, and I'd say 12" would make this one into a nice little utility tool.
Probably good for splitting off pieces you want to whittle.

 

[Steve Tall]

Mine is 2&1/8 also.
Machinist hammer handle on yours?

The handle might have been from a machinist hammer, it was unwedged and a little loose when I got the hatchet. I traded it away in a 'trade gone bad' (never got anything in return from the guy, he stopped replying to emails, and stopped posting at this axe forum).

 

[Square_peg]

A few years ago, I 'won' an auction for a similar-looking mini hatchet, but didn't find a good use for one so lightweight.
Shown in the photo below, the edge is only 2-1/8".

Reminds me of Vaughan's oyster hatchet.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Reminds me of Vaughan's oyster hatchet.

These are a standard half hatchet pattern, but they're similar in general.

 

[Able_walker]

Too cheap?....recent ebay listing with a buy it now of $49.95...seems to me he could have got quite a bit more.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-USA-PLUMB-HATCHET-AXE-Permabond-with-sheath-Pre-Owned-Excellent-Find-/272850314663?hash=item3f872565a7:g:OKIAAOSwL5BZvYp6&nma=true&si=U67v2oGe3RzbjVXBECnHkIIQ8Uo%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[jblyttle]

A slightly different haul, but good stuff all the same.

IMG_20170919_173117 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

 

[Hickory n steel]

A slightly different haul, but good stuff all the same.

IMG_20170919_173117 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickr

What's that little pistol grip handle, a keyhole saw ?

 

[phantomknives]

hatchet pliers?

 

[Square_peg]

What's that little pistol grip handle, a keyhole saw ?

Probably a flint for lighting a torch.

 

[Hickory n steel]

hatchet pliers?

Can't remember which, but that's either a fence tool or a crate tool.