It followed me home (Part 2)

300Six said:
And this was the head that jake pogg suggested was crudely made and used low grade iron instead of steel? His powers of observation, merely from viewing pictures, are obviously pretty darn good!
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Square_peg said:
I assumed Bob was talking facetiously and just wanted to end discussion of the topic.
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I have just found picture of h h stricker axe ... it looks more refined than Bob's axe head http://www.prices4antiques.com/Axe-Stricker-HH-Felling-D9675584.html
 
Square_peg said:
I assumed Bob was talking facetiously and just wanted to end discussion of the topic.
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Yes,i must presume likewise.

But just in case there's any hard feelings,Bob,my sincere apologies-that's just how I look at old work,attempting to unravel the whys and wherefores of it's construction details.

The reason for that is that i deal with iron on a similar,hands-on basis,often with some very old iron,and am constantly trying to gauge how it may behave and why...And my conditions are similar to those common 100-150 years ago,charcoal and a hand-crank blower...
AND,short of some very costly modern metallography,such calls are invariably uncertain,only equal to whatever % of probability...

In any case,i would indeed be saddened if you've read anything offensive in my analysis.
 
jake pogg said:
Yes,i must presume likewise.

But just in case there's any hard feelings,Bob,my sincere apologies-that's just how I look at old work,attempting to unravel the whys and wherefores of it's construction details.

The reason for that is that i deal with iron on a similar,hands-on basis,often with some very old iron,and am constantly trying to gauge how it may behave and why...And my conditions are similar to those common 100-150 years ago,charcoal and a hand-crank blower...
AND,short of some very costly modern metallography,such calls are invariably uncertain,only equal to whatever % of probability...

In any case,i would indeed be saddened if you've read anything offensive in my analysis.
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Some interesting HH Stricker pieces (visible cracks)
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-stricker-adams-double-embossed-1858232247
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-hh-stricker-axe-head-1-lbs-1822646688
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/l798-antique-hand-forged-h-stricker-1873142308
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/dual-marked-h-stricker-b-stohler-axe-1851982877
 
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Thank you,crbnSteeladdict,that's an interesting selection of axes by this same maker..Gnarly surface on many,and massive weld failures...

Very interesting that so late in history,when so many manufacturies were going,that a smith was competeng with it all by hand...
 
jake pogg said:
Thank you,crbnSteeladdict,that's an interesting selection of axes by this same maker..Gnarly surface on many,and massive weld failures...

Very interesting that so late in history,when so many manufacturies were going,that a smith was competeng with it all by hand...
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Maybe majority of his income came from different products than axes.
 
crbnSteeladdict said:
Maybe majority of his income came from different products than axes.
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Here's an adze with a H.H. STRICKER stamp, from an old auction listing.

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Miller '72 said:
A gentleman I met last week, and who told me he didn't have any axes, called me yesterday to offer up a saw he had in his basement.
I ended up looking at two saws and then came home with these...

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I will probably go back for this one and to see what else he may want to show me...

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The last one looks like champion pattern ...yea go back to this guy :)
Big saws, tiny pictures.
 
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crbnSteeladdict said:
The last one looks like champion pattern ...yea go back to this guy :)
Big saws, tiny pictures.
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LOL! I am trying to figure out the picture thing...think I got it for the next posts I make

Square_peg said:
Those old Craftsman single ovals are nice axes. And I bet that handle feels like a million bucks in your hand.
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The handle shape does feel great, feels like a varnish is on it though.
The weight and balance of the Craftsman is impressive, happy with today's score for sure.

Square_peg said:
Keep in mind that with that thin back this will be exclusively a two man saw. It'll kink if you try to use it one-man. Those curved back saws are great for felling because you can get a wedge behind them quickly.
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I say if, but I know I will, go back for that saw and anything else he may have that's shiny that he wants to show me.
Thank you for the heads up about the thin, curved back kinking if I try a solo cut.
Now that I have this 4' and previously a 3', both plain tooth, i have two good one man saws that will work very well for me. That is I will be excited just to get the two operational and "if" I go back in a couple days for the other, that will be three to do's on the saw project list. (My wife does not yet know of the new axe and saw or the probable two man) LOL!
I will need to build the bench I read in the USFS manual that compliments the Warren Miller videos.

I definitely need a bigger boat :D
 
Miller '72 said:
The handle shape does feel great, feels like a varnish is on it though
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That doesn't bother me. Varnish looks good on an axe handle. If you plan to use it for many hours at once just put on some thin grippy gloves to avoid blisters. I personally have never drawn a blister froma varnished handle. I think it's an overstated problem.
 
phantomknives said:
i should probably get a craftsman, i pass them up because i dont like craftsman. i'v never used a craftsman anything so i shouldnt be so quick to judge
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Never used Craftsman anything ?
Most of their hammers were / are made by Vaughan & Bushnell, and they used to have a good deal of tools being made by companies like Mac, Vichek, and Snap-on to name a few.
For the longest time Craftsman was the #1 name in good quality affordable consumer grade tools with a first rate warranty. It wasn't until the early 90's that you really had to be picky about their tools because they started introducing a lot of crappy gimmick tools to cache in on tool ignorant wives buying for their husbands during the holidays.

My 2 favorite hammers are Craftsman's , one from the 40's and the other the 50's. One is made by Vaughan and is really just a modification of their classic 999 20 oz framer.
 
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