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Anvils...to stumble into ownership of an anvil would be amazing. 450 is not a stumble though lol!
The handle does feel great, but I cannot take credit for it, I did nothing to the handle but give it a bit of oil.To bad about the smell, I like what you were able to make for the sheath from existing material.
The butcher knife does look good, well balanced and smooth fitting in your hand. The handle came out great sir!
I agree, JB makes it fun as well as easy and fast
I might be interested in that small Connie. It looks like a very old New England pattern head.I picked those barn finds up from my customer. A late, cast Stanley half hatchet. And a somewhat used up Connecticut pattern. I can just make out "cast steel" and i think I'll find some other letters under there once i clean it up.
You can't see anything i don't think from the pic but i thought I'd include it anyway . Not bad for free stuff that just fell inn my lap! Lol.
I might let it go? It would be very out of character for me... lol. I'm planning on cleaning it just enough tomorrow to see if i can't figure out the maker. I'll decide by tomorrow night. Sound good?
I picked those barn finds up from my customer. A late, cast Stanley half hatchet. And a somewhat used up Connecticut pattern. I can just make out "cast steel" and i think I'll find some other letters under there once i clean it up.
You can't see anything i don't think from the pic but i thought I'd include it anyway . Not bad for free stuff that just fell inn my lap! Lol.
Oh yeah, it's totally up to you. I'm curious to see what it is. That age and style of head has a particular shape, it may not be as used up as you first thought.
IMG_20180725_145003 by Justin Lyttle, on Flickrnice shipmaker's saw, i think that's a disston no.9 or 10.
I've decided to keep it. I wanted to let it go but after cleaning it and looking at it and putting a file to it... oh and seeing it was made in 1923! I can't figure out who the maker was though. There's not enough left to make it out. I've made a small diagram of the letters i can see. Maybe on be of you recognizes it? Its a long shot i know. I've been trying to figure it out!
2 3 probably stands for 2 3/4 lbs almost exactly 2lbs 12.4ozI've decided to keep it. I wanted to let it go but after cleaning it and looking at it and putting a file to it... oh and seeing it was made in 1923! I can't figure out who the maker was though. There's not enough left to make it out. I've made a small diagram of the letters i can see. Maybe on be of you recognizes it? Its a long shot i know. I've been trying to figure it out!
The letters...
I'm pretty sure this is the year. It does weigh close to two and three quarters pounds(#2-12.4oz) but the numbers are the same size. What do you guys think?
I was really bummed i couldn't see the makers mark. If it could've been spared just a couple of dings or file strokes...
Thanks for that suggestion.. However I can definitely see that whatever comes before "cast steel" ends with RAR. And i am 80% sure that the final letters are ERAR. I'd bet money on it. Believe me, I've been staring at it! Hahaha. Also, the Font of those numbers is quite unique are they not?? I've just hung it but I'm not quite finished and I'm beat so I'll post pics tomorrow. Thanks again for any help identifying this thing. Happy to report steel is very hard. So I'm still in the temper!
Could it be ENGLISH CAST STEEL?
By the way, it looks like a large 2 stamped to the left of CAST.
An example of an ENGLISH CAST STEEL stamp:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-wedge-pattern-double-bit-axe-1843714521
That does seem plausible. I'll try to apply that name to see if it works once i get home from work.Since random dents and scratches and pits can make faint stamped letters look like other letters, I'm thinking that SUPERIOR is a good suggestion for checking to see if it could somehow fit the remaining marks.
An example:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-1834-1860-daniel-simmons-co-1851013255
Heavy stuff, I do not envy your postmaster
Btw How do you pack for shipping an axe with 36 inch handle? Where can I find such a big cardboard box?I don't knwo how JB does it but i find a large box and fold it like a taco, i'll fold it twice if it's a DB.Heavy stuff, I do not envy your postmaster