It followed me home (Part 2)

These today.

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Another slip fit for my "cartoon" claw hammer collection! A nice draw knife & a couple of unusual heads. If anyone has any idea of the use of the "pick" heavy hammer please chime in.

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I bought 2 draw knives like that one in 1970 from a company I believe was called Frank Mittermyer ? He specialized in import of German carving tools. It was comfortable to use but did not hold an edge to my satisfaction.
 
I found a new honey hole this week but barely had any time to pick it. A fellow carpenter and tool collector passed a few years back. His widow is just now starting to sell his tools and she invited me to have a look. I took some photos and picked a few things but the rest will have to wait a week or two until I have some more time. Here's a preview.

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From all that this is all I grabbed on this first quick round.
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The drawknife on the left is a 10" Greenlee. The short drawknife and screwdriver are Pextos. The little ice hatchet is a Stattsburg (Bodenstein). I'm not a hand planes collector but I might grab 1 or 2 anyway. There's was just too much to take in all in so fast. I'll allow myself an hour or 2 next time and bring more cash.

The ice axe is a Washington pattern. This catalog page has been posted here before in the ice axe thread.
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I found a new honey hole this week but barely had any time to pick it. A fellow carpenter and tool collector passed a few years back. His widow is just now starting to sell his tools and she invited me to have a look. I took some photos and picked a few things but the rest will have to wait a week or two until I have some more time. Here's a preview.

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From all that this is all I grabbed on this first quick round.
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The drawknife on the left is a 10" Greenlee. The short drawknife and screwdriver are Pextos. The little ice hatchet is a Stattsburg (Bodenstein). I'm not a hand planes collector but I might grab 1 or 2 anyway. There's was just too much to take in all in so fast. I'll allow myself an hour or 2 next time and bring more cash.

The ice axe is a Washington pattern. This catalog page has been posted here before in the ice axe thread.
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i'd grab that Ice axe and Dock builder's saw
 
That's a blacksmith's hot cut hammer isn't it?
I believe a cold cut because of the wider bevel. A hot cut is sharper (narrowed cheeks). A cold cut must be tougher. It should probably be cut to about a 70° bevel.

It could be either, but it strikes me (no pun intended :)) that if it were a hot or cold cut the "spike" would be central, it looks more like it's meant to strike rather than be struck because of the angle? Maybe.....;)

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I was looking at the next image up with the centered cutting edge.

I'm talking about the heavy head, it's the same one in all three images. It's bevelled on three sides so the "spike" points backwards towards the handle like a striking tool (unless the handle's meant to go the other direction...).
If it was meant to be struck like a cut/punch I imagine it would have four bevels to make the spike central?
 
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