It followed me home (Part 2)

protourist said:
I was going to ask that question myself. What pattern indeed? It's 10 inches with 5 inch bits so it's pretty danged large. Is it a swamping pattern?
It looked like this when I got it home this morning.
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Reversible or half peeling. Be careful when you slide your off hand up the haft.
 
Old Axeman said:
crbnSteeladdict--your Dumas machete is French (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam) and could have been used in Vietnam by NVA or VC. It was called a coup coup.
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Thank you!!. I thought somebody brought it from Europe after WW1 or WW2.
French Army>VC>US Army: I did not even consider obvious option.
 
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A couple more things. And a mystery solved I do believe. 20190412_183427.jpg 20190412_183437.jpg
This on the original haft. 20190412_183446.jpg
And an nos D&H emerald/ AR sequatchie haft. 20190412_183500.jpg
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I've had this boy's axe haft for months and couldn't figure out who the maker was. But now I think I know. 20190412_183614.jpg




You can see the diamond shape and emerald/empire name, which i couldn't find anywhere else, are a similar match. 20190412_183601.jpg
Anyone know who D&H was? I recognize the sequatchie name for sure. Thanks again to JB for constantly finding cool stuff. An honest to goodness treasure hunter! Haha. Thanks for looking guys!
 
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I don't think so, Diamond Tools made farrier tools and great crescent wrenches. Maybe still do. There are likely others that use the diamond name and thus the pattern. So I wouldn't bet on that one. At least you have a name. When researching woodworking tools ,there is much more information on the makers and dates on the web than I've been able to find for axes.
 
Downwindtracker2 said:
I don't think so, Diamond Tools made farrier tools and great crescent wrenches. Maybe still do. There are likely others that use the diamond name and thus the pattern. So I wouldn't bet on that one. At least you have a name. When researching woodworking tools ,there is much more information on the makers and dates on the web than I've been able to find for axes.
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I appreciate your comment but disagree.
In the paper label haft there isn't a maker. At least no company called "empire" that I could find. Therefore the diamond shape was to imply the maker. Most old handle makers would have different names for the different grade hafts they sold. I have not seen a diamond before on axe handles, and I've been looking, so that would lead me to believe it's likely that these were made by the same company.
There are lots of "diamond" axes and other tools so that would be a different story as you mentioned.
Does anyone know what D&H stands for? As I mentioned earlier I recognize the sequatchie name but I can't place the company name. It's gonna bug me till i figure it out. I'll look through some old catalogues here in a bit.
 
Yankee Josh said:
I appreciate your comment but disagree.
In the paper label haft there isn't a maker. At least no company called "empire" that I could find. Therefore the diamond shape was to imply the maker. Most old handle makers would have different names for the different grade hafts they sold. I have not seen a diamond before on axe handles, and I've been looking, so that would lead me to believe it's likely that these were made by the same company.
There are lots of "diamond" axes and other tools so that would be a different story as you mentioned.
Does anyone know what D&H stands for? As I mentioned earlier I recognize the sequatchie name but I can't place the company name. It's gonna bug me till i figure it out. I'll look through some old catalogues here in a bit.
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Merged with Bigelow & Dowse
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Yankee Josh said:
A couple more things. And a mystery solved I do believe. View attachment 1109501 View attachment 1109502
This on the original haft. View attachment 1109503
And an nos D&H emerald/ AR sequatchie haft. View attachment 1109505
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I've had this boy's axe haft for months and couldn't figure out who the maker was. But now I think I know. View attachment 1109507




You can see the diamond shape and emerald/empire name, which i couldn't find anywhere else, are a similar match. View attachment 1109506
Anyone know who D&H was? I recognize the sequatchie name for sure. Thanks again to JB for constantly finding cool stuff. An honest to goodness treasure hunter! Haha. Thanks for looking guys!
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That handle! :rolleyes:
 
Fleamarket finds this Sunday, an adze and a DB. Both very rusty and very unnamed except the adze was once owned by S.F.. He had center punched his initials on both sides . A fancy job the second time he did it. I was very pleased to find one, the first I've seen in the wild. The back side will have to be belt sanded as it has pits. It's a project. I'll do it when I do the broad axe. The DB looks to need only a sharpening and polish. It's that same pattern as my grandfather's that was stolen and the one I'm currently working on. I think I'm seeing a pattern here. GROAN. They will both have to wait for hafts since I've used up the local supply of good DB hafts, all one of them. The second one I picked up should be OK. After that, a oh well, I'll pass.
 
Not me but that guy that makes knives out of weird things (potatoes, jell-o, milk, etc) found himself an axe. not quite sure how he's doing with it, havent finished the video but it's going OK so far. he's sanding cause he likely lives in an apartment and doesnt use many power tools if any so a wire brush isnt an option.
Edit : ok never mind i guess there's a drill press
Edit 2 : aaahEaAAHAh i dont like that
 
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He takes an old hand forged japanese axe and turns it into, into, something STUPID. I wish I could get that axe, weld in the holes, and de-abominize it.
 
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