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It followed me home (Part 2)
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Not so much a new find but a rediscovered one. Found it buried at the work bench from when I first meant to do something with it. Older Kelly from when they were in Charleston (early 18
900's, can't remember the date) marked R. J Ingles, the owner or maybe a hardware store? Anyways, got it for a stupid low price, like 10 bucks. Not sure on the pattern, got the blade shape of a rockaway and the lugs of a later jersey. Weighs between 3 and 3.5 lbs.
900's, can't remember the date) marked R. J Ingles, the owner or maybe a hardware store? Anyways, got it for a stupid low price, like 10 bucks. Not sure on the pattern, got the blade shape of a rockaway and the lugs of a later jersey. Weighs between 3 and 3.5 lbs.
Picked up a Collins Legitimus 3 pounder Connecticut today. The only thing I brought back from my biannual tool runs. The devious old bastard is catching on to the fact that axes are sometimes worth something, although I suspect I will have the last laugh with this one since I am going to sell it. I swear if you go into a place like that you will buy something (probably broken) for about three times what it's worth, but if you go in smart you can find something worth 5 or 10 times what you paid for it. Today there were a lot of the latter, and one of the former.
I made a facebook page, by the way, for some point in the near future when I start selling some of my restorations I don't need. I have at least 60 axes and it's time to turn some of that into liquid assets for other facets of my life.
https://www.facebook.com/Callahanaxes
I made a facebook page, by the way, for some point in the near future when I start selling some of my restorations I don't need. I have at least 60 axes and it's time to turn some of that into liquid assets for other facets of my life.
https://www.facebook.com/Callahanaxes
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Where are ye talking about? Not that I might make my way down to your part of the state any time soon. Just gave you a like as well.
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I know what your talking about. At all my favorite places (just North of you and Taco) the vendors recognize me, and I have to pass a couple axes every so often to keep them guessing.
On topic, I can't decide if this is a fake Norlund... my first Norlund find, but its just so odd... horrible grinding on the poll and top / bottom of the head...
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Could be a later Norlund? How much further north of me?
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A few things followed me home from a primitive archery shoot this weekend thanks to some good friends.
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Underhill. That's an oldie.
Yep, I can't hardly wait to cash-em in.
I know what your talking about. At all my favorite places (just North of you and Taco) the vendors recognize me, and I have to pass a couple axes every so often to keep them guessing.
On topic, I can't decide if this is a fake Norlund... my first Norlund find, but its just so odd... horrible grinding on the poll and top / bottom of the head...
I have a couple of vendors that don't like me any more. And that's after I have spent a few hundred dollars with each of them. One is now at auction site pricing the other one has stopped getting new inventory on logging and blacksmithing tools. And then there are those that think every old axe is worth something. these guys can still be worth a visit because they will be over priced on the low end stuff and under priced on the high dollar stuff.
Not sure why you suspect that would be a fake Norlund, did you find it inside a lath and plaster wall?
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ha ha ha
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That's a nice looking axe.
Even the screws holding that wedge in there are worth listing separately...
Copenhagen juice all over the 'puter screen! lol..
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Few reasons, though I think it's a "new" Norlund now that I've found other's in this pattern and size (1 3/4 hatchet). Offset stamp on opposite side of other Norlunds, rough grind marks and thick eye walls, horrible grind on poll, and what appears to be mold marks. Please correct me if I'm wrong, I really have no idea what those marks are.
I know it's all cosmetic too, and I plan on using this, but the quality I expected just isn't there.
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Norlunds are nothing special. They just had good marketing. Decent axe. I always sell any I find right away because they fetch more than I value them at.