It followed me home (Part 2)

Added a new BSA hatchet to my troop. Traded a Stanley no. 81 cabinet scraper for a c.1942-50 hatchet with original haft. I can barely make out the word "Official" stamped into the wood:
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Seen here with the rest of the family:
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All hatchets but for one boy's axe. All Plumb but for one Bridgeport. Here you can see the early ones with the screw for the adjustable wedge:
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The new one is forth from the left. Someday I might marry this orphan head with this appropriately market replacement haft:
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Thanks for watching. T-A
 
It has been a busy, fun, adventure this summer but i have found time to make sure this one found its way back home to Connecticut

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Now that's a gorgeous Michigan pattern there.
I've never seen a Pexto axe before, they had great pliers and I'm sure this axe is no exception.
 
Great score especially for free.

The workmate is a modern one and not considered as good as the early ones, but they're still pretty good especially for free.

The only thing that really sucks about them and most folding saw tables like it these days is the fiber board top, but that's easy to replace.
 
Miller '72 said:
It has been a busy, fun, adventure this summer but i have found time to make sure this one found its way back home to Connecticut

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ive always loved these pexto tools, good stuff. never knew they had an embossed ax, I ALSO never knew about the name! thats really cool stuff
 
the-accumulator said:
Is the sb differently hardened, or does it have an inlaid bit?
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It's normal for an axe to look like that where it's hardened. Can't tell for certain if it's mono-steel, inlaid or overlaid. Etch the top or bottom if you really need to know.

In any case if the file says it's hard then it's good to go.

Sweet Plumb! It was blessed with a crappy handle and got set aside before it could be abused.
 
Square_peg said:
In any case if the file says it's hard then it's good to go.
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If it passes the file test, I plan to hang it on a nice curvy 36" haft. The head weighs just over 4lb, so it should be a heck of a splitter!
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Sweet Plumb! It was blessed with a crappy handle and got set aside before it could be abused.
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Once I get the rust cleaned up, I'll keep my eye open for a nice skinny straight haft, preferably vintage, if I can find one. It will probably end up a shelf queen.
Thanks for your input. T-A
 
garry3 said:
Looks like the toe is out of steel on one side, bottom picture.
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That's just evidence of my poor photography skills and/or bad lighting. I believe there's lot of life left in that bit. For sure that axe will never again be pretty, but it should be pretty functional! T-A
 
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Hickory n steel said:
The handle is the odd thing though.
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You can never have too many shackles if you do any rigging or heavy lifting work. Like clamps, I always grab them when the price is right. A 7/8" screw pin shackle like that would probably set you back $70 new. Screw pin, round pin, reach, they are all useful.

When the work allows I prefer to use round pin shackles just because they are faster to release. Just pull the cotter pin, then the round pin.

They were very helpful when I picked up this 1000 pound basalt birdbath last spring.
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Splish splash.
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