It followed me home (Part 2)

thanks guys!! i have been meaning to ask that question for a while. good to know the barcos DO NOT have ridges. that means my 3.5 michigan double bit is a true temper woodslasher and not the Barco version. only stamp on mine is the B37 right in the middle.

300, i find it atrocious that an american company (Barco) is not stamping their name, or USA, or even the name of the ax on them. little bit of etching or paint that scrapes off the first time it hits wood. what a joke.

SC, yes, my woodslasher took some file work also, luckily for me(sort of) it wasnt super hard either. hard enough for a working ax tho. definitely not in the same league as my plumbs though.. profiles were generally great on them, and super hard!! my plumbs are my favorites. still looking for the "right" Perfect to snatch up.... always on the hunt..

edit - forgot, i picked up my first Perfect about a week ago. an old WC Kelly Perfect michigan single on an old slim octagonal, very used, very rounded heel and toe. got it for $3.00... also got a great Mann Lewistown double bit with bevels in pretty good shape which i already rehung and cleaned/profiled/polished. the double bit was in near new condition. ill post up pics when i have a few mins to snap the pics
 
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These came in the mail the last few days. Worked 15 days straight so no flea markets lately. Tiny Hartwell is just cool, The Plumb Rockaway is a beauty and chunky at 3lbs 15oz, lastly is a BIG Collins Hartford Legitimus- not sure what pattern to call it. Measures edge to poll- 8.25", toe to heel-4.75"- poll has been beat on but just a little mushrooming and those thick sidewalls protected the eye. It maxed out my little precise 5lb scale, bathroom scale says 5.6lb. Leads the weight class but is not one I would want to fell with!
Bill


 
Sadly no place I know of sells cool stuff like what you guys seem to stumble on...

I'd explode if I could get a Norland for chump change! Lol
 
Thanks you Pegs. My interest is definitely shifting and the odd styles/sizes are calling to me. I get lucky sometimes and burned on some as well.... I wish this area supported more variety locally. All I see here at flea markets/yards sales are versons of common Daytons and Jerseys with an odd one thrown in occassionally.
Do you think the Collins qualifies as a Maine Pattern? The cheeks are convex but both the top and bottom lines are nearly straight.

Thanks,
Bill
 
lmalterna said:
Do you think the Collins qualifies as a Maine Pattern? The cheeks are convex but both the top and bottom lines are nearly straight.
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Factor in some toe wear and yeah, that could easily be a Maine pattern. Have a look at this:

http://www.visitcollinsville.com/1923collinscatalogselected.pdf

Page 5 shows a Legitimus Maine pattern. From the factory it looks like they might have been a bit longer in the toe than in the heal. But we've seen how it's always the toe which receives the most wear. Light wear on a Maine toe would lead to the shape of your axe. And the Maine pattern in the catalog definitely shows convex cheeks like yours.

To be more certain you'd want to look over the full Collins Catalog. Operator1975, a forum member here, has a full catalog from 1921. If he sees this thread then maybe he can check it for you. He posted some pages from that catalog here:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/966510-Collins-and-Co-Manufacturing-Thread
 
Pegs,
Thank you Sir- I feel better about calling it a Maine now :) First one and I still want some of the old Maine makers. Operators Manufacturer threads are where I learned about the different lines and stamps makers produced. That one put me on R King and I now love to score old King heads. Have one with a crushed eye that I cannot bear to part with but have no clue how I will fix ;)

Bill
 
I picked up some more rusty tools a while ago, Here they are after a wire brushing



And here it is with an added hammer handle

 
That's a ball peen hammer that some smith forged out into a hatchet. Very well done.

What's the deal with that old stove? Is it something you wanna sell?
 
Found this old axe in a shed at my dads. He says it was my grandfathers and probably purchased in the 50s or 60s. I'm going to clean it up and try my first re hang.

Its in the vinigar now I'll add pics so everone can see how it goes when I'm done.

Update, it cleaned up pretty good. Only marking I could find is the A24 on one side. Its kind of hard to see in the pictures. Not the prettiest rehang, but its nice and solid. Not bad for my first time.





Still could use honing a little nut I want to read up on how to go about it first.
 
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Picked up this Collins and gave it a once over. For some reason I felt like painting it.
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Haven't had time to get out since early spring to the local flea market but this morning I got out and I was glad I did.
Heres my two Plumbs that followed me home.
The double bit is a Plumb 4lb. I didn't have one with phantom bevels yet. What pattern is a double bit with phantom bevels?
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Last but not least a big ole Plumb I weight it on my scale with the handle and it weighed in at 6lbs 8 ounces so maybe a 5lb single bit?
Is this a Connecticut? If so its my first and goes with my 5lb Plumb double bit that I got from the same old fella.
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With my other 5lb Plumb. I'm a sucker for the hefty axes.
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It was a great morning out. The last picture both those big Plumbs came from the same old fella who always has nice stuff he goes to a lot of sales and picks up axe's and other old tools and cleans them up for the local flea market. He knows what he has but always has really fair prices hes a wealth of knowledge and always a pleasure to talk to.

Thanks for looking.
 
Both nice axes but wow! That single bit is gorgeous! I'd call it a Dayton though it looks a little Connecticut-ish.
 
Square_peg said:
Both nice axes but wow! That single bit is gorgeous! I'd call it a Dayton though it looks a little Connecticut-ish.
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I really like that pattern as well I'd love to find one with a phantom bevel. The axe bug has bit me hard.
He said that was the original handle as well.
 
Those are some very nice axes!! I got one in the mail today. Plumb boys axe head on a hatchet handle, upside down and will a steel pin through it!! I feel kind of like this little axe some days, guess I better adopt it and try to get it worked out.

Bill

 
lmalterna said:
Those are some very nice axes!! I got one in the mail today. Plumb boys axe head on a hatchet handle, upside down and will a steel pin through it!! I feel kind of like this little axe some days, guess I better adopt it and try to get it worked out.

Bill
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Hey good on you Bill that looks like a fun project. I'm no axe expert but I'm always surprised to see so many axes/hatchet put on upside down when I'm out at flea markets and yard sales.
Has anyone else seen that a lot as well?
 
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It shows. I would have bought it on account of the handle alone.
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That old fella always has his stuff cleaned up and perfect looking nothing needs done to any of his tools.
Its odd but I've been having a hard time finding the old rusty heads all beat up at the bottom of a box of tools lately I need a fixer up.
 
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