It followed me home (Part 2)

JonathanCharles said:
I've never seen one that heavy. Have you tried using it? Dang I'd feel like John Henry with that in my hands
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Around here 8lb is most common, but 12lb not too uncommon. No, haven't used it, I personally don't usually need more than 6! However, if I get motivated, I'll post a pic of that 12lb baby next to my 16lb and 20lb sledges. Those I bought...just because. A 20lb sledge is just cool. There are exercise routines based on sledgehammers, maybe I should give that a try!
 
JonathanCharles said:
I've never seen one that heavy. Have you tried using it? Dang I'd feel like John Henry with that in my hands
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My largest now is a 16 pound. But when I was younger - and this may sound like BS but I don't care - I could make full round house swings with a 20 pound sledge with one hand. Concrete demo. I used to do it just to show off.

Seen a 30-pounder but never swung one.
 
Square_peg said:
But when I was younger - and this may sound like BS but I don't care - I could make full round house swings with a 20 pound sledge with one hand. Concrete demo. I used to do it just to show off.
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I believe you and Im impressed. You should do a video of you crushing rocks. +1 for setting new goals for myself
 
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From the Bottom then Clockwise:

1. Plumb Victory
2. Spiller Oakland, Maine
3. Belknap's "Spear Point" Bluegrass
4. Council Tool Velvicut
5. ?? yellow paint - illegible stamp
6. "R AXE" - illegible stamp
7. Lakeside
8. Craftsman Double Bit
9. BBB "Hand Forged Extra Tool Steel"
 
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Some good stuff there Basecamp. I've been passing on a lot of stuff I find lately. That is a great haul.
 
BaseCamp said:
From the Bottom then Clockwise:

1. Plumb Victory
2. Spiller Oakland, Maine
3. Belknap's "Spear Point" Bluegrass
4. Council Tool Velvicut
5. ?? yellow paint - illegible stamp
6. "R AXE" - illegible stamp
7. Lakeside
8. Craftsman Double Bit
9. BBB "Hand Forged Extra Tool Steel"
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Must have been from the same source; the fella appreciated good steel and good design from prominent makers and (with regard to the axes) either he liked straight hafts or he didn't trust curved handles to stay together. Notice none of them are broken despite the evidence of innumerable overstrikes.
 
Things have been going a little slow for me lately, haven't really found anything interesting in the flea markets. Yesterday, on an online auction site, I found this hammer. Started a bid at $2 and won. The seller said it didn't have a pedigree, but a quick inspection revealed a stamp saying "Tor 20oz".

It's made in Sweden, by a company called Tors Hammare (edit: Might be wrong about this, if anyone know anything, please let me know). Lovely hammer, great handle. Hickory I guess?

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Light day, $40 for this stuff. A Worth axe, that ugly double bit is a pretty decent Flint Edge cruiser on a ruined handle, an Iron City 10lb sledge head and two nice blacksmith hammers. The center hammer is my favorite item, love the old style.

 
Grandfather gave me a few things today.
2 lb head, unmarked other than a 2 on the bottom side of the poll:


Decent profile.
An unmarked cruiser:

And what I assume is a later model Craftsman Still on original handle. Has relativley flat cheeks but seems like it'll be a good little axe:

 
JonathanCharles said:
I've never seen one that heavy. Have you tried using it? Dang I'd feel like John Henry with that in my hands
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Here you go...not a great picture but this is a size comparison. Starting with the standard 8lb size, this is 8lb, 10lb, 12lb, 16lb and 20lb. You can really only appreciate the 16 and 20lb hammers in person.

 
Lovely visual array of sledge sizes. I'm guessing you don't really swing a 20 lb so much as drop it at handle's length onto things that require attention/adjustment.
 
300Six said:
Lovely visual array of sledge sizes. I'm guessing you don't really swing a 20 lb so much as drop it at handle's length onto things that require attention/adjustment.
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Letting the tool do the work is the only way to use one all day. I gave my son free reign with a 10# sledge and multiple wedges splitting logs. He went at it with abandon for longer than I could have, but was unusually calm that evening and went to sleep early :).
 
BG_Farmer said:
Letting the tool do the work is the only way to use one all day. I gave my son free reign with a 10# sledge and multiple wedges splitting logs. He went at it with abandon for longer than I could have, but was unusually calm that evening and went to sleep early :).
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Yes indeedy. You have to have a few miles on your carriage in order to enjoy overenthusiasm by younger generations. Kids don't (and never have) listen to advice but they do learn from from going to bed 'beat' while they know 'the old man' calmly keep going and outdid them by a country mile.
 
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