It followed me home (Part 2)

Found an old axe mattock this past weekend. I picked it up because it was stamped with an unusual maker, Beall Tool Co., East Alton, Ill. Turns out they're still in business making high quality steel parts for agriculture, construction and railroads.
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There's also a Flint Edge Dynamic finish hammer in the pile. I didn't know they made a Dynamic finish hammer.

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A few more picks of the Beall.

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The gas blowtorch is a Clayton-Lambert.
 
Looks like it will clean up nicely. Appears to be a flint edge. Looks like the original handle as it's a nice thin old haft. I'll see if a good slathering in blo will bring back the lower portion so I can cut off the battered part and use it on a smaller head.
The hatchet handle is nice and thin. 17.5"
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Just posted this one in it's own thread a little earlier, but this looks like a good place too. found it in a small antique shop for $35 this morning. Norlund - Hudson Bay Saddle Cruiser. Unused. I was out to find an ol' beater to bring back to life, but Ill take this little guy anyday! Did also find a nice old Plumb 3.5#, but upon getting home found a crack in the eye. Still would've kept it for $5 but the guy wanted the full $15. returned.

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JPA88 said:
Just posted this one in it's own thread a little earlier, but this looks like a good place too. found it in a small antique shop for $35 this morning. Norlund - Hudson Bay Saddle Cruiser. Unused. I was out to find an ol' beater to bring back to life, but Ill take this little guy anyday! Did also find a nice old Plumb 3.5#, but upon getting home found a crack in the eye. Still would've kept it for $5 but the guy wanted the full $15. returned.

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Very nice find!
 
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Not sure what the P.P.M. stamp means. Maybe the owners
Initials or a company. Anybody ever seen this before?
 
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I hadn't seen that cut on a Nicholson before. Let me know how it cuts. I know the Heller will be awesome. Those are great files.
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I like this file. It's agressive but leaves a smooth cut if that makes sense. Best file I ever bought for a dollar.
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This followed me home today. Dunlap hatchet, almost has a rafting pattern look to the head (besides the rounded poll). The handle's a bit beat up but I'll be putting it back on after I rasp out the damage on the sell, and straighten it out. It's a nice thin vintage handle, can't waste it!
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rockman0 said:
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Not sure what the P.P.M. stamp means. Maybe the owners
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That's a nice axe - very little wear on the heel and toe and no grinder marks. Good find.

P.P.M. could be someone’s initials.
 
This followed me home over the weekend - Tasmanian Pattern Kelly 2 Kg axe. Not much wear with original haft and paint. Unfortunately has some surface rust so will lose some paint in the clean up. Not all that old judging by the paper label and safety goggles warning, maybe 30 - 35 years? Anyway pleased as scarce in these parts and been looking for one for a while now.

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Not mine - but picture below shows the markings much better
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rockman0 said:
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That is a clean keeper there Rockman. I have a similar one but yours looks pretty much unmolested. It would be interesting to know what the PPM stands for.

I’ve been passing on a lot of things I find lately just due to space but this followed me home from an impromptu barn sale on my way home from work the other day. Rainy weekdays don’t seem to draw the crowds that the couple were hoping for.

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Sorry for it not having an edge (it's a bit pointy I guess...) but I am curious about it. Seems like someone here might have an idea as to how it was made. 58'' long.
 
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I like this file. It's agressive but leaves a smooth cut if that makes sense. Best file I ever bought for a dollar.
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I think what you might have is a Laminate file, its meant for smooth the edges on melamine and arborite counter tops. It would explain why it leaves such a fine cut since it supposed to leave a finished edge on a counter. Search one up on google and you will see the similarity in the tooth pattern. It isn't meant for metal but if it works well for you then might as well keep on using i.
 
I received these the other day as a gift from some family members. The half-hatchet is stamped Sears, and I haven't found a stamp on the axe head yet. The half-hatchet is almost perfect...basically unsharpened, but the handle was rotted and the head was rusty. The axe head has some deformation and mushrooming, so we'll see how it goes. I threw them both in vinegar this time around. We'll see how they turn out!

 
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I think what you might have is a Laminate file, its meant for smooth the edges on melamine and arborite counter tops. It would explain why it leaves such a fine cut since it supposed to leave a finished edge on a counter. Search one up on google and you will see the similarity in the tooth pattern. It isn't meant for metal but if it works well for you then might as well keep on using i.
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This spurred me to Google some info. Nicholson calls this file a Magicut. They don't say anything about laminate but it does have a similar look to the laminate files I saw pictures of. It probably works on laminate too and I'm planning on trying it out on wood in the near future.
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Agent_H said:
That is a clean keeper there Rockman. I have a similar one but yours looks pretty much unmolested. It would be interesting to know what the PPM stands for.

I’ve been passing on a lot of things I find lately just due to space but this followed me home from an impromptu barn sale on my way home from work the other day. Rainy weekdays don’t seem to draw the crowds that the couple were hoping for.







Sorry for it not having an edge (it's a bit pointy I guess...) but I am curious about it. Seems like someone here might have an idea as to how it was made. 58'' long.
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Not sure, but guessing it was selected and cut green, then maybe shaped while wet or even after soaking in hot water and braced into shape until dry. I've been wanting to make one but never came up with a plan so far! Hoping you get a definitive answer...
 
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... I am curious about it. Seems like someone here might have an idea as to how it was made. 58'' long.
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Today I learned that this type of natural pitchfork (with three tines) is still made commercially in the village Sauve in France. In the 1800s, the annual production was around 10,000 but now it's down to 300.

Made from European hackberry elm.
Requires eight years of growth, with intensive pruning.

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"Once the fork is ready and cut from the bush, it is transferred to a 100 C oven, where as the sap sweats out, the branch warms and becomes flexible. The bark is then easily stripped, and after adroit adjustments (all this using the original, highly specialized tools), the branch is returned to a warmer oven in which it is hermetically sealed and smoke-cured for a day, resulting in its light brown hue. The distinctive striping is a Sauve identifying mark made by tying a narrow strip of bark to the branch before it goes in the kiln. After the second bake, the fork is further adjusted. It then spends a year air-curing before being ready for sale."

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quotes and photos from http://laviecevenole.blogspot.com/2009/06/sauve-and-pitchfork.html
 
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