It followed me home (Part 2)

This will be following me home from Sweden, got it fairly cheap. It's theorized that it's an older Urafors, as in their early days only the smith's name was marked on the axe. If anyone has a little more info I'd welcome it! Has a little bit of delamination at the bit where it was forge-welded (shouldn't pose an issue) and the socket needs to be beaten on a little bit but it'll be a fantastic project! It's going to be a loooong 3 weeks waiting for it to ship from Sweden.
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I went to CT today to pick this stuff up.





All nice stuff, the anvil is a 160lb Vulcan (the horn has a shadow not a defect) in awesome shape, and the Legitimus Connecticut axe is sweet. But there may be a better treasure hiding in that pile. The beveled axe on the replacement Forest King handle? I think I see an embossed logo...I have a feeling that it is a Kelly product of one sort or another, stay tuned!

 
X2 on that anvil. I'm lucky enough to have a 75# which I use all the time. Now if I had that bad boy and a good power hammer. Oh the the things I could make...
 
Found this at the local flea market for 5 bucks a couple weeks back. I've seen some abominations in my day, including several where the head was put on the handle backwards, but never before this one have I seen one put on the handle upside-down.

Needless to say, it's going to get a rehandle job done to it soon. The head is a 3-1/2 lb Vaughan, marked "Value Brand". No rounding or chips, not sharp but I'll remedy that soon.

Just wanted to share this, ahem, interesting find...

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maddawg308 said:
Found this at the local flea market for 5 bucks a couple weeks back. I've seen some abominations in my day, including several where the head was put on the handle backwards, but never before this one have I seen one put on the handle upside-down.

Needless to say, it's going to get a rehandle job done to it soon. The head is a 3-1/2 lb Vaughan, marked "Value Brand". No rounding or chips, not sharp but I'll remedy that soon.

Just wanted to share this, ahem, interesting find...

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Sometimes that was done intentionally with an axe that had a worn toe like this. Flip it over and wear the heel for a while. Not a bad idea really.
 
This one followed me home awhile back. Thought I would post it to compare to the one maddawg308 posted. Mine does not have a weight stamp.

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Steve Tall said:
Does it have ridges in the eye?
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What is the significance of that? Mine does not have ridges.

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thanks,

Bob
 
jblyttle said:
That's OK, all along I just thought that they were doing it wrong. That's probably still true for most of them!
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I too have a couple of garage sale axes with heads on backwards. On top of that they feature eyes with a lot of nails, lag bolts and screws pounded in them to compliment that craftsmanship.
 
rjdankert said:
WRONG ANSWER :D

I'd like to find out too.

Bob
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Okay, I'll try again, in a different direction. :) The significance of the ridges in the eyes of certain Vaughan axes just might mean that they were actually made by Kelly (who had the patent for ridged eyes) before Kelly Works shut down around 1982. (Kelly was making a similar pattern and labelling them Woodslasher, with no stamps.)

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Or, perhaps Barco made them after purchasing Kelly's assets, including patents, in 1987.

In 1987 they purchased the Kelly Axe Making division from the Ludlum Corporation. The transaction provided Barco with the patents, trademarks and patterns originally owned by the Kelly Axe Co.
From Yesteryearstools

Thread about axes with ridges in the eyes:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1332341-Axes-with-eye-ridges
 
February's find at one the local swap meet a Heller 3# cross peen head haft was broken and someone used it with the stub for some time it has since been removed and I'm making a new haft for it.

Also got a nice hatchet that has no markings but appears to be hand forged, that i will just clean up the haft ad use that way for now.SM4.jpgSM5.jpgSM1.jpgSM2.jpgSM3.JPG
 
Steve Tall said:
Okay, I'll try again, in a different direction. :) The significance of the ridges in the eyes of certain Vaughan axes just might mean that they were actually made by Kelly (who had the patent for ridged eyes) before Kelly Works shut down around 1982. (Kelly was making a similar pattern and labelling them Woodslasher, with no stamps.)

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Or, perhaps Barco made them after purchasing Kelly's assets, including patents, in 1987.

In 1987 they purchased the Kelly Axe Making division from the Ludlum Corporation. The transaction provided Barco with the patents, trademarks and patterns originally owned by the Kelly Axe Co.
From Yesteryearstools

Thread about axes with ridges in the eyes:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1332341-Axes-with-eye-ridges
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Well it was only their hatchets that they produced for craftsman ( and it's only the hatchets that are still American made ) , so I guess it would stand to reason that it's because Vaughan didn't actually make the axes . It would make sense to think that they may have been contacted out to Kelly.
 
I picked this stuff up today, all good or great quality. There is a LL Bean S&L, a Sager Chemical, a Sandvik and a Kelly Perfect among nice others.

 
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