It followed me home (Part 2)

jblyttle said:
I can't say who made it, could be an amateur who didn't know any better and just did it the way he thought it should look. The blade is about half as thick as the rest and I see no evidence of welds so I think it was just one piece of rod that he drew the edge out on.


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I does look like one piece. I gotta stick my foot in my mouth on this one. Can't figgur it.
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See if anything shows up when you clean up the back. I bet you're right, it's homogeneous. But the back would be the easiest place to see a forge weld if there were one.
 
jblyttle said:
I was warned earlier (justly) for mentioning selling that knife when another member said that they were looking for one. I have solved the problem by upgrading my membership which I should have done long ago, so it is no longer a problem. :)
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You look good in gold.
 
Today's haul. No cash, I traded 3 Stanley planes for all this. He likes planes, I like piles of rusty tools.

 
Those two hatchets on the bottom look real nice.
All your stuff looks good. I can't find squat.
 
jblyttle said:
Today's haul. No cash, I traded 3 Stanley planes for all this. He likes planes, I like piles of rusty tools.

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Things that catch my eye:

The track chisel. Any tool that's made to cut railroad track has to be pretty dam tough. The axe in the middle with the deep bevels, the broad hatchet with the ridge (Ideal Ridge?), and the t-handle socket drives. Is there a ratchet mechanism built into those?
 
Square_peg said:
Things that catch my eye:

The track chisel. Any tool that's made to cut railroad track has to be pretty dam tough. The axe in the middle with the deep bevels, the broad hatchet with the ridge (Ideal Ridge?), and the t-handle socket drives. Is there a ratchet mechanism built into those?
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That thing is for cutting RR track? Holy crap. The deep beveled axe is a TT Kelly Axe & Tool Works head. While deep, they are not that deep. The rust pattern exaggerates the appearance. The broad hatchet is nice but I don't see any markings on it. Is Ideal a brand or a style? The socket drives do not ratchet, but the center grips move freely.

I love little anvils, I have several now. That one is not usable- it is aluminum and was probably someone's shop project. It now has a new family.

 
jblyttle- something about all your posts has bothered me for a long time. How do you get away with putting all your newly acquired tools on your nice dinning room table for the photo shoot ?
 
Old Axeman said:
jblyttle- something about all your posts has bothered me for a long time. How do you get away with putting all your newly acquired tools on your nice dinning room table for the photo shoot ?
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You are not the first to ask, I get this question once every few months I think. My wife runs a home daycare, so we have a rotation of cheap tablecloths that the kids trash every day. I will put the tools on to these when it is the last thing that the table will be used for before swapping in a clean one. When she has a nicer one on, I cover it with my handy piece of felt first.
 
Thanks, but I hoped it was RICKOFF's answer. My sweet wife actually thinks she should be able to park her car in the garage where I hang and sharpen my axes and adzes!
 
Old Axeman said:
Thanks, but I hoped it was RICKOFF's answer. My sweet wife actually thinks she should be able to park her car in the garage where I hang and sharpen my axes and adzes!
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I think that she likes me, but that would not save me if I tried to take over the whole house! I get one room and a section of the basement. She has hinted at a storage unit, but she just doesn't understand that I need to be able to put my hands on them when I want to.
 
rjdankert said:
First time I've heard of track chisels. :cool:

Bob
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Sometimes called a cut devil. I have an old Hubbard track chisel in the garage. I've posted that 'Use & Abuse' before. A very good read.

I think Warwood (USA) still makes and sells them to the railroad industry. They have a retailer......

http://www.rrtoolsnsolutions.com/catalog/TrackTools14.asp#79

And feast your eyes on this - real American tools:

http://www.rrtoolsnsolutions.com/catalog/index.asp


FWIW - Our trails group has bought a bunch of Warwood grub hoes over the past several years. They're good - they take a beating. But I'd take a vintage Woodings-Verona any day. The Warwoods are more likely to turn and don't hold an edge as well.
 
Today's finds, smaller quantity but all good stuff. $85 for everything, and yes ANOTHER 4" Parker vise. They seem to grow on trees around here.

There is a nice Craftsman boy's axe, an "M" boy's axe, an Emerson&Stevens Main wedge (love it) and a Mann Edge Lewistown PA Connie that is great except for mushrooming.

 
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rbeggs said:
My haul for the weekend.
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My brother!

Seriously, I have made huge hauls over and over to the point where I have lost track of the best one, but I don't think that I have had a single haul that was much better than that, congrats!

Any Maine axes in there?
 
Wow, just wow.
I see a few thing I like.
I can't find that many axes at a hardware store.
 
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