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Square_peg said:
Haha! I'm the one that originally coined that slang term for kneepads about a dozen years ago. No bull. Cool to see that it's made it's way across the country.
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hahaha, nice!
it's been a standard term in this house for nearly 10 years!
 
I picked all these up from one vendor at Trader Jacks, a Flea Market here in Pittsburgh. Missing from the pic is 5 auger bits for a brace I got last week. I made my pile of goods and he said $110 and of course I offered a hundred even. We flipped a quarter for it and the vendor got to get an extra bag of kettle corn. The longer axe is stamped Kelly and I don't see a mark on the painted one, nor do I see one on the crosscut saw. It has metal handles that I will replace, but I will keep the cover and the Carp Shop stamp that's punched into it. Now to clean all these up :D


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OOOOoooo... a straight haft. Do I need one?
These pictures make me want to take a wire wheel to my two restorations.
 
M3mphis said:
What's the story here, DJG????
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Probably a hairline crack in the eye then when the wedge was driven home it caused it to split. It only goes down about 1/4 inch so I hope it doesnt spread If it does ill just get it welded together.
 
DJG097 said:
Probably a hairline crack in the eye then when the wedge was driven home it caused it to split. It only goes down about 1/4 inch so I hope it doesnt spread If it does ill just get it welded together.
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Bummer. I imagine I would have muttered some fairly lower rung words.
 
M3mphis said:
Bummer. I imagine I would have muttered some fairly lower rung words.
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I'm pretty sure I did...The whole thing probably weighs about 1.5 lbs. so it wouldn't be used for any heavy work anyway so i'm not too worried about it.
 
bearhunter said:
I think a nice 5 lb 'rafting' axe is next on my list.
That turned out very nice Trailmaker!
What's the handle length?
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Thanks. I think it's 28inches but I gave it away so I can't measure it. I've got a few more in reserve that I'll clean up and haft eventually. I think they would make decent splitters.
 
A Vaughan lineman's hammer, an old Craftsman oval stamp hatchet and an adze-eye axe mattock. The Craftsman needs a new handle. The axe mattock is a POS that might become a plaything for the forge.

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Finds on my trip east of Idaho:) the old guy started cleaning the heads up with a sander dosnt look like he did much damage.
2 t/t vulcans db 2 plum 5# rafters 1 warren cruser 1 t/t tommy 1 t/t tomahawk( my first tomahawk) 1 tuatahi throwing axe 1 adz with a w? 2 old hammer heads 1 s/b col legit with good crown marking.and 1 each 42"and 44" S/B handles in need of a large puget to make them complete.
The guy I was with picked up a 4# falls city perfect D/B no pics
Heading out on a detail to Florida/Louisiana maybe some east cost finds
 
What's the single bit next the rafters in the first pic. Dude you are cleaning up out there. Scores.
 
moosecreektrails said:
.....and 1 each 42"and 44" S/B handles in need of a large puget to make them complete.
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Did you mean to say DB handles? I haven't seen a SB Puget.


moosecreektrails said:
Heading out on a detail to Florida/Louisiana maybe some east cost finds
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Happy hunting down there. And if you're wanting to sell one of those long handles then I know a guy who might take one off your hands.
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