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Nice finds DH. The Zenith is the pick of the litter for sure. You must be in western Canada.
 
yup, i got the three of those from a church caretaker in downtown Vancouver. im pretty stoked on the Zenith, got it off that handle, weighted it out at 4lbs 4oz and started cleaning it up. im thinking of hanging it on that old Pulaski handle and finding a new handle for the Pulaski but the lumberyard near me that carry link handles was sold out of double bit handles and i don't have a credit card right now to order one, ill have to try some of the other lumberyards tomorrow.
 
well then it was a good thing i didn't find a handle today and rehung the Pulaski first, thanks peg.
 
theDH said:
the lumberyard near me that carry link handles was sold out of double bit handles
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They got any of Link's straight axe handles? I've picked over the one place in Kamloops that carries more than one or two handles pretty good. All they have left is handles with the grain crosswise or a dogleg warp in them. If yer lookin' for a specific handle and can't find it locally gimme a blast and I'll see if I can pick one up here. I'm guessin' I could just put it on the Greyhound to you, if it was something you needed before they could get new stock in.
 
Flea market finds.
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Skiv said:
If yer lookin' for a specific handle and can't find it locally gimme a blast and I'll see if I can pick one up here.
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thanks Skiv, i think im going to order one and get it shipped to Washington. if i need some more handles maybe ill get them in Kamloops when i go to Sun Peaks.
 
It's gotten so I don't buy many axes unless they're special or cheap, preferably both. This one was $2, and I've never seen this shape of plumb on a straight handle. Yet it's the original handle, because the label on it claims expert fitting and fixing. No permabond, just one wooden wedge.
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scrteened porch said:
This one was $2, and I've never seen this shape of plumb on a straight handle. Yet it's the original handle, because the label on it claims expert fitting and fixing. No permabond, just one wooden wedge.
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Sweet. Hard to find pre-Permabond Plumbs with their original handles.
 
Interesting Plumb Scrteened. That's the 3rd type of handle I've seen on the same head from Plumb. I have a 26" boys axe and a 17" house axe curved original Plumb handles on that same axe head.
 
Mike, I think those are a Cedar pattern. Some of those Plumbs have hardened polls. They are a real nice hatchet.
 
You guys are always good for some new information.
I'm a sucker for that pattern myself. They have a built-in swagger or something.
 
scrteened porch said:
You guys are always good for some new information.
I'm a sucker for that pattern myself. They have a built-in swagger or something.
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I doubt I could say anything about axes that you didn't already know. I have been trying to figure out what cedar pattern Plumbs have a hardened poll from those that don't. I don't have it figured out yet. I do know that the straight handle makes a lot of since with a hardened poll though.
 
halfaxe said:
Interesting Plumb Scrteened. That's the 3rd type of handle I've seen on the same head from Plumb. I have a 26" boys axe and a 17" house axe curved original Plumb handles on that same axe head.
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half axe, does any of yours have a hardened poll?
 
garry3 said:
I doubt I could say anything about axes that you didn't already know. I have been trying to figure out what cedar pattern Plumbs have a hardened poll from those that don't. I don't have it figured out yet. I do know that the straight handle makes a lot of since with a hardened poll though.
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Pounding wedges? That would be a perfect size for this and it would make sense to do it in a cedar patern. Purely speculation but I would buy that axe for this purpose
 
The cedar pattern originated from Texas as it was copied off a local blacksmith due to its popularity in the area. Plumb took it and adopted it from hatchet to full size sb patterns. It was used in the Boy Scout line as well as the FS or forest service line. A versatile pattern and liked by many, as it was versatile and could do many functions.
 
Had some decent luck at the flea market on Sunday. Four axes found, a Snow & Neally boy's axe, an SA Wetterlings hatchet, a Kelly Axe Mfg Co. Charleston WV USA Jersey-pattern axe, and a True Temper Flint Edge Kelly Works Connecticut pattern. All of them need to be re-hung, though the handles themselves are likely salvageable.

Snow & Neally (upper) and Jersey-pattern Kelly (lower.) The Kelly haft is a beautiful hand-carved job, but the eye is filled with screws/other crap for wedges. The haft on the Snow & Neally is too large for the axe. I'm going to try to remove and save the haft on the Jersey for either the Wetterlings or the Snow & Neally, and likely move the haft on the Snow & Neally onto the Jersey.
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True Temper Flint Edge (upper) and SA Wetterlings hatchet (lower). The Flint Edge currently has a really nice handle, but again a lot of metal wedging going on. I'm going to see how sound it is, but I'd love to keep this one as-is. Is there any way to properly replace/fill metal wedged heads with wood? Would it make sense to cut down the haft and just slide the head further down? The Wetterlings is going to get a curved, smaller haft as well. Ignore all the other flea market stuff ;)

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