What trees were they cutting on the Island of Tasmania?
Those that didn't have a family of angry devils living in it?
Now that's a beautiful axe right there.
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Looking for racings axes
- Thread starter colormen1
- Start date
Those that didn't have a family of angry devils living in it?
Now that's a beautiful axe right there.
At $385 NZD for the cheapest option and $425 and $460 for the others I don't think so.. Bit out of my price range for an axe..
I had the impression it was priced lowed. This not being the case, I find myself in the situation to wish you to become rich
.- Joined
- Aug 28, 2010
- Messages
- 5,431
The closest I came was finding pictures of these Tasmanian and Gippslander patterns for "socket fern hooks":
Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic.) Sat 3 Feb 1923 Page 32 Advertising
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223855866
Square_peg
Gold Member
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2012
- Messages
- 13,797
The fact that those are cheap imports from China.
It's a shame that they are not open about that on the site. The description, "Tuatahi Throwing Axes are hand forged..", reads a lot like all their other descriptions for their axes. That is a bit misleading. Anyway luckily we have blokes like you around! So their other 3 options are made in NZ then?
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2013
- Messages
- 3,898
This is behind the desk in my boss' office.
Throwing axe? Still trying to get him to part with it. It has a Tuatahi marked sheath. No markings that I saw on the head itself.
Sorry about the picture- he took the picture and I cropped my goofy mug out of it.
I’m not sure they were always made in China.
Square_peg
Gold Member
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2012
- Messages
- 13,797
I may have to back pedal on that. Tuatahi used to advertise 'China Axes' on their website. I thought the throwing axe was one of them. But I don't see it listed as a China Axe now.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160208004949/http://www.tuatahiaxes.com:80/chinaaxes.html
May well be made in NZ. Perhaps our Kiwi bloke can check with them?
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2010
- Messages
- 5,431
From June 2009 to 2015, at least, Tuatahi listed their throwing axes as "Made in China".
In August 2007 - February 2009, Tuatahi specified that "Our Throwing Axes are made from the same high quality steel as our racing and work axes." By June 2009 (up to and including the current website), this reassurance was no longer given.
====================
February 2009:
Throwing Axes
Polished competition Throwing Axes
Chromed or gold/silver plated
Tuatahi Throwing Axes are available in the polished state only, for the competition axe thrower. We also have available chrome, silver or gold plated throwing axes ideal for trophies. (We can also silver or gold plate our racing axes). These "trophy" axes have become extremely popular and we have found our customers ordering them as gifts. All Tuatahi Throwing Axes can be supplied with the head only, or with a handle shaped and fitted. Our Throwing Axes are made from the same high quality steel as our racing and work axes.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090201020547/http://tuatahiaxes.com:80/throwingaxes.html
====================
June 2009:
Throwing Axes
China Throwing Axe heads
The China Throwing Axe head is supplied with a thickened edge, measures 220mm across, has a blade width of 160mm and weighs 1418 grams. It can be supplied as head only (with pin hole) or with our Tuatahi throwing axe handles shaped and fitted.
Please note: Tuatahi will not guarantee these axes.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090622030004/http://www.tuatahiaxes.com:80/throwingaxes.html
================
January 2016
Throwing Axes
Tuatahi Throwing Axes are hand forged and can be supplied with or without handles. Branded with our Tuatahi emblem and chiseled edge these axes are ready to throw. Heads are supplied without a pin hole, but we can put these in for you. Blade width is approximately 155mm and each head weighs approximately 1280 grams.
Chromed or gold/silver plated
We also have available chrome, silver or gold plated throwing axes ideal for trophies. (We can also silver or gold plate our racing axes). These "trophy" axes have become extremely popular and we have found our customers ordering them as gifts.
For an interesting art piece we can also hand braid the handle for you
https://web.archive.org/web/20160121154612/http://tuatahiaxes.com/throwingaxes.html
Last edited:
I was heading for the phone mate and then Steve knocked it out of the park. It can be insinuated I suppose they are made in NZ with the changes made but definitely not 100% clear. Or perhaps they realized they could sell more if they took off the china stamp and give it a more rustic forged look..