Norlunds

Perfessr · May 3, 2010

I have 2 small Hudson bay style small axes the are stamped Genuine Norlund. they are a nice light axe with a 24" handle, has anybody heard of them and how are they rated.

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I have these as my camping/canoeing choppers, the 2 large ones are a Hudson Bay pattern by Norlund and the 2 small ones are a Plumb Boy Scout hatchet and a Craftsman carpenters hatchet.
Anybody ever heard of these Norlunds?

cherokee tj · May 3, 2010

Ive used a Norlund camp axe for 42 years and so far it has held up just fine.

jds1 · May 4, 2010

This one has always been a favorite.

Jeff

savagesicslayer · May 4, 2010

My buddy has one.A hatchet.I re handled it for him with a Cold Steel Hawk handle.Great little axe.

Here it is side by side in it's original state with my Snow and nealley Hudson bay.

Dusty One · May 4, 2010

cherokee tj said:
Ive used a Norlund camp axe for 42 years and so far it has held up just fine.

42 Years of service....Say's alot right there !

Murphyslaw · May 4, 2010

jds1 said:
This one has always been a favorite.

Jeff

Jeff,

Is that the original haft? If not, where did you get the replacement haft?

I have 2 Norlunds that need rehalving.

Chris

jds1 · May 4, 2010

Murphyslaw said:
Jeff,

Is that the original haft? If not, where did you get the replacement haft?

I have 2 Norlunds that need rehalving.

Chris

It's not the original haft. The original was around 28", and just right, but in unsafe condition. When I looked for a replacement I could only find longer hafts that had the proper fit in the head. Since it was all I could find I decided to roll with it. I tried it with the longer shaft, but it just didn't swing right so I cut it down to it's original length. Now the haft is fairly straight along it's full length, but it feels pretty good. The replacement haft was from the local hardware. Just sanded and oiled.

Jeff

Murphyslaw · May 4, 2010

jds1 said:
It's not the original haft. The original was around 28", and just right, but in unsafe condition. When I looked for a replacement I could only find longer hafts that had the proper fit in the head. Since it was all I could find I decided to roll with it. I tried it with the longer shaft, but it just didn't swing right so I cut it down to it's original length. Now the haft is fairly straight along it's full length, but it feels pretty good. The replacement haft was from the local hardware. Just sanded and oiled.

Jeff

Thanks for the info.

Chris

Perfessr · May 5, 2010

I re-halved one of mine and I got it fro the local Ace hardware and it is a nice 24", just a mite short but very serviceable.