Odd ax wedge

[EricV]

Anyone seen a wedge like this before? Looks like it originally cover the whole eye up top. Appears to be cast, the head itself is too weathered to show any markings so far. I'm going to rehab the head and replace this with standard wood wedges, just thought it was odd.

Looks like a replacement handle, it's definitely seen a rasp before.

 

[Woodcraft]

Yes, I have seen them

Here is that 3lb Maine axe. It looks like an E&S, but I'm not sure it is. No logo known to me, and no initial in fro t of the eye. The shape, weight and date stamps match, but there were many Oakland makers. Whatever it is, it's sweet.

 

[Agent_H]

Taking them out always seems harder than putting them in.

Anyone seen a wedge like this before? Looks like it originally cover the whole eye up top. Appears to be cast, the head itself is too weathered to show any markings so far. I'm going to rehab the head and replace this with standard wood wedges, just thought it was odd.

Looks like a replacement handle, it's definitely seen a rasp before.

Ha, pinch, clothespin.

Some wedges I've pulled, left is some old true temper wedges, middle is the modern aluminum wedges (though I've seen these in steel (?) in several S&Ns), and right is big SOB I pulled out of a Emerson. I'm still mad I never took photos of the S&N held on by wire and a staple.

This is about as exciting as I've found, beyond some nails.

Edit: Not sure if I should admit this, but I couldn't cut a thin enough wedge once, so I used a piece of wood paneling. No tapering whatsoever. Still holding though.

 

[hill1096]

I used Mom"s clothes pins, when she wasn't looking.

 

[300Six]

Anyone seen a wedge like this before? Looks like it originally cover the whole eye up top. Appears to be cast, the head itself is too weathered to show any markings so far. I'm going to rehab the head and replace this with standard wood wedges, just thought it was odd.

Looks like a replacement handle, it's definitely seen a rasp before.

 

[300Six]

Those wedges are still being made (In Canada and for Home Hardware Stores) although they're no longer steel but rather aluminum or some such. Hang on to the one you've got because they great for emergency field repairs. As long as it's not driven in flush it's simple to remove with a hammer or pry bar when you get home. With some luck it'll have compressed the old wood wedge enough that the handle is easier to remove too, for proper re-wedging.

 

[EricV]

Thanks for the info guys! Looks like I'll have to poke around to find a replacement. The eye on this guy was so mangled it was pretty simple to pop a pry tool in and pull the wedge. Its probably the easiest go I've ever had at pulling one apart.

 

[Square_peg]

Those wedges are still being made (In Canada and for Home Hardware Stores) although they're no longer steel but rather aluminum or some such. Hang on to the one you've got because they great for emergency field repairs. As long as it's not driven in flush it's simple to remove with a hammer or pry bar when you get home. With some luck it'll have compressed the old wood wedge enough that the handle is easier to remove too, for proper re-wedging.

Those are malleable iron not aluminum. Pretty nice. I wish they were available down in the States.

 

[EricV]

Yeah I haven't been able to find any in the US yet

 

[Steve Tall]

Malleable wedges similar to that have been around a while:

Iron Age, Volume 48, Issue 2, 1891

The Canadian Patent Office Record and Mechanics' Magazine, Volume 8, 1880