Old Brush Axe help

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Ryo Saeba

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I'm fixing up my granddad's brush axe and was wondering if any of y'all could tell me who made it. That little mark is the only identifier on it.

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I haven't really done much except a little sharpening. I figure I'll go pickup a new handle tomorrow since this one is a little cracked in the eye. It does cut extremely well with even the bare minimum of sharpening that I've done.
 
Council Tools of USA (based on the stamp) made these? That's what it looks like. Far out!
 
The strap should hold the head on not a wedge.The key is not setting the head too far onto the haft. You'd like the strap to barely reach around the haft so that when you tighten the screw the strap becomes banjo tight.
 
300Six said:
Greater chance of losing them in the bush....and then having to buy another.
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Easily remedied with a can of ugly burn-your-eyes-to-look-at-it spray paint. :D

Square_peg said:
The strap should hold the head on not a wedge.The key is not setting the head too far onto the haft. You'd like the strap to barely reach around the haft so that when you tighten the screw the strap becomes banjo tight.
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Bingo. Common mistake I've seen with re-hafted ones is they're set too far down on the shoulder and wedged as if the eye was supposed to be the primary means of retention (since single bit axe handles are usually used in lieu of actual brush axe handles due to availability) and the strap is rarely properly snug.
 
Here are two "bush hooks" currently available from CT.

Curved axe handle single-edge blade:
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Straight axe handle double-edge blade:
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Bob
 
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