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dustinlog!

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I would like some opinions on my two new vintage axes, one is a plumb boys axe and a kelly double bit

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Hey, that looks like my Plumb. Nice.
They both appear to be in excellent shape.
In fact... I have the exact same pair of axes, but my DB isn't hung yet!
 
I think that what matters most is that it's tight. The handle protrudes through the top - can't get it further on than that unless there's concern about the kerf/wedge depth. Someone with more experience might weigh in here.

If you hold on and whack the bottom of the handle with a mallet and the head doesn't move further onto the handle, then it's as deep as it's gonna go as-is.
 
I think you should consider re-hanging your double bit. I should be near the shoulder of the haft. You will put a tremendous amount of torque on the 3.5 head when it meets a sudden stop in whatever you are cutting. There is a reason that the haft was designed the way it was. Just because someone took the easy way out hanging that axe doesn't make it correct.

You should be able to save that handle with a little work and use it again to hang it correctly. Sorry for the rant, it just trips my trigger when I see a half a$$ed job on any tool.

Double Ott
 
I have been using fiskars axes for the last ten years or so. I have never hung a axe before. With all the info on the web it seems to not be that hard of a task
 
a good rasp or four-in-hand, a saw to cut the kerf or slot, a mallet or block of wood to drive the bit on.
i make my own wedges, can be a real pain sometimes, but i got lots of wood, if you re-hang your double you'll need a wedge

take a look at "An Ax to Grind" on google.

luck, you got some nice tools there.
i have a couple Kelly 3.2's, havn't hung them yet.
btw, the first double i ever hung looked just like the one you have. live and learn,
buzz
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Just helped me ID a double bit I picked up at a flea market a couple of weeks ago. Thick paint obscured most of the words. Looks like its going to be like yours, just not as pretty.
 
dustinlog! said:
I have been using fiskars axes for the last ten years or so. I have never hung a axe before. With all the info on the web it seems to not be that hard of a task
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Hanging an ax isn't hard compared to doing a backflip on a balance beam, but don't be surprised if it takes you a while to "get the hang of it", which is exactly where the phrase comes from.

Figure a couple or four hours after you get the head off the handle to do a proper job. You don't have to do it all at once. I have axes I've hung three or four times because I just wasn't satisfied with one hang job after another. That's ok though...you learn a lot.
 
I have axes I've hung three or four times because I just wasn't satisfied with one hang job after another. That's ok though...you learn a lot.[/QUOTE] + 1
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