"P" axe head

KentuckyBlackBird said:
Give me a couple minutes to get one uploaded. I appreciate your responding. I feel like the axe is a Kelly or Plumb. Posting a pic in a few minutes. Stay tuned!

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Here is the link to the pics of the axe head. I believe it to be either a Plumb or Kelly boy’s axe with the original haft. It was bowed badly and the kerf was filled with screws and fencing staples. I used a soft wood wedge to try and fill some gaps left by them. After a second clamp and heating with a torch (cringe), one side of the haft had gotten darker than I had wanted. But instead of making it match, I left the opposing side the way it was. I took a wire wheel to the edge and honed it on some leather. The right shoulder had a chunk of wood out of it, so I cut a piece of filler and glued/clamped it into place. Coat of oil and 5 coats of wax later, it’s done. The haft makes it a non-performer, but if it’s all original and a woodslasher or Plumb, I’ll gladly retire it due to only having $10 invested.
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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/marion-tool-co-alloy-crafcoite-single-3771579573
I suspect it was made by Marion, Their Matowoc brand was often sold with red painted palm swells
 
garry3 said:
Were those cast heads? Seems like I've come across those hatchets with under sized eyes.
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It is good question. I have only run into Marion made hatchets and they had lousy finish and obvious look of casted heads. When it comes to bigger size Marion heads some of them look like they had quite decent finish, Much heavier fireman axes have that casted head look finish, Maybe not all Marion heads were made
from crafcoite alloy
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/excellent-vintage-1-lb-tempered-ax-1853043802
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/marion-single-bit-axe-original-marion-1807160607
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-boys-fire-axe-firemans-axe-4586134650
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-marion-tool-lb-boys-axe-3880653463
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/marion-tool-co-alloy-crafcoite-single-3771579573
 
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crbnSteeladdict said:
I suspect it was made by Marion, Their Matowoc brand was often sold with red painted palm swells
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But anyone who works in the woods paints their handles a bright color.

My Crafcoite hatchets each show definite cast surfaces though on the camp hatchet they've almost all been hit with a grinder.

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garry3 said:
Were those cast heads?
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crbnSteeladdict said:
It is good question. I have only run into Marion made hatchets and they had lousy finish and obvious look of casted heads. When it comes to bigger size Marion heads some of them look like they had quite decent finish, Much heavier fireman axes have that casted head look finish, Maybe not all Marion heads were made
from crafcoite alloy
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If a cast axe were ground on every surface then you'd never know it was cast.

The Marion Crafcoite products I've seen have that yellow-white paint on the hafts, sometimes with red on the palm swell.
 
crbnSteeladdict said:
Let's hope, one day I will run into Boy's or full size Marion axe and will be able to examine how it was produced.
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The boy’s axe I have has steel in it that I would compare to being the same quality as a couple of my Kelly/TT. I am unfamiliar with the crafcoite steel and how it’s produced. The Marion I believe to possess seems to have been made with more detail (and a different process than the crafcoite examples you all are referring to). I can shoot more exact photos if any of you would like. Btw, I found very small traces of light blue paint on the head. I may be able to capture them with a photo but not sure.
 
Square_peg said:
But anyone who works in the woods paints their handles a bright color.

My Crafcoite hatchets each show definite cast surfaces though on the camp hatchet they've almost all been hit with a grinder.

Crafcoite%20camp%20hatchet.jpg
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Do you know the date of production on the half hatchet? Thanks
 
Square_peg said:
But anyone who works in the woods paints their handles a bright color.

My Crafcoite hatchets each show definite cast surfaces though on the camp hatchet they've almost all been hit with a grinder.

Crafcoite%20camp%20hatchet.jpg
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Does that scout axe have an undersized eye? I ask because I have came across similar looking hatchets with painted hafts and smaller than normal eyes but I'm not sure if they are Marions or maybe a cheap import.
 
garry3 said:
Does that scout axe have an undersized eye? I ask because I have came across similar looking hatchets with painted hafts and smaller than normal eyes but I'm not sure if they are Marions or maybe a cheap import.
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Standard camp hatchet sized eye.
 
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