Plumb boy's axe???

[rwn2000]

I picked up this Plumb BSA hatchet a few months ago; it was in a 5 gal bucket of old tools including a carpenters hatchet, 3 or 4 block planes, a brace and several bits, old wood chisels etc. $40 for teh whole bucket.

I went to the antique market today and saw this:

Little brother and big brother together again:

closeup of the boy's axe

epoxy in the eye, probably not that old ?? Handle has some remnants of that same burgundy color paint.

The bit has a few dings but not too bad and it doesn't appear to have been used or sharpened much at all. I plan on sanding the handle smooth and filing out the dings, leaving teh rest of the head as is.

randy'

 

[coreboy]

thats a great deal for $ 40 ! i love my Plumb Boys Axe

 

[bearhunter]

Very nice finds there.
Love the boys axe.

 

[jwaj]

Great finds. Nice looking Axe and hatchet.

 

[Frank-New Zealand]

They make a nice pair. Great pattern. Watch the axe doesn't 'glance off' with that short bevel though.

Good find. regards... Frank

 

[screened porch]

That red stain on the handle and epoxy in the eye would be as old as the axe, I think. The glue was called permabond and Plumb made them like that for a while. Plumb ads were bragging about their permanently attached handles when I was a cub scout in the mid-sixties. That's 1960s.
Nice finds in good shape- congrats.

 

[markv]

a couple of my favorite s
i have several Plumb hatchets, and two larger sizes what i call boys axe size.

Plumb steel is real good and the quality or workmanship is there too.
all good

buzz