Really small hatchets.

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I dug through some of my toys yesterday and pulled out a few hatchets. Included was a tiny Wetterlings Wild Life, I believe it is called. Man that thing is tiny, useful, and almost cute.....if such could be said of a hatchet, lol. It occurred to me that I could simply shove this tiny thing into a front pocket of my tan canvas work pants. They have cargo type pockets. How convenient is that!? I have hatchets of different lengths and head weights but I doubt, well I know, that none of the others could be head pushed into a pants pocket. Looks like time to take this one out for play time again.
 
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they call them pocket axes, i'v never had one but they seem fun. vaughan and marbles still make them for pretty cheap.

never knew wetterlings made them though
 
This may be relevant for a size reference also. I got this Kukri almost a year a go. Sharpened it up, hacked up bush and made a fire in the snow. Then promptly forgot about it, lol. I should dig that one out also.
http://imgur.com/a/JnJvI
 


The handle I put on my Vaughan sub zero hatchet is 12" so it's not going all the way into any of my pants or shorts pockets, but it does fit comfortably in my tacklebox.

BTW if you're interested in the little guys you should check out the " the mini hatchet " thread.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Is that the original handle on your little Vaughan hatchet ?
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The head worked loose, so I removed the blue paint and blued the steel while it was apart. A slight amount (1/4") of handle was lost when I reattached and epoxied the handle to the head. The grip end of the handle was quite ragged, so I sanded it down. I sanded and refinished the handle with Tung oil, so it is not as white as it used to be. I also cross drilled the handle to accept a wrist loop. I bought it at Sears in the early '50's for $1.67 (no sheath). Craftsman is stamped into the handle and the head. Sears probably farmed the item out to Vaughn.
 
Man there sure are some small ones out there for sure ! I think I will look at that mini hatchet thread, thanks for the pics gents.
 
tiguy7 said:
The head worked loose, so I removed the blue paint and blued the steel while it was apart. A slight amount (1/4") of handle was lost when I reattached and epoxied the handle to the head. The grip end of the handle was quite ragged, so I sanded it down. I sanded and refinished the handle with Tung oil, so it is not as white as it used to be. I also cross drilled the handle to accept a wrist loop. I bought it at Sears in the early '50's for $1.67 (no sheath). Craftsman is stamped into the handle and the head. Sears probably farmed the item out to Vaughn.
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Yeah, produced and still produces many hatchets and hammers for sears / craftsman.
 
The Gransfor Burke Kubben is already good enough but I have heard good things about their mini hatchet.
 
I used to have a custom hatchet from the exchange here that was dwarfed by pretty much everything else out there. 9-10" long handle, 1.5" cutting edge on a head that weighed maybe 7-8oz. It was adorable. Fun little kindling chopper, too.
 
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