Should i be using this plumb?

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EddieS

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Hi folks. I bought this axe new back in the 90's as an apprentice It was buried in an old old hardware store in north Queensland. It had clearly been hiding on the shelf for a long time. I saw it an recalled some old blokes saying plumbs were good axes. I spend my last bucks on it. I quickly broke the handle. It's been kicking around the toolboxes ever since. I recently dug it out, gave it a clean up and sharpen and a new handle. I've been using it for a bit of exercise as I'm not a youngster anymore. Psyching up for a cordwood challenge.
I've not been able to find much about it other than there don't seem to be many around for sale. On my property there is only hard as rock timber. Iron bark, yellow stringybark , spotted gum etc. Some of it dry and very hard on axes.
Question is is that head valuable, and am I pointlessly torturing a valuable head when I should be using an agodor tassie or something instead? It's really only been sharpened the once just recently. Gave it a proper 20 degree profiling.

It's this exact head. Minus the sticker.... that fell off years ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Axecraft/comments/w3m6rr

Thanks for reading,
Ed
 
EddieS said:
Hi folks. I bought this axe new back in the 90's as an apprentice It was buried in an old old hardware store in north Queensland. It had clearly been hiding on the shelf for a long time. I saw it an recalled some old blokes saying plumbs were good axes. I spend my last bucks on it. I quickly broke the handle. It's been kicking around the toolboxes ever since. I recently dug it out, gave it a clean up and sharpen and a new handle. I've been using it for a bit of exercise as I'm not a youngster anymore. Psyching up for a cordwood challenge.
I've not been able to find much about it other than there don't seem to be many around for sale. On my property there is only hard as rock timber. Iron bark, yellow stringybark , spotted gum etc. Some of it dry and very hard on axes.
Question is is that head valuable, and am I pointlessly torturing a valuable head when I should be using an agodor tassie or something instead? It's really only been sharpened the once just recently. Gave it a proper 20 degree profiling.

It's this exact head. Minus the sticker.... that fell off years ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Axecraft/comments/w3m6rr

Thanks for reading,
EdI
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I believe this head was made for Plumb by METCo . http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Plumb Co..html

Just starting a collection

Hi All I am just starting a Axe collection and picked up this Collins axe for a great price but not sure of model info. Appreciate any help some of you more experienced collectors can share on this model and if it is a keeper.
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If I were you I would check list of completed auctions on ebay (I have seen those pop up there from time to time)
 
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I haven't been able to find any recent auctions or sales of that head. I've no idea what it's worth. Question is, should I be using it?
 
70's cooper tools era probably made for Plumb by Mann, maybe something people might like to have but I wouldn't expect there to be that many people really looking for one and it's not exactly a particularly special axe.

I say just continue using it.
 
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