Photos The Pulp Axe (very rare)

[ithinkverydeeply]

This is pretty neat! It’s the very same axe that appears in the Axe Makers of North America on page 14.

The pulp axe was used in mills to move pulp wood around with the long spike.

Although Allan was calling it a Tommy Axe in the book, it’s obviously not what people think of as a the Tommy Axe (a True-Temper).
This, I think, is more accurately called a Pulp Axe.

Both Larry and Allan said that it was the only one they had ever seen. It originally came from Jim Nolte’s collection. As the caption says, 4lbs 16 1/4”. It’s the Seattle Hardware Occident brand.

 

[ithinkverydeeply]

I liberated it from the haft and rubbed it with some oil and steel wool.
But I figure I should take the wire wheel to it a little bit...?

 

[A17]

It looks like a reforged double bit to me. You can still see the beginnings of phantom bevels on the pike side. Can you see forging marks for attaching the pike or was it factory made like that? Either way, it's still a cool, one of a kind axe.

 

[ithinkverydeeply]

It looks like a reforged double bit to me. You can still see the beginnings of phantom bevels on the pike side. Can you see forging marks for attaching the pike or was it factory made like that? Either way, it's still a cool, one of a kind axe.

Not attached, more likely forged from a double bit PSF.

Here are some closeups:
You can see signs of the pike being “pinched” and ground at the base by the eye but not as obvious as the prototype chainsaw axe that was made from a double bit.
Front

The back side

Prototype chainsaw axe with folds

I just think it’s cool that it is the axe from the book with a cool pedigree, being from these fine gentlemen’s collections.

 

[Agent_H]

Not attached, more likely forged from a double bit PSF.

Here are some closeups:
You can see signs of the pike being “pinched” and ground at the base by the eye but not as obvious as the prototype chainsaw axe that was made from a double bit.
Front

The back side

Prototype chainsaw axe with folds

I just think it’s cool that it is the axe from the book with a cool pedigree, being from these fine gentlemen’s collections.

Can I ask how you came across this one?

 

[ithinkverydeeply]

You know.