US 90 double bit

Agent_H

Agent_H

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I picked this up last week. It’s marked US 90 on one side and marked 3 1/2 lbs. on the other. My scale says this one is actually 4lbs 2oz. I believe my scale (nothing fancy up to 5 lbs.) is accurate. Is that common for a marking to be off that much on the plus side?
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Was there some consensus as to the maker of the US 90 marked heads? I have heard Council Tool, Woodings-Verona, etc. The previous owner definitely had two different grinds going – one being ground a little “chisel-like”.
Probably not worth worrying about but I’ve only encountered single bits with the US 90 stamp.
Any ideas?
 
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Wood handle install weights were not included when they (Council) stamped the heads. And if you leaned this entire axe of yours on to a bathroom-type scale another 1/2 lbs is no biggie, either. You really don't want a balsa wood handle.
 
300six - you think this is Council Tool? That's a food scale that goes up to 5lbs it's sitting on.

Did many makers stamp weights including the handles?
 
Agent_H said:
300six - you think this is Council Tool? That's a food scale that goes up to 5lbs it's sitting on.

Did many makers stamp weights including the handles?
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Sorry! Council stamps their logo on all their stuff far as I know. Virtually all makers stamp their heads by weight, without a handle. Ebony handle vs Balsa would make a considerable difference as would 'miner' specs (short handle) or calls for the Wilt Chamberlain edition.
 
300Six said:
Sorry! Council stamps their logo on all their stuff far as I know. Virtually all makers stamp their heads by weight, without a handle. Ebony handle vs Balsa would make a considerable difference as would 'miner' specs (short handle) or calls for the Wilt Chamberlain edition.
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I have a CT brush axe without a stamp. I have wondered for decades(yes decades)what it was, as it still has a partial, unreadable golden colored label on the head. Not too long ago, I noticed a faint but readable "Council" stamp on the handle.
 
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