Photos Vintage Craftsman Huing Axe

[jon hendren]

New here, found what I believe to be a hatchet for hueing logs in a buddies basement. Anyone know anything about it besides the obvious fact it’s a craftsman? Also dumb question, but how do you post pictures on the site? Thanks in advance
CRAFTEMAN
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[Hickory n steel]

New here, found what I believe to be a hatchet for hueing logs in a buddies basement. Anyone know anything about it besides the obvious fact it’s a craftsman? Also dumb question, but how do you post pictures on the site? Thanks in advance
CRAFTEMAN
REG. US PAT. OFF-M

Made for Sears/Craftsman by Vaughan & Bushnell ( that M there is the OEM code Sears had for Vaughan) in the 50's-60's.
It's a broad hatchet or " bench axe " as it's sometimes called.

 

[Hickory n steel]

This is what you have right ?

 

[A17]

Could be a "heavy-half" hatchet as well, hence the confusion about whether it's a hewing axe or not.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Could be a "heavy-half" hatchet as well, hence the confusion about whether it's a hewing axe or not.

Yeah I always forget about that odd duck.
The overall package seems handy, but they're just weird looking .

 

[sceva]

This Craftsman Hewing Hatchet was my Great Grandfathers in the 1920's - 1930's. AQs it came to me and after re-hafting it to suit me and make it usable again. Grand Dad was a barn builder in Champaign County, Ohio and used it for hewing fitting beams

 

[jon hendren]

Thanks for the verification, that is what I thought it was too.

Made for Sears/Craftsman by Vaughan & Bushnell ( that M there is the OEM code Sears had for Vaughan) in the 50's-60's.
It's a broad hatchet or " bench axe " as it's sometimes called.

Made for Sears/Craftsman by Vaughan & Bushnell ( that M there is the OEM code Sears had for Vaughan) in the 50's-60's.
It's a broad hatchet or " bench axe " as it's sometimes called.

Thanks that’s exactly what I have

 

[Ernest DuBois]

The axes from above aren't for hewing logs. Other carpentry work yes, I guess, edging, trimming maybe even something to do with a rough kind of joinery in a stretch but to hew logs with one would be kind of fruitless.

 

[sceva]

The axes from above aren't for hewing logs. Other carpentry work yes, I guess, edging, trimming maybe even something to do with a rough kind of joinery in a stretch but to hew logs with one would be kind of fruitless.

Yes, they normally used a larger axe for hewing the logs but the hatchets were used also for things like barrel staves, joining, fitting beams up etc.

 

[Old Axeman]

The guy in the above video does not know how to broad axe hew logs.

 

[Ernest DuBois]

I was just going to say that rarely did I see a demonstration of more awkwardness.

 

[Square_peg]

The guy in the above video does not know how to broad axe hew logs.

Don't you know you're supposed to put the work up high, Bernie! ;D
We've been doing it wrong.

 

[Old Axeman]

But, he does have a cute apron don't you think ?

 

[Old Axeman]

If you have an interest in Broad Axe log hewing, there are some good, some bad, videos on this forum. Square Peg kindly posted some historic footage for me a while back.
If you can find a way to watch the October 21, 1993, show no. 15-08 of "This Old House", you will get to see Norm Abram in the Wyoming Washakie Wilderness working on a historic log house restoration.