What did you rehang today?

[Able_walker]

My co-worker just gave me this hatchet....no marks but it has a nice heft to it and there is lots of edge to sharpen up. I guess I'll grind down the mushrooming and go full of polish..why not.

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[300Six]

I don't know where you are located but this looks suspiciously like that of a domestic 'Montreal pattern' head of which there is very little hadened blade left. A good inch seems to be missing. Soak that sucker in vinegar (to establish the extent of hardening) and prove me wrong!

 

[Able_walker]

I don't know where you are located but this looks suspiciously like that of a domestic 'Montreal pattern' head of which there is very little hadened blade left. A good inch seems to be missing. Soak that sucker in vinegar (to establish the extent of hardening) and prove me wrong!

I can see what you mean now....I put a wire wheel to it and I can see a little "ridge" about 1/2 inch from the edge that seems to designate a metal difference.That said it has worked a ton in it's life so I'll rehang it and use it as an all purpose beater..

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[garry3]

I hung an old hatchet just the other day that for most purposes was worn out like that one is. I put a sharp edge on it and use it as a dedicated kindling hatchet. It might just be good for one thing but you would be hard pressed to find one that works better. I was popping rounds I did not think I could with a little hatchet and I couldn't get it stuck either, and I tried.

 

[Blue Sasquatch]

There is a mark on it, though it's pretty faded.

Can not make a thing out unfortunately. I have a couple that are remarkably similar. One with part of the kerf cut and another without. Back then they cut kerfs straight when they cut them. I wish I could put a date on them hafts. One thing they have in common is the lack of a shoulder. There might be a reason for that....

Pretty sure that's a Briar Edge stamp on the handle, one very similar to the NYCRR stamped axe below.

Grey George axe out of Tennessee, purchased it from a lady who's father was in WWII, he recalled her grandfather using it as a lumberjack to pay the bills, he used it to try and seek peace in the woods after the war, he had some mustard gas lung issue that kept him up all the time and probably some other trauma.

Kelly Works Woodslasher, on the back it's stamped N.Y.C.R.R. which means the head was used in the creation or maintenance of the railroad in New York, likely 1890s-1900s kind of time frame, Handle may not be original but it is an old Briar Edge handle.

Kelly Standard True Temper Fireman's Axe

Fulton Adze, a finishing tool for ships, houses.

Gem of the weekend, a rare Seattle hardware company felling axe, on a 30" octagonal hickory handle with a walnut wedge. Called a tree-toppers axe, they would clip this to their harness as they climbed to the top of a tree, to hack it off before the tree was cut down.

 

[blade dude]

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[Agent_H]

Fine looking axes Blue Sasquatch. I would call your link there "axe porn". :thumbup:

 

[Blue Sasquatch]

Fine looking axes Blue Sasquatch. I would call your link there "axe porn". :thumbup:

There are a few neat axes on there. Will be putting the duplicates on custom handles and selling them off slowly. Have a batch of 6-7 to start off with this weekend. Will see how far I get, it takes me a while to carve handles.

 

[rjdankert]

. . . they would clip this to their harness as they climbed to the top of a tree, to hack it off before the tree was cut down. . .

Not on the thread topic, but these guys are fascinating.

Bob

 

[garry3]

Pretty sure that's a Briar Edge stamp on the handle, one very similar to the NYCRR stamped axe below.

Grey George axe out of Tennessee, purchased it from a lady who's father was in WWII, he recalled her grandfather using it as a lumberjack to pay the bills, he used it to try and seek peace in the woods after the war, he had some mustard gas lung issue that kept him up all the time and probably some other trauma.

Kelly Works Woodslasher, on the back it's stamped N.Y.C.R.R. which means the head was used in the creation or maintenance of the railroad in New York, likely 1890s-1900s kind of time frame, Handle may not be original but it is an old Briar Edge handle.

Thank you. Nice axes.
Another link to high lead logging history.
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/ou...High Lead Logging/High-Lead Logging Main.html

 

[jstare]

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I guess I will be the first to ask, what happened here? It looks as though you skipped using a wood wedge, put the metal wedge in parallel with the eye instead of perpendicular to the cutting edge and then hammered the crap out of it until it seemed "tight"? A metal wedge should not be put in as the primary method of holding the handle in, it won't work for long. The metal wedge should always be diagonal or perpendicular across the grain to add extra strength after the wood wedge has been put in. My suggestion would be to go on youtube and look up how to hang an axe for better instruction how to do this properly.

Unless of course this is how you found the head and are going to re-do it, in which case then disregard all previous comments.

 

[blade dude]

I guess I will be the first to ask, what happened here? It looks as though you skipped using a wood wedge, put the metal wedge in parallel with the eye instead of perpendicular to the cutting edge and then hammered the crap out of it until it seemed "tight"? A metal wedge should not be put in as the primary method of holding the handle in, it won't work for long. The metal wedge should always be diagonal or perpendicular across the grain to add extra strength after the wood wedge has been put in. My suggestion would be to go on youtube and look up how to hang an axe for better instruction how to do this properly.

Unless of course this is how you found the head and are going to re-do it, in which case then disregard all previous comments.

What happened here is my grandpa decided to be nice and "finish" it for my when I got up to go pee. Same reason no one wants to buy my car is he decided to put two holes in the front bumper to improve airflow. I'll just use the hatchet till it breaks the head was pretty solid on there before as well.


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[Agent_H]

Same reason no one wants to buy my car is he decided to put two holes in the front bumper to improve airflow.

This made me laugh for some reason. Please don't take this the wrong way but I am cleaning coffee off my laptop now.

Proof that Grandpas are to be valued and they do have lessons to teach each and every one of us.

You are right though, you can always rehang it in the future if it comes loose.

Good attitude :thumbup:

 

[garry3]

What happened here is my grandpa decided to be nice and "finish" it for my when I got up to go pee. Same reason no one wants to buy my car is he decided to put two holes in the front bumper to improve airflow. I'll just use the hatchet till it breaks the head was pretty solid on there before as well.


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LOL! I know that everyone was trying to think of how to say something in a tactful manner.
Your grandfather is a dangerous man.

 

[jstare]

What happened here is my grandpa decided to be nice and "finish" it for my when I got up to go pee. Same reason no one wants to buy my car is he decided to put two holes in the front bumper to improve airflow. I'll just use the hatchet till it breaks the head was pretty solid on there before as well.


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That is too funny, definitely made my day. It would be easily salvagable to fix that up a bit better. Just pry out the metal wedge, put in a wood one and then you could put the metal wedge in the correct way and it would probably last you quite a while.

 

[blade dude]

LOL! I know that everyone was trying to think of how to say something in a tactful manner.
Your grandfather is a dangerous man.

I've never lied so badly as I did when I thanked him. See with him when his hammers get wobbly he just drives nails in them until they ain't. Then he paints over them with yellow paint to secure it or something. Gotta keep mine from him or half the head will be yellow as well.


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[Agent_H]

...See with him when his hammers get wobbly he just drives nails in them until they ain't. Then he paints over them with yellow paint to secure it or something. Gotta keep mine from him or half the head will be yellow as well.

I don't know Bladedude. He likes them his way but you are describing a hammer that, if I came across it somewhere, I might just might buy.

Nails, yellow paint, and all.

Funny how that works.

 

[300Six]

My co-worker just gave me this hatchet....no marks but it has a nice heft to it and there is lots of edge to sharpen up. I guess I'll grind down the mushrooming and go full of polish..why not.

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Nice thing about a worn out axe is they make for good splitters due to the overall increased angle of the blade. I suspect that homesteaders of yesteryear relegated worn-out felling axes over to the fire wood pile rather than retire them outright.

 

[garry3]

I've never lied so badly as I did when I thanked him. See with him when his hammers get wobbly he just drives nails in them until they ain't. Then he paints over them with yellow paint to secure it or something. Gotta keep mine from him or half the head will be yellow as well.


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Its truly the thought that matters though and its good you can keep things in perspective. What I would give to have just one more day with one of my grandfathers.:thumbup:

 

[Agent_H]

Its truly the thought that matters though and its good you can keep things in perspective. What I would give to have just one more day with one of my grandfathers.:thumbup:

Exactly.