What is this hole? (Fill in your own joke here).

[Square_peg]

Maybe used to maintain alignment through a series of dies during forging.

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

Do you know who made them?
How similar to the OP's axe?
Pictures to share?

Thanks.


Bob

Plumb

 

[rjdankert]

Bob

 

[SharpBits]

Do the double bit axes have a corresponding hole on the opposing bit?

 

[PhilipWimberly]

Axehole...

Wish I'd've thought of that...

 

[PhilipWimberly]

Could the axe be part of an axe and irons set for firefighters? Maybe the divot helps hold the irons? Just a guess.

Don't know if you're right or not, but this is a really clever guess. Since it is only on one side, I think it may be the leading guess

 

[PhilipWimberly]

My bet

Regards

Freaking love this possibility. I actually think the hole is too small for this, but I'm probably gonna say that's what it is if I can ever get anyone to ask me about it.

 

[Fixedwing]

Wish I'd've thought of that...

I can't resist low hanging fruit...

 

[PhilipWimberly]

Very possibly for use with a USFS modified belt sander jig. Such a divot would give a consistent spot to securely anchor the tip of the angle adjustment bolt.

Wow. Absolutely guaranteed to get a good answer from you. It's only on one side, (you couldn't have known) so I'm guessing not in this case. But now I'm researching these jigs!

 

[garry3]

Bob

Plumb had all kinds of these shapes stamped deeply into their heads, triangles, circles, stars ect.

With the round hole it could have very easily be added later but I have seen enough of them to be certain (in my mind anyway) that many came that way from Plumb.

Plumbs are hard to date but they seem to be on vintage axes only and that includes the Au-To-graf.

 

[rjdankert]

Tom Lamond YesteryearsTools:

Bob