Which "semi" rare Axe/Hatchet brand would you most like to find/own ?

I agree with Operator1975 . Plumb Victory steel is almost file-proof. Once they're sharp, you can't dull them in wood.
 
When it comes to axes and the second hand market, being left handed can be a drawback since the right axes are there more often, but I have been on the lookout for a zimmermannsaxt from J.F. Fuhcs, out of Cannstatt but then the left-handed kind, very rare.

E.DB.
 
Hi all,

I saw for sale yesterday what I was told is a very old rare Hatchet. Waaaaay too expensive for me but, a cool looking Hatchet nontheless. OP, might you know of something called a "BUTTERFLY" and/or "Bow Tie" pattern Historical Hatchet ?
I liked it a lot but, $1500.00 ! EDIT : Found it! http://tatcalite.tripod.com/id69.htm

HARDBALL
 
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Hi Op,

Yes indeed! Is that not an awesome vintage Belt Axe ? I agree, I suspect those Hatchets are far and few. The gentleman who had one for sale (really nice guy) allowed me to take a several pictures of his "Butterfly" Axe so that one day I could have a Black Smith make me a copy. The gentleman who was selling this Axe is a "SCUBA Diver" who over the years has found tons of incredible Historical items in certain Lakes of Maine. I don't think the "Butterfly" Axe he had for sale however was a underwater found Axe.

HARDBALL
 
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Have to be careful though these days. Might have a blacksmith make one of those, leave it outside for a year, haft it, and say, well this is from 1780......
 
Ernest DuBois said:
When it comes to axes and the second hand market, being left handed can be a drawback since the right axes are there more often, but I have been on the lookout for a zimmermannsaxt from J.F. Fuhcs, out of Cannstatt but then the left-handed kind, very rare.

E.DB.
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That's why they make double bits. One edge right handed, the other edge left handed. Just ha ve to be careful which edge you use.:)
 
Necro post but topic is still valid- I am still trying to grab a really nice Connecticut pattern and a a nice Keen Kutter. Not rare but I just have not snagged one yet.

Bill

edited to add, kentucky pattern and undercutter axe- available but have not snagged one just yet.
 
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I found a "fair" condition Plumb Boy Scout hatchet from the 30s. I was looking for one to put together with a display of old Scout camping gear but after it arrived I liked the design and quality so much I'm now looking for another in as-good or better condition to be the wall hanger so I can put this one to use. The one I got still had the original screw wedge on the original handle. The head was a bit loose but the screw wedge worked as advertized and a quarter turn tightened it right up. To date this is the only design for a wedge (that I've found) that allows for such convenient field tightening of the head.
 
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I didn't know they had a New York factory... Where can I find more about that?
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Walters had either a factory or a sales outlet in Ogdensburg NY for about a decade or so. Likely to get around import tariffs or exchange rates or something like that. Or maybe even to appease 'buy American' customers. May well be that the Hudson Bay pattern axes that Walters made were exclusive to the USA branch. I do know that Walters made these (have a photo of one somewhere and did carefully look that one over) but they are not common (only one I've ever seen) and the one I looked at belonged to the son of the Walters general manager (1947-1973) and was told that it came from Ogdensburg.
 
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Hjärtumyxa and М.Artemyev.
 
Ahhh! Glad to see someone bumped this old thread of mine as YARD SALE/FLEA MARKET season will soon happening here in Maine. Although you couldn't tell it by today's (3-26-14) weather. CRAZY!
I have found several old Carbon Knives during the Winter but, no new (old) Hatchets/Axes....EDIT.....WHOOPS! I take that back. I found a nice SWEDISH Boy Axe this Winter! Cost me ten dollars! Yes!
Heck, I should be on this new TV Show "DOWN EAST DICKERS" lol. I also found (three) neat old Carbon Butcher Knives. One has an "in-laid" Brass (?) plate piece sunk into it's wood slabs/handles. Scratched into the plates were the letters JHI on one side and on the other side of the plate was scratched in (I suspect) a date with the numbers : 1869! How cool is that ? 145 years old Knife! I do not see any markings on the Blade itself. Arrrrr, I have got to find a new/old Hatchet/Tomahawk/Ax soon !

Regards,
HARDBALL
 
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I would love to find a Kelly Black Prince double bit cruiser. They were made in Canada. I do know a fellow who has one and he's hanging on to it.

Tom
 
I scored a Collins Legitimus Boys axe last night so one more slot filled.

More to go...

Interests change along the way, some of what I collected last Summer no longer interests me, so they will go to make possible newer interesting axes.

Bill
 
What would I like?

Canadian Warren Pink Sager Chemical Process, Puget Sound felling pattern, original label.

Never know; might happen. :D
 
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