Woodings - Verona U.S. 98.....

I would say definitely yes! You got a great deal.
I'm curious, if you plan on filing it, if you'll find the steel to be hard. I have one that was on the harder side of normal. Even bordering on very hard. And though anecdotal I heard several others mention the same thing with theirs too.
Yours is in great shape! Good score!
 
Drum4fun said:
Found this at an Estate sale today.... I gave $10.50 . Dates to 1 year
after buyout by Ames. Seemed to be in pretty good shape. I'll check the
temper lines. Was hoping for a vintage Woodings - Verona but this will
have to do for now. Worth the price ?

Charles
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I am not sure you gonna find any very old W-V axes. Company specialized in railroad tools. https://archive.org/details/WoodingsVeronaToolWorksCatalogue16/page/n81
Most of the axes I have seen are from 90ies and early 2000. The earliest stamp I have seen was 1988.
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/woodings-verona-very-hard.966034/
 
YJ.... I'll check hardness.... don't want to do damage to my good files. I recall
many conversations here on the Woodings - Verona line. My first "caught
in the wild". In the condition this axe/haft was in I thought pretty much a "no
brainer"...but, I have been fooled before. Thanks.

CSA... wow , that link to the catalogs is the stuff dreams are made of ! Look at the
number of vise manuf. , and Fayette Plumbs catalog. Good stuff, thank you. You
are correct, just because the W -V works has been around for so long doesn't
mean they were always manuf. axes. My assumption was incorrect. It appears
(internet search) that 90's-2000's are/is the most common age range. Thanks.

Charles
 
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