Anyone Collect Axes & Hatchets?
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Man, these are some lookin' hatchets! If you are looking for handles, there is a store on Ebay called "The Hickory Handle Store". They have a fair selection, but won't hardly answer an email.
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I used to buy handles from House Handle Company. They were real nice folks to deal with.
I measure my collection by the ton.
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I picked this one up at the flea market this morning. A Lakeside axe in beautiful condition, $15.
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Thank you MB. 31 inches not counting the section in the axe head. The color of the wood is really pretty on this one.
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What a great looking tool that is Mike. Does it show a maker? How big is the head?
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Thanks Joe. The head is 7 1/4 inches from the butt to the cutting edge. It's marked Lakeside which was Montgomery Ward's house brand.
The guy had several axes for sale but this one really stood out.
The guy had several axes for sale but this one really stood out.
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Nice Viking. Looks like its hardened pretty far up, they really meant for that one to be used for awhile!
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Here's a head I found about 18 years ago in Washington, Ct.
It's OLD.
It's OLD.
Joe
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Nice relic Joe. Even nicer knife.
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Joe, I had an old feller at a flea market, many years ago, show me an old hatchet that looked a lot like your old relic axe-head.
It had a half-rotted handle in it and the eye had been broken, all the way down and it looked as though it had been hand welded back together. A really un usable piece of junk...
He told me that it was THE hatchet that was used by George Washington to chop down the cherry tree. He said that the ONLY thing that had EVER been done to it, was, the handle had been replaced 4 times and the head had been replaced twice. He kept a straight face for about 30 seconds, then cracked up, laughing.
It may be a stupid story but I thought it was fairly original...
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It had a half-rotted handle in it and the eye had been broken, all the way down and it looked as though it had been hand welded back together. A really un usable piece of junk...
He told me that it was THE hatchet that was used by George Washington to chop down the cherry tree. He said that the ONLY thing that had EVER been done to it, was, the handle had been replaced 4 times and the head had been replaced twice. He kept a straight face for about 30 seconds, then cracked up, laughing.
It may be a stupid story but I thought it was fairly original...
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That's a good story, Bill.
I did find this head in an area where Hessian soldiers built a small building during the Revolutionary war.
Who knows......don't know how to date such things. I believe it is tempered at the edge though.
I did find this head in an area where Hessian soldiers built a small building during the Revolutionary war.
Who knows......don't know how to date such things. I believe it is tempered at the edge though.
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here is some miniature battle axes that i make out of old saw blades with eather brass or steel pins and different cinds of wood and cause their made from a saw blade which is high carbon they will take a nice edge i dont uasually put the edge on it unless the person that is getting it request the edge
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Wow! bd8b...
Nice work. There are a lot of talented Folks on this Site. I wish I was one of them...
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Nice work. There are a lot of talented Folks on this Site. I wish I was one of them...
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Champion Hatchet, possibly Kelly made? Not sure. Hope someone could enlighten me on this one. Very well made and really nice patina.
Kelly Flint Edge. Good axe, little bit hard to find with this stamp. Stamped with this man forging an axe on the back and True Temper Kelly Works on the front.
Plumb Champion axe. Made to commemorate Peter McLaren (Melbourne Australia) as a champion wood chopper. Austalian made Plumbs have a star stamped onto the back of the head, and are less valuable than ones not stamped with a star. A price difference from $100 plus for an Australian to $300 - $600 for an American made with no star stamp.
True Temper Kelly Jersey Felling Axe. Great axe for using, very well hardened bit and grooved eye for extra handle retention. Kelly Perfects were some of the best axes Kelly made. $100 range for a good one with a handle.
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Nice Oz! Got any more?
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yeah they are all going on the bay next couple of weeks or so. Thinking about puttin a Stanley 4 square on there (its ROUGH though), a Binghams Best Brand from Cleveland Ohio (have two of these, almost exactly the same condition), a Norlund "tomahawk" axe.
Those guys are into axes right now, looks like that's where the money is! I'll get some pics. Have some really really neat Keen Kutters that are staying in the Kollection. One with a stamp of geese and another with a stamp of a dog. These bring pretty nice money but are just too purdy to sell I will get some pics of these, as they are the best. Another good one is an original marbles safety axe, I'll grab a pic of this too.
Those guys are into axes right now, looks like that's where the money is! I'll get some pics. Have some really really neat Keen Kutters that are staying in the Kollection. One with a stamp of geese and another with a stamp of a dog. These bring pretty nice money but are just too purdy to sell I will get some pics of these, as they are the best. Another good one is an original marbles safety axe, I'll grab a pic of this too.
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I'll be looking forward to seeing them.
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Not any good at taking knife pic's but here's axe pic or think they're called atz-no markings on it but doesn't appear to have much if any use at all
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Very nice head, PigStiker. It does look to be unused. Unsharpened for sure.
Joe
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Nice PigSticker. Thanks for posting it.
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Nice little camp axe-very little use unsharpened EDIT got rid of Photobucket pic's
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Really nice one. I wonder how old it is?
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