Handed down through the family
- Open Range-19
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Handed down through the family
I’m the current caretaker for the old broad ax and adz handed down through my family. Both are marked but I’ve been unable to decipher much.
Re: Handed down through the family
Wow! Very nice!
Please visit my AAPK store: https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... er_id=2383
They say, “Hard work never hurt anyone”, but I'm still not willing to risk it.
They say, “Hard work never hurt anyone”, but I'm still not willing to risk it.
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GPSTOPDOG,
Thanks, tools were valued and carefully taken care of on the frontier.
Thanks, tools were valued and carefully taken care of on the frontier.
Re: Handed down through the family
I have been up to Idaho and Montana. I have friends up there and after spending time with them, I can see how good well taken care of tools could make the difference from surviving from one season to another. Think of all the stories that must go along with them, some told and most untold.Open Range-19 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:31 am GPSTOPDOG,
Thanks, tools were valued and carefully taken care of on the frontier.
Please visit my AAPK store: https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... er_id=2383
They say, “Hard work never hurt anyone”, but I'm still not willing to risk it.
They say, “Hard work never hurt anyone”, but I'm still not willing to risk it.
Re: Handed down through the family
That broad ax is way cool!Open Range-19 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 7:02 pm I’m the current caretaker for the old broad ax and adz handed down through my family. Both are marked but I’ve been unable to decipher much.
David
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
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Re: Handed down through the family
I can only decipher "WARRANTED" on the axe, have you tried doing a pencil/charcoal rub over paper?
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
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You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
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Re: Handed down through the family
1967redrider,
Yep, obviously the word WARRANTED is there. The pencil rub was tried some years ago but reveals nothing legible. The family has colonial roots so some interesting items were around as I was growing up. When I was a kid I added the leather thong to this one. I am the caretaker for it as well.
Yep, obviously the word WARRANTED is there. The pencil rub was tried some years ago but reveals nothing legible. The family has colonial roots so some interesting items were around as I was growing up. When I was a kid I added the leather thong to this one. I am the caretaker for it as well.
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Re: Handed down through the family
Sometimes dusting flour in the grooves will make a stamp more legible. SOMETIMES.
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I’ll give that a try. Thanks.