Handed down through the family

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Handed down through the family

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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.
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Wow! ::tu:: ::tu:: Very nice!
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GPSTOPDOG,
Thanks, tools were valued and carefully taken care of on the frontier.
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Open Range-19 wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:31 am GPSTOPDOG,
Thanks, tools were valued and carefully taken care of on the frontier.
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. ::hmm::
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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.
That broad ax is way cool!
David
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I can only decipher "WARRANTED" on the axe, have you tried doing a pencil/charcoal rub over paper?
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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.
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Sometimes dusting flour in the grooves will make a stamp more legible. SOMETIMES.
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I’ll give that a try. Thanks.
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