Anyone Collect Axes & Hatchets?

[vikingdog]

Good stuff you guys. Do you have any idea when the scout hatchet is from PigSticker? I have an Estwing from the late 60s that's all one piece of metal.

Thanks for taking the time and effort to post your pictures. This is a good thread.

[PigSticker]

No idea how old the Scout is i've had it all of twenty years now and it was in the same shape then--I have seen this same hatchet on Ebay and they had red and green paint on the handle orginally. I've got more at the cabin i'll get pic's of next time i'm up there.

Al that is a very cool firemen's axe also like those swede axes.

Just remembered i have one more i brought down from up north it's not handled and has no marking stamped on it but looks to have been forged i'll dig it out and get a couple shots of it in the next day er so

[bigdaddys8ball]

hello everybody i dug this up the other day ive had it for a long time it was my grandpaws and he passed in 1978 and ive have had it all these years i cleaned for about 30 minutes and on the side of it it says craftsman over =reg us pat off-m= it looks like it has never been used what can anyone tell me about this hatchet i would like to know when it was made

[PigSticker]

Bigdaddy that is a framing axe-That is what all the west coast house framers used instead of a framing hammer and those guys would really butch stuff up with em-probably a 32oz.

[wazu013]

Does this count ?

[vikingdog]

Wow, it sure does! I've never seen that set before, very nice.

[IMBand]

One that my brother gave me.

[MyDogsHunt]

I'm not really a collector, but here's an old Plumb Cruiser axe I found and revitalized.

Makes a perfect companion to my little Estwing Hatchet at camp.

I even made a cover for it to keep it from "chopping" the rest of my gear on the way to camp.

Had a hard time finding the correct 28" handle for it, but it was well worth the effort IMO.
I'd much rather have this old American made beauty than a whole pick up load of fancy, high dollar Sweedish stuff for what I do.
Charlie

[vikingdog]

Real nice axe and nice pictures Charlie! If you made the leather cover you did a great job of it. I have an Estwing hatchet just like yours.

[MyDogsHunt]

Thanks Mike
I did indeed make the cover but it wasn't my design.
A nice guy over on blade forums came up with it and shared it with me.
Love those little Estwings, they're indestructable.
I bought that one as a companion to one of my old favorites.


Retired the knife years ago, but the hatchet still lives in the camp box and always will.
Charlie

[vikingdog]

"Love those little Estwings, they're indestructable." I've had mine since I was in Boy Scouts over 40 years ago. I still have the leather cover for it too. Those hatchets clean up really nice.

Nice photo of your campsite, I wish I was there now.

[Miller Bro's]

The Estwing hunting knives are rare IMO, I just don`t see very many. I am lucky to have just one.

Very nice stuff MDH

[MyDogsHunt]

The Estwing hunting knives are rare IMO, I just don`t see very many. I am lucky to have just one.

Very nice stuff MDH

Yea,,, I've yet to see another one.
Mine was given to me by my best friends father back in the 60's so it's got allot of sentimental value.
Looked about like it does now when he gave it to me, so it's gotta be pretty old.

Great knives for sure. Got any pix of yours?
Charlie

[FRJ]

I've got a little Eastwing hatchet. I paid $3 for it at a yard sale. Unused with leather cover. It still has the poly finish on it that they dip them in.
That ax head cover is the bees knees. Very smart.

[knife7knut]

hello everybody i dug this up the other day ive had it for a long time it was my grandpaws and he passed in 1978 and ive have had it all these years i cleaned for about 30 minutes and on the side of it it says craftsman over =reg us pat off-m= it looks like it has never been used what can anyone tell me about this hatchet i would like to know when it was made

That particular style Craftsman logo was used on tools from 1934 until about 1948.I bought a complete set of Craftsman sockets and ratchets in the original tool box awhile back with that exact style logo.After some research I came up with those dates.As an aside;virtually all Craftsman tools were made by New Britain Tool Co.

[garddogg56]

Here's a Dunlap that has been past down in our family.

[Miller Bro's]

That sure does have some wear on it

[garddogg56]

Miller Bros;Yea it does,it's still a user I added the wrist lanyard.

[mikek]

[mikek]

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[1967redrider]

I picked up this shingle hatchet recently, marked Norvell Sharpleigh Hardware Co, Diamond Edge. I think it's their #2 size from the handle mark. Around 13" long and pretty good condition.

[vikingdog]

Nice find!

[Miller Bro's]

Nice to see old tools with Knife distributors names on them

[1967redrider]

Thanks guys, I thought the stamp was pretty cool.

[trail]

There are some great classic hatchets on this thread, here's a modern day hatchet. I split a stack of kindling using an axe, then thought a hatchet would be a better tool. So I bought this Bear 400 as my new American made blade of the month. It's small but stout with a one piece head/handle. I'm looking forward to more splitting chores this weekend.