they sucked me in too. AAD is less expensive than CAD though!
Interested to hear how you'll go about reducing the weight of the 3lb axe by so much, and to see the result.
Damn!
I was happy just having an axe that was sharp and did not have a loose handle. You guys are trouble.
I've started keeping an eye out at garage sales now . . .
Philbert
Know what you mean. I had 4-5 that had been in our barn forever. Then Mom and Dad moved so I brought them home, and stuck them in a corner. Then I met you guys, and now I have over 20. I think I counted 10 Jersey's yesterday when I was trying to consolidate them.A lot of grinding, quenching, and filing. Let me reiterate and say — I hope to get it to 2.25-2.5 lb in the process of reshaping it. A considerable amount will be removed from the heel as well as the poll, where some of the weight is concentrated.
I kind of just fell into it, and now look at me....
I have a hb hatchet with epoxied head that has come loose. Has anyone dropped the haft on one of these and added a wedge?
Hasn't been many pics on here for awhile now you went an left us down.I should have bid more. someone got a bargain. £37 for the 3. and only a few days ago a 4lb S.A.Wetterlings i watched went for £50. Someone should be very very pleased tonight.
The one that said "Perfect" was probably a "Kelly Perfect". I have a couple of those.I was back up home this past week; I have mentioned before that it is lumber king territory and that my dad had more than a few axes from garage and estate sales and thought there might be a chance there could be something really old or interesting there. I counted 27. Lighting conditions weren't great and most had rusting, some pitted, many were beat up, etc. His buying the leftovers at the sales probably mostly got him the dregs. I could not see markings on probably the majority of them and they were hard to read. But I found a couple Craftsman, one that said Wards something, one that all I could make out, so far, said "hollow ground", and a double bit that I could see something "perfect. I brought home seven axes and a curious little hatchet. I will try to get some pictures on here before long. (A couple weeks to a couple months)
Very possibly, scrap metal drives to support war efforts took most of the old axe heads long ago.
I’m not seeing any photosKelly perfect would be fine. I think there was a Plumb also.
Let's see if I can do some pictures.
This is the little hatchet.
Well that's not an axe.
American Logging Tool Evart, Mich. (?)
Not a cant hook either.
The axes.
Hatchets.
Now we'll see if this posts. I kept getting a security message, refresh page and try again message while copying and pasting.
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