3Lb 2Oz ? it looks great, really nice!
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Probably more like 3lb and 2 oz.
That is pretty neat looking. Did you make that from scratch.
cut a double axe head in half in kind of a relaxed S patern then cut the tip of and flipped it around and welded it back on so the hook pointed back. the side i handled got a little more angle.
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3 lbs 2 oz. I would say feels about right. If I walk in the bathroom to weigh the axe on the scale it may frighten my lady.
What did you use for welding it up. You cannot tell from the pics.
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you can see some porosity on the one with no handle
What did you use to cut it?
It's neat btw.
It's neat btw.
plasma but oxy/gas would work
This is a rusted up axe head I finished up about 2 weeks ago. When I cut into it to get the shape I wanted I found a large crack at the front of the eye. I had to weld that up.
I'm a little late to the game, but no. Axe manufacturers used a 1/4lb system for those stamps, so a big 3 little 2 is 3 and 2/4lbs, or 3lbs 8ozs.
My kids kept saying if I keep bringing guys home off of websites, I
was going to wind up bringing home an axe murder. I said, "Don't you know, your mom IS the axe murder!"
And a mighty fine axe you have there.My kids kept saying if I keep bringing guys home off of websites, I
was going to wind up bringing home an axe murder. I said, "Don't you know, your mom IS the axe murder!"
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That cracked me up....My kids kept saying if I keep bringing guys home off of websites, I
was going to wind up bringing home an axe murder. I said, "Don't you know, your mom IS the axe murder!"
Thanks, Multifaceted made that octagonal handle for me. He’s been real busy since they made him production manager. Think I’ll give him a call.
It's time for that 28" Smedberg as the the cheap ash handle snapped a couple of inches down from the head a week ago. It's been used a great deal in the nearly two years though. I found the weight and length good for easy splitting stuff and I've had an absurd amount of Oak in that time which I always love splitting. Head was still rock solid so the hang was good.
I've got a small hatchet I use to mark firewood lengths on logs before bucking. Total weight is 25 oz so the head alone probably only weighs a pound. Don't know anything about it and the only mark is "Shapleigh". Any info about it?
Well, it's not an Axe, but it is a Collins. A Collins Legitimus #871. I went by my local auction and it was on the first table. Only problem was the auctioneer put it with another knife, as one lot. I was afraid some young guy would out bid me for the big dagger and just throw the old Collins away. I got lucky and won the bid for both, for $26. I visit Allaboutpocketknives every month. They have a member give away. I'm donating the Jim Frost Dagger to one of the up coming give aways. Here's the Collins.
Hey, Neil. Looks good, better than when I found it! I haven't found many axes since covid struck. Most of the auctions I go to have gone "All On Line", and don't plan on going back to live sales. You can still go in and preview stuff, but I hate to make 2 or 3 trips to look at things, and then have to wait to see how the bidding goes
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