Them new steps is sure nice , but I think you coulda got another season from the old ones ! But the saying is happy wife , happy life . LOL
Sure like yer tuning file too ! LOL
Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?
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Sure like yer tuning file too ! LOL
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They were OK if you knew where to step...LOL!! They just fell to pieces when I unscrewed 'em off of the camp.....that pic is where they stopped falling. However all was not lost.....those steps provided camp heat the rest of Saturday during the day and daytime Sunday....I got every last bit of goodness there was left in 'em!!!!!
Next trip out they get a handrail on the left side and a 6 foot by three foot platform at the top.....
Yep tuning file attests to the island mentality of "Never throw anything away just because it is worn out" You couldn't have filed your fingernails with it....but still made a darn good tuning driver!!
Looked like they have been there a long time ! LOL
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Yeah...my dad built them...don't remember when...they was old when he died in '98......
Give you a case of Keith's and a six pack of new files for the vice .
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Hmmmmm.....That is sorely tempting.....but THAT is the ancestral vice........on the other hand........ you deliver the Keith's??? If so.... the ancestors would surely understand......
That might just be worth getting a passport lol
Only a 7 hr drive from here, shorter if ya like pushing the limits and don`t piss off the border agents....LOL
Might have to lie at the border.....
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Get a 12 pack across no worries, doubt they would know what the files are or their worth.....LOL
Nice calm sunny day here, dang should have made a camp run today but got other stuffs others think is more important to be done.
Rob tells me there are a few axe junkies in here. I'm interested in getting into them and am looking for my first. I'd like to find one rusty and completely unrestored, but in otherwise good condition. Here's some pics off eBay just to get your attention 
Danny is the one who knows axes , I just have a few I bought to hang on a wall .Rob tells me there are a few axe junkies in here. I'm interested in getting into them and am looking for my first. I'd like to find one rusty and completely unrestored, but in otherwise good condition. Here's some pics off eBay just to get your attention
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I have a few but ya, Dan is the axe collector.
Geez , I'm just a hack .
There are a few guys on the bushcraft websites that have a lot of time and effort in their collections , I only have a few, mainly local older retail mainstream and a few swede/german but nothing like a Black Raven or a stamped axe from the day .
Another good place for info and history is http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Home.html
Lee Valley has a shopping bag with pictures of about 50 different Walters axes with their original paper tags
Nice and clear pics of a beautiful collection .
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=66859&cat=2,2260,47776
There are a few guys on the bushcraft websites that have a lot of time and effort in their collections , I only have a few, mainly local older retail mainstream and a few swede/german but nothing like a Black Raven or a stamped axe from the day .
Another good place for info and history is http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Home.html
Lee Valley has a shopping bag with pictures of about 50 different Walters axes with their original paper tags
Nice and clear pics of a beautiful collection .
http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=66859&cat=2,2260,47776
Here's a great video if you haven't seen it .
Very cool. Thanks for posting!
Pinterest has plenty of great pics .
I like to find them at yardsales , and estate sales , I like to use what I have at least once and have gifted a few away . Kind of neat to find out about them , even the more obscure ones that were local to a town or region , it's just a personal thing I guess , some just collect to collect but there is some real art in the oldies
I find that ebay is the easy way .
I like to find them at yardsales , and estate sales , I like to use what I have at least once and have gifted a few away . Kind of neat to find out about them , even the more obscure ones that were local to a town or region , it's just a personal thing I guess , some just collect to collect but there is some real art in the oldies
I find that ebay is the easy way .
I'm actively looking for that first one to start with. Like I mentioned, I'd love to restore a vintage piece with a nice makers mark, preferably not already cleaned up.
They are out there , you'll find one and make sure you put up some pics when you do .
I've never seen a stamped/embossed one around here like those holy grails , just a few small logos , makers stamps or name and town .
I've also heard of some grumblings of fake embossed but never seen proof , some of them do command fair monies so an enterprising fella might be tempted ..... Fake paper labels wouldn't surprise me at all .
I've never seen a stamped/embossed one around here like those holy grails , just a few small logos , makers stamps or name and town .
I've also heard of some grumblings of fake embossed but never seen proof , some of them do command fair monies so an enterprising fella might be tempted ..... Fake paper labels wouldn't surprise me at all .
