Axes!

[Ratman]

Oh, bought a Plumb Octagon Head extra damascus steel Hatchet from the US mid West a few years ago. Made in the late 1880's as far as I can tell. Lovely bit of kit. 

Pictures scotty boy, pictures! [emoji6]

[trigger_andy]

11 minutes ago, Ratman said:

Pictures scotty boy, pictures!

Nothing on my phone but its the same as this one.

 

 

plumb+xtra+damascus+steel - Google Search

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Proper frontiersman Hatchet. 

Edited November 9, 2020 by trigger_andy

[djbobbins]

I must be getting old,still using the old Elwel[emoji106]

I couldn’t make out the writing but I think this might be similar. Given to me by my 79 year old father a few weeks ago, it was his father’s before him. I remember some reasonable sized stuff being felled with it at home when I was younger...

Before anyone has a go, I’ve sharpened it since the photos below were taken!!

[djbobbins]

7lb for an axe, makes my X27 feel lightweight though!!

[Ratman]

Love seeing old tools and what they were like compared to modern. Men sure were men back in the day [emoji123][emoji123]

 

[echoechoecho]

My 6lb Elwell's a fair bit bigger than the Fiskars

[gobbypunk]

Where is the best place to get a handle I have an axe I found in the brook when walking my dog cleaned up a treat I just dont have time to make a handle 

Cheers Mark

[Stere]

Local  hardware store?

 

This kind of place:

 

 

 

Ebay has carters hickory one:

 

Richard Carters 36" x 2 1/2" (915mm x 64mm) Replacement Axe Handle - Hickory

WWW.EBAY.CO.UK

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Genuine Hickory.

 

 

 

Edited November 9, 2020 by Stere

[Marc Lewis]

Where is the best place to get a handle I have an axe I found in the brook when walking my dog cleaned up a treat I just dont have time to make a handle 
Cheers Mark

Harts of Stur

[Marc Lewis]

Hi what do they hold there edge like?

You do not want a splitting axe to be really sharp.