Vintage Axes and Garden Equipment

[Mesterh]

Looks nice, what wood did you use for the handle?

 

 

[organic guy]

It was an old slasher handle, so probably ash. 

I re shaped it on the lathe and bored it for the tang.

I have another one I used the stock from my FiL old shot gun!

[spudulike]

Another find at the local antique/collectables/vintage shop. I noticed this, looked a bit too nice but on closer inspection, it turned out to be a Brades splitting axe, 5LB in weight. The handle had a coat of wood stain which I removed and used linseed oil on and looks to be hickory with a nice bit of shaping on it.

The axe head had been removed and refitted upside down....no idea why people get it wrong - the flatter edge of the axe always goes to the top unless it is of a "Kent" design where there is no incorrect way as long as the mounting hole isn't tapered. I drilled out the original wedge, cleaned up the mount, smothered it with PVA and refitted with a home made ash wedge...nice tight fit.

Looks pretty nice and oh, I forgot to mention the price.......£10!!

 

[Peasgood]

Very impressed with the handle if homemade.

[spudulike]

No, it came with it, it was just not finished very well.

[sime42]

That looks very similar to my big Brades. That's only a 4½ lb though.

 

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 19:28 by sime42

[Stere]

Always fancied  a traditional splitting axe to see how they perform v a maul but they seem very rare v the felling axes.

 

Council tools do one that looks to be  a very similar profiled 5lbs head:

 

5 lbs. SB Splitting Axe; 36 in. Straight Wooden Handle - Council Tool

COUNCILTOOL.COM

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5 lbs. Single bit splitting axe with a 36 in. straight wooden handle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[spudulike]

I also have a Fiskars X27 so can compare the two at some stage.