Vintage Axes and Garden Equipment

[sandspider]

Fair enough! 👍

[daveatdave]

3 hours ago, lux said:

One of my crosspein forging hammers.  Same as the one in the pic it’s round in profile for spreading metal.  

that looks very similar, as the blade end is not sharp there might be a bit of weare on mine but not to the extent of a rounded blade 

[JonnoR]

I folks,

I have some lovely double bit US axe heads, but struggle to find hickory handles for them.  Any UK/EU source you know of?  Thanks in advance!

Jonno

[lux]

14 hours ago, JonnoR said:

I folks,

I have some lovely double bit US axe heads, but struggle to find hickory handles for them.  Any UK/EU source you know of?  Thanks in advance!

Jonno

[lux]

Didn’t look for a specific size but these guys stock hickory.  Try them.  

[Vedhoggar]

16 hours ago, JonnoR said:

I folks,

I have some lovely double bit US axe heads, but struggle to find hickory handles for them.  Any UK/EU source you know of?  Thanks in advance!

Jonno

woodsmith.co.uk stock various makes and sizes of hickory axe handles - sound company to deal with.

[JonnoR]

3 hours ago, Vedhoggar said:

woodsmith.co.uk stock various makes and sizes of hickory axe handles - sound company to deal with.

They're great yeah, but sadly they didn't have anything to suit my deep axe heads.  The search continues, and thanks for the replies gents!

[Vedhoggar]

Grube.eu stock replacement handles for double headed axes (Item No 21-519 90cm €49.90 plus shipping surcharge to UK) I've bought stuff from their shop in Germany as well as had items sent out to UK - sound firm and found them to be very helpful in the past. Also Chrisforestry.co.uk sell a double bit axe with hickory handle so they might be able to supply replacement handles. 

[shavey]

4 hours ago, JonnoR said:

They're great yeah, but sadly they didn't have anything to suit my deep axe heads.  The search continues, and thanks for the replies gents!

 

[JonnoR]

2 hours ago, Vedhoggar said:

Grube.eu stock replacement handles for double headed axes (Item No 21-519 90cm €49.90 plus shipping surcharge to UK) I've bought stuff from their shop in Germany as well as had items sent out to UK - sound firm and found them to be very helpful in the past. Also Chrisforestry.co.uk sell a double bit axe with hickory handle so they might be able to supply replacement handles. 

Thanks!  I'll check them out and post pics once I get these axes ready for hanging!