old felling axe.

[geoff]

Client wanted me to have, so I was grateful to accept this old felling axe,the head is 12 inches from tip to tail, cutting edge 6.5 inch.

[Mozza]

Nice old relic that Geoff :001_cool:

[geoff]

Nice old relic that Geoff :001_cool:

 

You talking about ME or the axe Mozza!!, yes pics don't do it justice, it is nice.

[Mozza]

You talking about ME or the axe Mozza!!, yes pics don't do it justice, it is nice.

 

You've got plenty tree work left in you yet Geoff!! Axe looks nice, You gonna hang it up? Or give it a sharpen and use it abit??

[geoff]

You've got plenty tree work left in you yet Geoff!! Axe looks nice, You gonna hang it up? Or give it a sharpen and use it abit??

 

Wanted to hang it up over me stove, but I've got a mate who wants to use it,(into old ways of cutting, producing timber ), got another tool given at same time, post a pic in a minute, dont know what it was used for .

[geoff]

got pics now, the blade is ofset from the handle, no idea what it was designed to do.

[Mike Hill]

I think the top Axe is for limbing.

 

Felling Axes usually have a curve from the Toe to the Heal of the Axe head.If you were cutting a face with the Axe of yours,only the Toe of the Axe would be doing any cutting.

 

Nice things to have though,I hope the client got a "Gold Star clean up" of their garden.

[Andy Collins]

ep agree with Mike, looks like a side-axe, as he says for limbing up (lopping)

[Johny Walker]

Client wanted me to have, so I was grateful to accept this old felling axe,the head is 12 inches from tip to tail, cutting edge 6.5 inch.

 

that is an ellwell felling axe , they usally have a curved shaft for felling so all the blade comes in contact with the timber .the straite shaft is a late fitting probaly for splitting firewood

[Charlieh]

certainly looks like a felling head on the wrong shaft, the second pictures are of a side axe used in green wood working for chair making etc, have a look on them both and see if they have any makers stamps on them as if they are made by Elwell, they are quite collectable, the side axe is a very good find