old felling axe.

[geoff]

I love this thread what a lucky man geoff. I have a few old axes i will take some pics tomoz.

 

got a few more bits & pieces, will pic post tomorow.

[geoff]

Just one of an 'elwell' for now!

[Johny Walker]

when me dad was in the woods they would look for some young ash sappling with a curve in them & make new shafts @ brew time

[David oakman]

The first one and the fourth are elwells:001_smile:

[Charlieh]

what is the forth one?

[David oakman]

Picture 4 is an elwell 4988 it was given to me by an old lady whos brother was a top forester, i think the top edge is to de-bark and the L edge is for cutting off low branches to get your straight clean stems:001_smile:

[Mark Bolam]

Class items.

 

'Falling for it' by Geoff Surtees gives a great account about working in the woods when the first chainsaws appeared. And they weren't made by Husky or Stihl!

 

Tales of foresters splitting matches with their axes etc.

 

We are so lucky!

 

Or are we?

[Johny Walker]

Class items.

 

'Falling for it' by Geoff Surtees gives a great account about working in the woods when the first chainsaws appeared. And they weren't made by Husky or Stihl!

 

Tales of foresters splitting matches with their axes etc.

 

We are so lucky!

 

Or are we?

 

my dad said the axes he used were sharp enough to shave with if you dare ,they used sell/swap all the off cuts for beer/food as rasherning was still on then bonk the landlady daughter get her in the club & marry her Oh thats my mum:blushing:

[David oakman]

The man who i speak of was called the man of the woods he went to work monday morning and come home friday he slept in the woods under a tarp. His sister has a newspaper cutting from the times talking about his job:001_smile:

[geoff]

Couple more pics of the same thing, but what is that on my leaf? and the book is a thing of interest, try to get a pic up,.