Who Knows Axes?

[Corey_lax]

Found an axe in the shed that I like the looks of and might shine it up. Hatchet size handle. Head is sharpened on one side only and the butt end looks like it’s been used as a hammer like my cordless tools. Anyone know what it is? Carpenters axe? Roofing axe? Something else? I can’t see any markings on it but maybe I will after I get rid of some rust.

 

[Totally unexpected]

Single bit ax?,used for trail making and limbing ,light duty stuff.

 

[Alex_c]

… and the butt end looks like it’s been used as a hammer like my cordless tools.

If Makita didn’t want me to use their batteries as hammers they wouldn’t have made them so durable and good at hammering things. I bought a tool box full of tools that had an axe exactly like this, from my limited googling it could be a broad axe grind used for shaping wood.

 

[Fixit]

that a single bevel hewing hatchet.. used for planing down logs or boards to level them out

 

[Corey_lax]

If Makita didn’t want me to use their batteries as hammers they wouldn’t have made them so durable and good at hammering things. I bought a tool box full of tools that had an axe exactly like this, from my limited googling it could be a broad axe grind used for shaping wood.

Everything is a hammer if you want it to be.

Broad axe might be the ticket. Used for squaring off timbers which makes sense. Right hand use only I guess.

I got the head off of it and handle is still good. Keep some nostalgia to it. Not sure why I’m doing this. Got plenty of other projects to work on but I’ve always liked old axes lol

 

[Corey_lax]

that a single bevel hewing hatchet.. used for planing down logs or boards to level them out

Ding ding. We may have a winner

 

[Alex_c]

Everything is a hammer if you want it to be.

Broad axe might be the ticket. Used for squaring off timbers which makes sense. Right hand use only I guess.

I got the head off of it and handle is still good. Keep some nostalgia to it. Not sure why I’m doing this. Got plenty of other projects to work on but I’ve always liked old axes lol

Too many projects? Never! It’s called having options, or as I used to say when I was single, a roster. lol

 

[Corey_lax]

First scrub down reveals “IT” stamped into the axe head. Guess I won’t be grinding away the hammer side to make it new again. I’ll keep that on there even though I don’t know who made it lol

 

[noluck]

very cool hall hanger

 

[leaseman]

First thought was an old shingle splitter.

 

[Clint r]

that a single bevel hewing hatchet.. used for planing down logs or boards to level them out

This^^^^^. Way before I took up welding my chosen career was as a timber framer. Between the axe and something called a curved shoe planer you can take a timber off the mill and make it look like it was hand cut.

 

[Aquaholic]

This^^^^^. Way before I took up welding my chosen career was as a timber framer. Between the axe and something called a curved shoe planer you can take a timber off the mill and make it look like it was hand cut.

He can wall hang it beside his adze.

 

[WHO DAT]

Yes for sure thats a beauty, a single bitted service tool or Briar edge, when I first started my carpentry carrier it was an essential tool in the box for cutting points on lay out stakes and driving them in out in the field , also came in handy for log work, this ones a True Temper. Best Regards

 

[Corey_lax]

I think I’ll stop here with the cleanup on it. Handle is cleaned up. Head got de-rusted. I don’t want to grind and polish. I think a little patina is nice.

 

[Kelly TEE]

Looks like a axe made for log building.
And timber framing. The curve in the blade is a giveaway.

 

[RiverBoy]

nice job. i love restoring axes. i have a bunch of swedish Hultafors and Granfors Bruks axes. ironic as i no longer have wood heat.

look if you can see the darkened area where the “ bit” was inserted during the forging process. if so this was hand forged making it truly a special find

 

[Brett83]

If it's gransfors bruk. It would by worth a lot. Because they stopped production of that exact model in 1923. Looks very similar

 

[Dorman Point]

We still burn wood stoves and fireplaces and I love splitting and stacking firewood. It’s one of my favourite things to do. I picked up two refurbished splitting axes last year, a Collins and a Wards Master (Kelly Axes). As far as I can determine, the heads are about 80 years old, each. They’re lovely to work with.

And a gratuitous pic of a stack of oak I split from a tree the neighbour took down last spring. To me, there are few things as aesthetically pleasing as a fresh stack of wood.

 

[Corey_lax]

nice job. i love restoring axes. i have a bunch of swedish Hultafors and Granfors Bruks axes. ironic as i no longer have wood heat.

look if you can see the darkened area where the “ bit” was inserted during the forging process. if so this was hand forged making it truly a special find

Yeah you can definitely see the line in it

 

[Max123]

If you are going to sharpen it up, the one thing I'd recommend is to not use an angle/bench grinder. Clean up any damage/reshape with a ******* file, and then a fine tooth file. To get it 'shaving sharp' finish it off on a wet stone.

If you want to get a really nice camping axe, highly recommend Council Tool. My wife got me a Hudson Bay axe about 10 years ago. I don't get to use it much, but when I do its an absolute pleasure. Splits surprisingly large rounds - light, sharp & fast (rather than trying to brute force it with a maul). There is no shame in using a Husky from Home Depot, but for a few more bucks you get something that you can hand down to your kids. I think Lee Valley carries them.

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