Axe, Tomahawk & Hatchet Photo Thread

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I don't understand the addition of the paracord. Seemingly it protects the haft from overstrikes during splitting but now the haft is wider than the head so the paracord can't help but be rubbed off by splitting.

Help me understand the reason for the paracord? Grip for choking up? Looks?
 
Square_peg said:
I don't understand the addition of the paracord. Seemingly it protects the haft from overstrikes during splitting but now the haft is wider than the head so the paracord can't help but be rubbed off by splitting.

Help me understand the reason for the paracord? Grip for choking up? Looks?
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Yes it prevents overstrike. Never had an issue with it rubbing off. Sure it gets a bit beat up after a while but then I can just take 2 minutes and put new cord on.

Much cheaper than paying for a leather cover for each axe.
 
Hello gents (is that sexist now? probably).
Got this axe from my 97 yr old grandpa that has embossed "Kelly Oil Whetted Hand Honed Axe". How old might this be? and a less important question to me, how much might it be worth?
I cant figure out how to load my own image, so here is a link to an identical one I found online:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/kelly-hand-honed-oil-whetted-embossed-felling-axe

Some info I found on Kelly Axe Mfg. Co.:
http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. .html
 
NDAnderson said:
Hello gents (is that sexist now? probably).
Got this axe from my 97 yr old grandpa that has embossed "Kelly Oil Whetted Hand Honed Axe". How old might this be? and a less important question to me, how much might it be worth?
I cant figure out how to load my own image, so here is a link to an identical one I found online:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/kelly-hand-honed-oil-whetted-embossed-felling-axe

Some info I found on Kelly Axe Mfg. Co.:
http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. .html
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Are there any other threads you'd like to forum bomb? Seems like there's still a thread or two where you haven't posted this same question.
 
Square_peg said:
Nice firepit! If you welded it together you'd need a forklift to move it. lol
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Thanks mate, They sure are heavy chunks of metal. I only just made it. I have a son that loves trains and it has his little mind racing thinking about the fact steam trains used to be on these tracks. The iron had been repurposed as a strainer post on our boundary. And now our fire pit. They were made in 1938.

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1132, I like the video of you splitting wood with that Plumb Hatchett. I was watching a "Bushcrafter" video on you Tube and the man was using a hatchet to split wood, then he switched to "Battoning" with a knife, using the Hatchet to Hammer onto the back of the knife. My immediate thought was why switch? I often get the feeling that Bushcrafters are "Playing" and battoning is a must for them. John
 
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