It followed me home (Part 2)

Square_peg said:
That rusty one in the center. Doesn't look like it's hung right (maybe been shortened - old broken handle?). But that fawns foot is to die for. Close ups of that with dimensions would be nice.
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Yeah, unfortunaelty that is the only one that is wrecked. The lot was $50 so I just took it. Rotten handle, ruined smashed in top eye. One of these days I'll throw a lot together of heads that need repair for not much more than a dollar plus shipping to someone that wants some projects.
 
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Here's two days of gathering. I'm pumped about it! Lots of pics.
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Miller's falls no 90 bench plane
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Plumb rafting(?) Pattern with original haft
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I'm excited about these two craftsmans. They are forge welded. Are the numbers 4&5 temperers marks? Factories? Two distinct logos too! (I know i know, there's a thread...) I'll post there later. Green paint visible on both.
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Snow & Neally Maine pattern boys axe
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No makers mark but its forge welded .
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The db is a tt Kelly perfect with a huge chip out of the heel of one bit ... That Miller's falls plane, it's dirty but minty. Thanks!
 
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Large/unmarked drawknife, interesting rasp, Collins Hudson Bay on original handle, and an interesting side axe. I need to look into who P. Moulis was. Maybe find what type for sure. It's a beefy little thing.

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This isn't something I see often (at all) in my neck of the woods:

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Austrian, German, French, etc. I could have bought many but settled on one - they are all priced the same but are in various conditions. One of the goosewings was a "lefty".
There is also a large I. Blood broad axe and what I think is a hawsing axe in that pile...
*Responsible Harvesting is harder some times than others.
 
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Agent_H said:
Large/unmarked drawknife, interesting rasp, Collins Hudson Bay on original handle, and an interesting side axe. I need to look into who P. Moulis was. Maybe find what type for sure. It's a beefy little thing.

Local.surprise

This isn't something I see often (at all) in my neck of the woods:

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Austrian, German, French, etc. I could have bought many but settled on one - they are all priced the same but are in various conditions. One of the goosewings was a "lefty".
There is also a large I. Blood broad axe and what I think is a hawsing axe in that pile...
*Responsible Harvesting is harder some times than others.
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How much were broad axes?
 
Agent_H said:
I shot you a profile message just because I wanted to share the photo- not necessarily apply undue influence :)
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I have been more than lucky with my garage sales purchases. There are few things that never show up on my radar: post leg vise, peavey, maine axe, hewing axe or even lance pattern saw. Maybe one day.....
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Agent-did you buy all of these beauties? That is a hawsing axe, more commonly known as a hawsing iron. They were not used to cut but were caulking irons used by shipwrights. They were very useful for caulking the wood decks. 30 years ago I had a buddy who was the preservation specialist/ships carpenter for the National Park Service Maritime Museum in San. Fran. We used to compare using a shipwrights adze (his work) to using a carpenters adze (my work). Next thing you know I started to own shipwrights tools!
 
Old Axeman said:
Agent-did you buy all of these beauties? That is a hawsing axe, more commonly known as a hawsing iron. They were not used to cut but were caulking irons used by shipwrights. They were very useful for caulking the wood decks. 30 years ago I had a buddy who was the preservation specialist/ships carpenter for the National Park Service Maritime Museum in San. Fran. We used to compare using a shipwrights adze (his work) to using a carpenters adze (my work). Next thing you know I started to own shipwrights tools!
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O Old Axeman , I only bought the one axe. I have two decent examples of the large goosewings so I passed on those but there were a couple of interesting doloires du sabotier that caught my eye. A couple of the goosewings were in fair condition for collection or rehab but the majority were fairly worn;some with wave blade, forged repairs, one with a little delamination, etc. I probably should get the I. Blood hewing axe but it would just be to pass on to someone that really wants such a thing.

There is one that looks like this (not this one):
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And another that looked similar to the one I picked up but it has a crazy upswept toe that curled up around the blade. You can just see the collar under the hawsing iron.

The couple is helping liquidate the estate of a close friend who passed away. I was invited back in on Tuesday (they are closed Sunday and Monday) to pick through more of the treasure they unearthed.
 
Nbrackett said:
Not a huge haul but it will keep me busy for a while. The little octagon handle is worth trying to save.

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Definitely try to keep that handle. If it just isn't in the cards then here is some motivation:
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cityofthesouth said:
All told that chunk of ash from several pages back yielded 3 hammer handles and 3 hatchet handles. Today I finished up the little Wards Master Quality. It weighs 1-1/4lbs on my postal scale but the bit seemed a little thick. Not sure if it's lost some weight over time or not.

Had to snake this handle out from between a couple knots so like the Craftsman, the grain has a little wiggle to it, but I like the way the grain on the one side flows with the shape of the handle. Anyway, after this project I think I like Ash. The heart wood is attractive (you can see on this one I tried to go full heart wood) and takes a nice smooth finish. There will for sure be more of them in my future but not sure how long I can go with the knots that keep showing up. I guess I'll just save nice straight pieces for long handles whenever I come across them. It's so much nicer to have plenty of wood to work with - everything just comes out the way I want it to rather than being stuck with whatever comes in the mail.

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In progress. Two big knots whittled out by this point.

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I dig the way the grain waves with the handle here. Little hunk of sap wood on the swell and the shoulder.

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Little knot on this side but in this case, not a problem and gives it some character.

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Works for me ;)
 
On my way home from a family dinner I spotted a large one man crosscut with new-looking tooth length in my local habitat for humanity window. A rescue mission will be attempted this afternoon....

Edit: Closed on Sunday.:mad: Pins and needles till Monday at 9:00.
 
KillerGriller said:
What’s the notch on the underside of the blade(s) about? Style or purpose? I dig it :cool:
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The notch in the head of a hatchet is for pulling nails.
They're never all that great at it, but they are for pulling nails.

I don't really know why they need to be included on a scout style hatchet such as these when the poll is not hardened and not to be used as a hammer, but they've been a common pattern for the past 100 years.
 
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