It followed me home (Part 2)
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I had been looking all over the forums trying to see if I could identify it, but I did not think to check that thread. Thanks for pointing the way.
Looking at the Keen Kutter logo, I can see the bottom edge of the E and the R at the end. Glad I grabbed it!
Looking at the Keen Kutter logo, I can see the bottom edge of the E and the R at the end. Glad I grabbed it!
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Yes for sure a Keen Kutter!!
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That axe appears to have been ground really well. Looks like a very nice banana grind! That thing will chop like a demon!Picked up this smallish Jersey pattern. Looks as if the marks have been removed by whoever did the cleanup, but I can see the remnants of "Made in U.S.A." So it's got that going for it. It also seems to have a fair amount of good steel left - another plus. It comes in a little under 3.5lbs, more like 3lbs 6oz. It's cheeky and shaving sharp, so it should be a good user.
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I've been wanting a Jersey pattern and I liked the way this one looked even though it was a little smaller than I would have liked. I noticed the grind as well (that it looked hand filed and not machine ground was what initially caught my eye) and thought for the price it was worth a chance. Now that I have cleaned some of the rust off and was kindly shown the Keen Kutter thread, I feel like I got a great deal. It's not pristine, but it will make a fine user and it has some pedigree to boot. Now I have to find a nice haft for it. I'll look at the catalogs and see if I can figure out what sort of haft and what lengths this model might have had when new. I'd like to hang it as close to original as I can.
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It's a lathing hatchet i do believe. I never did figure out exactly what it means to be an "underhill"pattern but i think that's what it is. I have once very similar and i found it called that in an old catalogue. It's a nice example!Nothing too incredible, just a little hatchet head my brother found kicking around where he works. What pattern is this exactly? There's so many variations of the little buggers I can't remember them all.
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It's really nice to find them ground(filed) properly like that. Takes a long time and a lot of patience to do that by hand so it's a real bonus. And an indication that someone owned it who knew how to file it so it was probably well cared for.
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My first Tommy and the Red Seal will fit in nicely with the Red Seals I already have.
The double with ridges I will include with the other woodslashers
I have some hanging to catch up on
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saw the same thing with a beautiful craftsman semi-octagonal handle, kinda hurt to see, still had the varnish on it tooI spied this at a local pawn shop with a axe handle gorilla glued onto it. I got it for 3 bucks after being informed that the handle will never come off and no identifying marks were to be seen.
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I thought I'd share this one with you all. It has an inlaid bit that goes a really long way back into the cheeks. And i believe either high carbon on the spike or a heat treat. W.M.Beatty&son Chester PA. fire axe.
A pretty nice ol haft as well. Fairly nice grain orientation and also pretty slim.
it had been sharpened on a grinding wheel i believe. It was hollow ground and slightly misshapen.
After i filed and honed it.
I wasn't exactly sure how fine a point to file on the spike so i just did a 45° angle and called it good. It did feel hard-ish. A little softer than the bit but not by a lot. Also it has the same color paint remnants everywhere so i wonder if that could be original paint? Anyhow thanks for looking!
A pretty nice ol haft as well. Fairly nice grain orientation and also pretty slim.
it had been sharpened on a grinding wheel i believe. It was hollow ground and slightly misshapen.
After i filed and honed it.
I wasn't exactly sure how fine a point to file on the spike so i just did a 45° angle and called it good. It did feel hard-ish. A little softer than the bit but not by a lot. Also it has the same color paint remnants everywhere so i wonder if that could be original paint? Anyhow thanks for looking!
I came across a boys axe at a second hand store the other day that was of two piece construction forge welded just in front of the eye. I knew this because it was badly battered and coming apart. It looked for all the world like a later red painted, unstamped True Temper minus eye ridges. I went back a few days later just to get a picture to show you guys and someone had actually paid twenty bucks for it.
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Picked up an Enders Oak leaf broad hatchet at a little antique store for $5.90. When I was picking it up at first I thought it was a Belknap, but I'll take an oak leaf too lol. It's in great condition, was on the original handle that had broken along grain runout.
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Is that a little saw anvil by your foot? What our those steel hammer looking things with the big round bottoms beside them? I also notice you pick up them big (20lb?) calibration weights. Strange there is a market for them.
I think JB knows a lot about vintage tools....
IMG_20190127_130958 by Justin Lyttle, on Fl[/QUOTE]Is that a little saw anvil by your foot? What our those steel hammer looking things with the big round bottoms beside them? I also notice you pick up them big (20lb?) calibration weights. Strange there is a market for them.
I think JB knows a lot about vintage tools....
Man that axe above the fire axe head is a beauty! The way the haft is shaped is beautiful and intriguing. It's almost straight yet it "lifts" right where the head seats. If what was left of my "fun" budget wasn't being dumped into my truck I'd be scouring the 'bay for the next few weeks.
Had some good luck yesterday! I’m really excited about the spokeshaves, I look forward to getting these tuned up and working.
The Kelly is in real nice shape, hard to say no for $10. I’m still on the hunt for a cruiser but in the meantime I am glad to add this 3.5lber to the mix. It would be nice to find a 30-32” handle to hang this on.
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I picked this up for 3 bucks at a super sketchy, creepy ass flea market in Toledo, OH. He wanted 5, but I talked him down
Not anything in the way of a legible stamp even after some abrading, but looks to have been one at some point. The steel is hard and it's a nice shape, the haft is very pretty, good grain, and room to reuse. Haft was worth more than 3 alone.
The phantom bevel style is my best lead on guessing make, they don't look like Kelly or Plumb that I've seen.
I'll bring in the heel and it'll be a great user boys axe.
Not anything in the way of a legible stamp even after some abrading, but looks to have been one at some point. The steel is hard and it's a nice shape, the haft is very pretty, good grain, and room to reuse. Haft was worth more than 3 alone.
The phantom bevel style is my best lead on guessing make, they don't look like Kelly or Plumb that I've seen.
I'll bring in the heel and it'll be a great user boys axe.