It followed me home (Part 2)

working mans axe, 3.5lb on original handle that has the feel of a 1940's female movie star. notice the 3 nails in the handle measuring 6, 12 and 24 inch.

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working mans axe, 3.5lb on original handle that has the feel of a 1940's female movie star. notice the 3 nails in the handle measuring 6, 12 and 24 inch.

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That really is a sexy slender beauty.
The grain is spot on and the measuring nails...you have found a little piece of history in that one.
Thanks for posting that up and detailing the nails
 
That really is a sexy slender beauty.
The grain is spot on and the measuring nails...you have found a little piece of history in that one.
Thanks for posting that up and detailing the nails

the handle is 28" for a full size head and i have to say is the most comfortable i have held for a long time, i thought when i got it it was a toppers axe but the handle does not have a hole in it for the threading of the safety rope as i have seen on others. I have to say i was surprised when i found the nails while cleaning the handle up, the only thing i have done to the head was a bit of wire wool and the head came razor sharp from use like it was just put up by the owner and left there for 30 years.
 
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There were a few pleasant surprises found under some rust

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@Miller ‘72 - an impressive holiday haul!!! I love the way these cleaned up! I know that I may be stepping into a hornet’s nest, but, can you share your recipe? I have a workbench full of ‘rusty gold’ that I need to start rehabbing. Thanks.
 
Picked this plumb up over the weekend. The finish on the handle was rough and flaking off so I sanded the outer finish off and put a few coats of blo over the red stain. I think I'm going to leave the paint on the head. This axe doesn't look to have been used much at all.
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I’ve gotten a couple noteworthy items here, some J sells with original handles and an old lugged double bit Beatty.
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The seller of the Beatty did not know if it was a mortising axe or a PSF and had it listed as a mortising axe.
However I suspect that it is a rather rare Northwest Falling pattern with lugs. Or maybe a Pacific Coast Falling pattern with lugs, perhaps a Narrow Falling pattern with lugs..
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In my experience mortising axes are usually much thicker and bigger, up to like 24”. And some of the early falling axes around the 1890’s had narrower bits.
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I feel pretty lucky with both these finds.
 
I’ve gotten a couple noteworthy items here, some J sells with original handles and an old lugged double bit Beatty.
C323283-B-3-BA2-4-BB6-9400-E8-A252-A5-CEBE.jpg

240657-A5-5932-47-E5-8-D01-F30-D0-A0-DDE7-E.jpg

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The seller of the Beatty did not know if it was a mortising axe or a PSF and had it listed as a mortising axe.
However I suspect that it is a rather rare Northwest Falling pattern with lugs. Or maybe a Pacific Coast Falling pattern with lugs, perhaps a Narrow Falling pattern with lugs..
E7859-D36-32-B7-49-E8-B854-33-D619215-D0-D.jpg

5-EE92-DC5-6-EBB-4532-B744-2994-C3-EEFA23.jpg

In my experience mortising axes are usually much thicker and bigger, up to like 24”. And some of the early falling axes around the 1890’s had narrower bits.
16-AFC09-B-9942-4227-9-D1-C-D002-F16698-FE.jpg

34935-A8-C-6-C5-F-4410-86-E8-1-E7328-E06621.jpg

4-E2-DC31-E-C11-B-466-C-AF5-C-AAB864329-F0-D.jpg

50-D8-FBBD-7-D8-D-47-B7-9248-1-C1-C43-DF6-FC1.jpg

I feel pretty lucky with both these finds.

Wow... just wow... I have never seen one of these before. That is an amazing axe right there!! On a 42” handle maybe! Just amazing.
 
There were a few pleasant surprises found under some rust

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I'm not sure how I missed this yesterday. But holy crap man! The haul was impressive in itself. But then to uncover that many makers? That is pretty good odds. You should probably go buy a lotto ticket or go to the track or something. Besides all the random crap I just mumbled, I am speechless. Well done sir!
 
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I’ve gotten a couple noteworthy items here, some J sells with original handles and an old lugged double bit Beatty.
C323283-B-3-BA2-4-BB6-9400-E8-A252-A5-CEBE.jpg

240657-A5-5932-47-E5-8-D01-F30-D0-A0-DDE7-E.jpg

2-ECBD5-D7-17-D9-4-E16-8-E6-D-0-CC9-E55-E55-A8.jpg

6751-EB73-D4-C9-4958-8-F81-61195-DDDEA82.jpg

The seller of the Beatty did not know if it was a mortising axe or a PSF and had it listed as a mortising axe.
However I suspect that it is a rather rare Northwest Falling pattern with lugs. Or maybe a Pacific Coast Falling pattern with lugs, perhaps a Narrow Falling pattern with lugs..
E7859-D36-32-B7-49-E8-B854-33-D619215-D0-D.jpg

5-EE92-DC5-6-EBB-4532-B744-2994-C3-EEFA23.jpg

In my experience mortising axes are usually much thicker and bigger, up to like 24”. And some of the early falling axes around the 1890’s had narrower bits.
16-AFC09-B-9942-4227-9-D1-C-D002-F16698-FE.jpg

34935-A8-C-6-C5-F-4410-86-E8-1-E7328-E06621.jpg

4-E2-DC31-E-C11-B-466-C-AF5-C-AAB864329-F0-D.jpg

50-D8-FBBD-7-D8-D-47-B7-9248-1-C1-C43-DF6-FC1.jpg

I feel pretty lucky with both these finds.
And with that diamond eye, would that mean it's from one or the firms in Maine ?
Beautiful axe either way.
I'd love to see a pointed lug saddle axe.
Maybe at some point I'll buy another marbles / Imicasa saddle axe and have some pics welded into it, might turn out okay ?
 
Wow... just wow... I have never seen one of these before. That is an amazing axe right there!! On a 42” handle maybe! Just amazing.
I have a have a vintage 42” octagonal but I’m not sure it would be at home on it. It takes a pretty big axe to look right on it, like a full 13” falling, this one is only 12”.

And with that diamond eye, would that mean it's from one or the firms in Maine ?
Beautiful axe either way.
I'd love to see a pointed lug saddle axe.
Maybe at some point I'll buy another marbles / Imicasa saddle axe and have some pics welded into it, might turn out okay ?

Beatty operated in Pennsylvania from 1806-1905+~ I'm not sure it is, I hadn’t considered it a diamond eye, is it?
 
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I’ve gotten a couple noteworthy items here, some J sells with original handles and an old lugged double bit Beatty.
C323283-B-3-BA2-4-BB6-9400-E8-A252-A5-CEBE.jpg

240657-A5-5932-47-E5-8-D01-F30-D0-A0-DDE7-E.jpg

2-ECBD5-D7-17-D9-4-E16-8-E6-D-0-CC9-E55-E55-A8.jpg

6751-EB73-D4-C9-4958-8-F81-61195-DDDEA82.jpg

The seller of the Beatty did not know if it was a mortising axe or a PSF and had it listed as a mortising axe.
However I suspect that it is a rather rare Northwest Falling pattern with lugs. Or maybe a Pacific Coast Falling pattern with lugs, perhaps a Narrow Falling pattern with lugs..
E7859-D36-32-B7-49-E8-B854-33-D619215-D0-D.jpg

5-EE92-DC5-6-EBB-4532-B744-2994-C3-EEFA23.jpg

In my experience mortising axes are usually much thicker and bigger, up to like 24”. And some of the early falling axes around the 1890’s had narrower bits.
16-AFC09-B-9942-4227-9-D1-C-D002-F16698-FE.jpg

34935-A8-C-6-C5-F-4410-86-E8-1-E7328-E06621.jpg

4-E2-DC31-E-C11-B-466-C-AF5-C-AAB864329-F0-D.jpg

50-D8-FBBD-7-D8-D-47-B7-9248-1-C1-C43-DF6-FC1.jpg

I feel pretty lucky with both these finds.
Man that axe is wonderful... IMHO one of the best looking axes I've ever seen. And to have the stamp WITH the steer still present! Geez it doesn't get much better than that! Well done sir!
 
I recieved that legitimus connie in the post today. Exactly 7-1/8" x 5-1/4". Weighs in at #3-11.5oz.
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Can't quite tell what's going on under the poll... double stamped or 33/'44. The 3's are diagonal while both 4's are side by side.
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I didn't realize these were pillar files before they arrived. Didn't even know what a pillar fille was! They'll still come in useful.
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There's still 12 in there. I'll use em when I don't want to beat on a better file or inside an eye etc. I'm off to file the legitimus! Have a great night!!
 
I’ve gotten a couple noteworthy items here, some J sells with original handles and an old lugged double bit Beatty.
C323283-B-3-BA2-4-BB6-9400-E8-A252-A5-CEBE.jpg

240657-A5-5932-47-E5-8-D01-F30-D0-A0-DDE7-E.jpg

2-ECBD5-D7-17-D9-4-E16-8-E6-D-0-CC9-E55-E55-A8.jpg

6751-EB73-D4-C9-4958-8-F81-61195-DDDEA82.jpg

The seller of the Beatty did not know if it was a mortising axe or a PSF and had it listed as a mortising axe.
However I suspect that it is a rather rare Northwest Falling pattern with lugs. Or maybe a Pacific Coast Falling pattern with lugs, perhaps a Narrow Falling pattern with lugs..
E7859-D36-32-B7-49-E8-B854-33-D619215-D0-D.jpg

5-EE92-DC5-6-EBB-4532-B744-2994-C3-EEFA23.jpg

In my experience mortising axes are usually much thicker and bigger, up to like 24”. And some of the early falling axes around the 1890’s had narrower bits.
16-AFC09-B-9942-4227-9-D1-C-D002-F16698-FE.jpg

34935-A8-C-6-C5-F-4410-86-E8-1-E7328-E06621.jpg

4-E2-DC31-E-C11-B-466-C-AF5-C-AAB864329-F0-D.jpg

50-D8-FBBD-7-D8-D-47-B7-9248-1-C1-C43-DF6-FC1.jpg

I feel pretty lucky with both these finds.

The book there shows and states that a double bit mortise axe is sharpened as a single bevel but on opposite sides in order to flip the axe over as opposed to the user having to move to the other side of the cut. Does yours show being kept like that?

Your book also makes the distinction of them being narrow and pretty uniformly so from bit to eye. Yours seems to widen out from eye to edge more like a traditional axe.

They seem like something that you would hold close to your own frame to accurately use? Adding another long sharp bit seems like you might mortise yourself as easily as what you’re working on? (Or maybe that is just me thinking of using it lol)

Like I said, I don’t have the practical experience to answer my own question.
 
The book there shows and states that a double bit mortise axe is sharpened as a single bevel but on opposite sides in order to flip the axe over as opposed to the user having to move to the other side of the cut. Does yours show being kept like that?

Your book also makes the distinction of them being narrow and pretty uniformly so from bit to eye. Yours seems to widen out from eye to edge more like a traditional axe.

They seem like something that you would hold close to your own frame to accurately use? Adding another long sharp bit seems like you might mortise yourself as easily as what you’re working on? (Or maybe that is just me thinking of using it lol)

Like I said, I don’t have the practical experience to answer my own question.
On both counts no. It’s for swinging. Double bevel and cheeks. It’s got the right size plus it’s not thick like a mortising axe. I’m saying lugged northwest falling.
 
I’ve gotten a couple noteworthy items here, some J sells with original handles and an old lugged double bit Beatty.
C323283-B-3-BA2-4-BB6-9400-E8-A252-A5-CEBE.jpg

240657-A5-5932-47-E5-8-D01-F30-D0-A0-DDE7-E.jpg

2-ECBD5-D7-17-D9-4-E16-8-E6-D-0-CC9-E55-E55-A8.jpg

6751-EB73-D4-C9-4958-8-F81-61195-DDDEA82.jpg

The seller of the Beatty did not know if it was a mortising axe or a PSF and had it listed as a mortising axe.
However I suspect that it is a rather rare Northwest Falling pattern with lugs. Or maybe a Pacific Coast Falling pattern with lugs, perhaps a Narrow Falling pattern with lugs..
E7859-D36-32-B7-49-E8-B854-33-D619215-D0-D.jpg

5-EE92-DC5-6-EBB-4532-B744-2994-C3-EEFA23.jpg

In my experience mortising axes are usually much thicker and bigger, up to like 24”. And some of the early falling axes around the 1890’s had narrower bits.
16-AFC09-B-9942-4227-9-D1-C-D002-F16698-FE.jpg

34935-A8-C-6-C5-F-4410-86-E8-1-E7328-E06621.jpg

4-E2-DC31-E-C11-B-466-C-AF5-C-AAB864329-F0-D.jpg

50-D8-FBBD-7-D8-D-47-B7-9248-1-C1-C43-DF6-FC1.jpg

I feel pretty lucky with both these finds.

Itvd, look to the right of the Young's pattern... Another patent by John Sells...
 
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