It followed me home (Part 2)

crbnSteeladdict said:
One of those cases: I had to buy it cause I had no idea what was the use for such a tool. The edge is harder than the rest of this "Hoe". The angle of the haft gets me thinking it is more of slicing/pulling than chopping tool . The owner was first generation Croatian; maybe the shape of that tool has Balkan roots
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Really good finds! There's a bunch of neat stuff there. Haven't seen too many disston levels. Am I the only one confused about how that adze is hung? I've been looking at it and it still doesn't make sense!
Also what make is that hammer with round lugs, slightly curved claw and octagonal face? Looks like a really nice hammer!
 
jake pogg said:
This is going to be about forensics and re-purposing,hope it won't offend anyone...

Remnants of a wagon wheel were donated to the forge for possible material.
Woodwork is rotten to the core,parts exhibit traces of lathe,and other mechinised working methods.NO idea how old it'd be.Local steamboat traffic was going strong from 1890-ies,so from there onward till they stopped using wagons,into 30-ies or a bit later...
https://imgur.com/NWpSgU7

I cut a sample for testing from "tyre",as they used to say.Upon the break-test sample does not exhibit the fibrous nature common to some grades of WI.Bad photo,but the break is abrupt;grain structure is very large and somewhat uneven.
https://imgur.com/PSiu5B8

Then on to spark-testing.first a known sample of A36/1018 or similar,we know that the C content is around under 0.2%.
https://imgur.com/SlcQCaB

And here's the wagon tire:
We can see that possibly it has somewhat less C,but it's not severely low-carbon alloy;there're still carbides there striking the carborundum particles,making little starry explosions
https://imgur.com/a/Y3A7JAt

HERE,to compare,we have some truly Low-carbon WIhttps://imgur.com/uvwbmds
There're no starry sparkles at all;only Fe itself burns up in a streak having encountered the abrasive.
And here that same last sample of nearly-carbonless WI in brek-test.The "fibrous" nature of material is clearly visible.https://imgur.com/1aLfyuV

So now we know that the tyre material(3 1/2" x 1/2")is some old variety of Bessemer steel,with C content equal to about 15+%...
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I was reminded of your post of forensics and repurposing of a donated wagon wheel.
Poking around at my parents today...

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My dad told me to take it...take it all lol!
We had my wifes car...;)
 
Ernest DuBois said:
That large adze-like tool must have been brought in from the tropics. Can you identify the handle wood?
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I believe that the haft is actually modified railroad pick replacement handle (most likely hickory)
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Yankee Josh said:
Really good finds! There's a bunch of neat stuff there. Haven't seen too many disston levels. Am I the only one confused about how that adze is hung? I've been looking at it and it still doesn't make sense!
Also what make is that hammer with round lugs, slightly curved claw and octagonal face? Looks like a really nice hammer!
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Yeah I know, that hang is very strange, that is why I had to buy it :)
Stanley Floor Layer's Hammer #221 2lbs

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https://archive.org/details/StanleyToolsCatalogueNo341941/page/n159?q=stanley+claw+hammer
 
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Miller '72 said:
repurposing of a donated wagon wheel.
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Yessir,that is a good score.
If/when you were to "repurpose" it,you'll need to cut it apart.While doing that you'll probably get at least some idea of the nature of the iron that it's made of.
Two simplest things you can do is a spark-test,that may give you a rough idea of the amount of Carbon in the alloy(on a normal bench grinder wheel Iron burns in a long reddish streak;while the Carbon particles explode in a sparkle effect when encountering carborundum;so the less sparkly effect-the less C).
And the second is the test for possible fibrous nature of alloy.For this you make a cut not quite all the way through the material(cutting needs to be done across the strap that tire is made of),and break it the rest of the way by bending.
That will tell you if that material was obtained by piling,or "faggoting",and the strands of iron in it are separated by slag inclusions.
Both these factors may make it more or less appealing to some blacksmith near you,and act as a bribe or trading medium whereby you can get him(or her:) to perform some useful tasks you may need doing for your tool hoard(maybe forge some missing parts or re-heat-treat something?)...
I'm afraid that other than that the above information is entirely useless!:)
(maybe a knifemaker,too;some of them like the dirtier of those olds non-homogeneous alloys for the cool patterns inside as etched..)
 
This did NOT follow me home(i exercised the utmost willpower,knowing that i already had too many irons in the fire...but If a project to use it ever comes up-i know where it lives!)
So this is to just show photos of a neat broadaxe:

https://imgur.com/f43q4ac

https://imgur.com/B2YOQDU

https://imgur.com/BhJ6Teu

It appears to be fairly "modern",from the Golden age of American toolmaking.Much competition,very high standards,not a trace of welding on this,everything is ground very carefully;great precision and control over product.
Have to look very close for traces of dissimilar metal joinery.
 
jake pogg said:
This did NOT follow me home(i exercised the utmost willpower,knowing that i already had too many irons in the fire...but If a project to use it ever comes up-i know where it lives!)
So this is to just show photos of a neat broadaxe:

https://imgur.com/f43q4ac

https://imgur.com/B2YOQDU

https://imgur.com/BhJ6Teu

It appears to be fairly "modern",from the Golden age of American toolmaking.Much competition,very high standards,not a trace of welding on this,everything is ground very carefully;great precision and control over product.
Have to look very close for traces of dissimilar metal joinery.
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Meek1 said:




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Some good finds! Well done! After all this time and I still haven't found a super steel Vaughn yet..
Will you be re-hanging your Acme hatchet? I ask because if so I have a request to ask of you! I got this one awhile back; 15681554896672517121676440373049.jpg
And much to my surprise it appears forge welded! Inside In front of the eye there's a clear "crack"(incomplete weld). Otherwise it appears like a modern hatchet. So I'm just curious and wanted to ask you to have a look and let me know what you find if you do take it off the stick. Thanks! 15681557242743337233326192437221.jpg
 
Yankee Josh said:
Some good finds! Well done! After all this time and I still haven't found a super steel Vaughn yet..
Will you be re-hanging your Acme hatchet? I ask because if so I have a request to ask of you! I got this one awhile back; View attachment 1194371
And much to my surprise it appears forge welded! Inside In front of the eye there's a clear "crack"(incomplete weld). Otherwise it appears like a modern hatchet. So I'm just curious and wanted to ask you to have a look and let me know what you find if you do take it off the stick. Thanks! View attachment 1194372
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Here you are sir.
 
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