Miners axe, rafting axe, construction axe

[Axmanjim]

I noticed on the Log Raft pic the Lady and also The dog standing on his hind feet.
That really brought the photo out for attention. Ah yes, the days of logging the hard way.

 

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The Plumb is 26" and the Mann is 24.5"


Miner.rafting by Agent Hierarchy, on Flickr

I actually use and quite enjoy a 30" Collins (marked opposite side) with a handle set up just like the Plumb in the picture. I find it does a great job splitting if your rounds are setting on another round/block.

300Six, I bet you are right that the shorter handles are something suited to tighter quarters, choking up, and being persuasive lol.

The handle on that Plumb is super nice! Must have been customized.

 

[Two36]

S Square_peg if you don't mind me asking. What was OAL of the plumb 5lb that you have that never was hung? Trying to find out length of a true full bit.

 

[Two36]

Old pre chamfered kelly charleston found its way to me

 

[Two36]

 

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S Square_peg if you don't mind me asking. What was OAL of the plumb 5lb that you have that never was hung? Trying to find out length of a true full bit.

Sorry it took so long to respond.
The un-hung Dreadnaught measures 8-5/8" x 4-7/8". I have a couple lightly used Plumbs that measure 8-1/2" x 4-15/16".

 

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Quite the little rafter party there! I think that Kelly Charleston is an old one, maybe 1930s.

 

[Two36]

Sorry it took so long to respond.
The un-hung Dreadnaught measures 8-5/8" x 4-7/8". I have a couple lightly used Plumbs that measure 8-1/2" x 4-15/16".

Just what I wanted to hear. The two I got are same measurements, the light 5 being 8.5".
Thank you for the info, knowing length of a nos model is very useful.

 

[Two36]

5lb waffled on a 28" octagon

 

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[catspa]

Wow, that’s a beauty!

Parker

 

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Bustin' it up!

 

[Miller '72]

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Great hang, build and finished up with an epic splitting battle.

Excellent Work!

 

[Two36]

Bustin' it up!

Yes sir!

May I ask what file you used to stand your waffle pattern back up,jewelers?

 

[Two36]

Great hang, build and finished up with an epic splitting battle.

Excellent Work!

Thank you. Stumptown Axes did that handle for me, he does amazing work.

 

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You can reset the lines by working in from the edges with either a knife (shaped) file or a slender half round file. Then once you have a track to follow use a 3-square (triangle) file. The 3-square file has the correct angle for the waffle pattern.

 

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May I ask what file you used to stand your waffle pattern back up,jewelers?

I found the thread where I described my process.

Finally hung my rafting axe

If someone were extraordinarily ambitious and skilled with a file I believe they could mill a waffle pattern on a smooth face poll. And I bet it would be much easier on a poll that wasn't hardened. Do you think! How ever and what ever I'm impressed with what you did.

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[Two36]

I found the thread where I described my process.

Finally hung my rafting axe

If someone were extraordinarily ambitious and skilled with a file I believe they could mill a waffle pattern on a smooth face poll. And I bet it would be much easier on a poll that wasn't hardened. Do you think! How ever and what ever I'm impressed with what you did.

www.bladeforums.com

Thank you!