A friend gave me this he found in the garage of a house he bought & didn't know what it was.
I recognised it as a slate ripper but was surprised to find it here (south Spain) as wooden slate or tile roofs aren't common.
It's nicely hand made from round stock with hammer marks & a good taper, 30" long.
Pictured with a "Lista" brand 400g hatchet I quite like for carving, one of the few hatchets I've bought new. The very oval slip fit handle gives it a narrow eye & came painted half black, as I sanded it I left the effect as I liked it. Mask I made from some old thick leather.
I
think Lista is Spanish made, but I've failed to find much information on the company.
It's been pictured before in this thread but sadly after I (like so many) refused to pay a large amount to that infamous image hosting site many images in this thread have now disappeared.
The strange thing is that if I tap "Edit" on any post with the images missing they show up for me in the Edit window, question for those more techy than me, can I somehow use this to my advantage? Can I download them as I'm often now missing the original image?
I've contemplated re-inserting the images I have but it's a lot of work, maybe it's just better to throw the odd axe or hatchet of the past into a new photo if it's not quite axey enough....