What did you rehang today?

Square_peg said:
I think bacck to the 70's and earlier when recycling wasn't really a thing. How many axes just went into the landfill? How many anvils!?!
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I would not like to think of the ones lost.

You have given me an idea...an investment in a metal detector and a trip to the landfill my hometown closed back in the late 70's early 80'...first a reconnaissance hiking trip with the pup to see how serious those no trespassing signs are...and if that works, I know what I want for fathers day...an excavator lol!
 
jblyttle said:
I got this head on this handle, but it had a dirty lanyard, old varnish and tape and wasn't hung well. I scraped, rehung and oiled.

IMG_20180517_204738 by Justin Lyttle,
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Looking good! What's the name stamped on the handle? I like the handle as much as the head:cool:

Brian Rust said:
That is one sweet legit legitimus! Still has some life left in it!! To think someone almost melted it down boggles the mind....
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Another rescue, I will keep trying to save what I can and when I can;):thumbsup::cool:
 
Miller '72 said:
I would not like to think of the ones lost.

You have given me an idea...an investment in a metal detector and a trip to the landfill my hometown closed back in the late 70's early 80'...first a reconnaissance hiking trip with the pup to see how serious those no trespassing signs are...and if that works, I know what I want for fathers day...an excavator lol!
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hope ya like false positives bud, your minds in the right place but a metal detector is just not the right thing for the job
 
phantomknives said:
hope ya like false positives bud, your minds in the right place but a metal detector is just not the right thing for the job
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I know guys that have found treasures with them but i have never tried. An axe head that has been buried in the dirt for 30-80 years is like a corpse. Let the dead rest.
 
Miller '72 said:
I would not like to think of the ones lost.

You have given me an idea...an investment in a metal detector and a trip to the landfill my hometown closed back in the late 70's early 80'...first a reconnaissance hiking trip with the pup to see how serious those no trespassing signs are...and if that works, I know what I want for fathers day...an excavator lol!
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jblyttle said:
I know guys that have found treasures with them but i have never tried. An axe head that has been buried in the dirt for 30-80 years is like a corpse. Let the dead rest.
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The "Spirit" is there for sure :thumbsup:
 




I was at Lowe’s a couple days ago and saw a decent handle so I got it. I tried to mimic the handle on this old Flint edge I already had for the gold Flint Edge I posted in the it followed me home thread. It is not an exact replica but it turned out pretty well. The handle when bought was a big club and took a lot of thinning and shaping but the result was well worth it. Thanks for looking!!
 
Brian Rust said:




I was at Lowe’s a couple days ago and saw a decent handle so I got it. I tried to mimic the handle on this old Flint edge I already had for the gold Flint Edge I posted in the it followed me home thread. It is not an exact replica but it turned out pretty well. The handle when bought was a big club and took a lot of thinning and shaping but the result was well worth it. Thanks for looking!!
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Those Ames/Lowes handles are really superb values if you can find a good one and are willing to put a little time into it.

BTW, Home Depot sells the exact same handles but is usually about $4 more expensive.
 
Thank you for the kind words. And yes the ones at Lowe’s were around nine dollars I believe. If you can find a good one and don’t mind turning it they are great handles and usually you can make a great transferred out of them because they have a big box see swell.
 
6C0286A6-CCD7-4996-B80A-E9E6407741CE.jpeg BA485910-2373-4EA1-BE95-8160C243EDED.jpeg We bought a house a few months back and found an old axe, another head and a couple of wedges in the rafters of our wood shed.
I had never hung an axe or even knew what linseed oil was. I found everything I needed in this forum :D
The grain is off and I’m not sure about the gap in the front of the eye but it held up to a few test swings before getting oiled and hung up to cure.
 
Good job Freedom Pullo Freedom Pullo !

Take care of that axe, that's a good axe, hard to find nowadays. Honor and use it if you can, please share your experience. Don't use it in anything more than cutting (not splitting) wood
 
Ugaldie said:
Good job Freedom Pullo Freedom Pullo !


Take care of that axe, that's a good axe, hard to find nowadays. Honor and use it if you can, please share your experience. Don't use it in anything more than cutting (not splitting) wood
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Thank you! It has a nice thin bit and seems to bite pretty deep. This one should be perfect of cleaning up a few crooked pine trees I’m going to clear out this summer.

The face of the poll and area behind the eye turned black when I put it in a vinegar bath, is it common for a boys axe to have a hardened poll?
 
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