Edged tool restorations

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Not a resto but the axe bag (d) are all Walters axes with both sides being different with their paper tags .
A shopping bag too nice to use lol

 

Here's a hatchet I picked up a while back , polly a Granfors Bruks only marked "Made in Sweden" like many of their exports .



I made a handle for it out of birch about 14" long .





I used it for a bit but didn't like it , it was too "roundish" and would feel like it wanted to rotate in my hand so off it's head it was lol
I had made a longer and a bit beefier one , about 18" for a worn out little broad hatchet but decided to put it on the little Swede hatchet instead .







Nothing fancy but I use this one when I'm running the splitter to shear the stringy stuff apart or to cut off the odd branch that I missed with the chainsaw .

 

Very Cool Dancan.. I would like it twice if it would let me.

 

Update, made a sheath.

 

I pretty much finished the clean up of the brush axe. There was quite a bit of pitting and no visible manufacturers stamp.



I gave the handle a light sanding to remove the last of the finish. I wiped it down and rubbed some oil on it. The two edges were very sharp even for the rusty state it was in.

Here is a great view where the axe bit/hook edge was forge welded to the body.



There is no mark anywhere of who made it. Maybe it had a paper label.




The handle is 32" long.

 

It is all good collecting old iron. Heavy, but good.

 

Are today's Collins axes/hatchets any good, as good as the older ones?
Was in a local Ace Hardware and saw that they have a very large selection of new Collins tools.

 

Towards the bottom. Not the original company anymore.

Wood Trekker: A Brief History of the Collins Axe Company

 

This one was a real wreck.

 

I would like to see some pictures of those sometime. I would like to see some real tomahawks.

 

fishingpol suggested I post these restored boys axes I hafted, sanded, couple coats boiled linseed oil, and paracord buffer.

They will be given as gifts to my youngest grandson (older one already has his) and to their friend!

 

Very nice Triplef. I have thought about putting some parachord around the shaft to protect like you have there or maybe a piece of sheet metal. What you have looks nice.

 

Well TripleF got me thinking about finishing my roofers hatchet today. It is unmarked, possibly a Plumb, based on others I have seen out there. The handle is maple I believe. I fitted the handle using a drawknife to rough shape the end and files for finish fitting.

I had the handle in the vise with a piece of leather to prevent marks. I put the piece of pine under the handle to keep it from dropping down when working on it. It worked well.



A few of the tools I use to work up the handle. the handle tapers slightly up near the top under the head.


All finished up with the oil treatment.



It will hang right where I work in the shop.

 

Nice clean work.

 

Today's antique store score. I know nothing about Merit but it only cost a few bucks.

 

Early Craftsman Tools and Their Makers: Appendix A
Nice find Rook!

 

Little soak in vinegar and a light sanding