sanding an axe head? - BladeForums.com
May 19, 2009 · 35,485. Dec 21, 2010. #7. Slack belt sander once stripped. Make sure you sand the axe head in one direction only. I went perpendicular to the blade face. I will post pics of what I did last night. Gotta load up a photo.
Plumb axe head identification - BladeForums.com
Feb 11, 2016 · They were £20/$30 each so I bought them both. On further inspection they had various Plumb identifiers (more later). Both 4lbs heads with beautifully sculpted handles (RED STAINED) without detailed comparison they appeared almost identical and having read a couple of threads and satisfied they were of interest put them away.
American Axe History: Single bits - BladeForums.com
Aug 28, 2020 · Feb 10, 2022. #14. Brent Halverson said: There is a book by an author "Goodman" about the history of woodworking tools, and it shows illustrations of single and double-bit axe heads used in Crete from 2000bc to 1700bc that for all practical purposes are identical to USA axes of the 19th/20th centuries.
True temper Jersey perfect axe head question. - BladeForums.com
4. Oct 8, 2020. #1. Ok. I have a question in regards to the sought after true temper Kelley works perfect Jersey pattern axe with the phantom bevels. Ok. I see two types of axe heads in this regard. First is stamped “true temper Kelley perfect” with two lines. The other stamped “true temper perfect Kelley works” with the perfect in the ...
TRUE TEMPER timeline - BladeForums.com
Aug 28, 2010 · 5,431. Nov 10, 2017. #1. This basic timeline is fairly well known: In 1930, the "True Temper" brand of axes began after the American Fork & Hoe company acquired the Kelly Axe Manufacturing Co. In 1949, "True Temper" became the new corporate name of the American Fork & Hoe Co. In 1982, True Temper's Kelly Works (Charleston WV) factory was closed.
Collins Bush Axe - Identification Information - BladeForums.com
Apr 29, 2017 · Bush hooks are for targets too heavy for a bush scythe and too light for an axe. They use a very different stroke than a machete would and so are sometimes better suited to certain kinds of vegetation removal than machetes are. I use machetes much more frequently, but bush hooks are the best tool at what they do. 1. 2.
Axes with eye ridges.... - BladeForums.com
Nov 26, 2014 · 501. Oct 10, 2015. #1. An unmarked Jersey axe head. Purchased from the estate of a man who lived to be 96 years old. Kelly axe company put six ridges inside the eye of the axe head to help it bite the handle, but this has four ridges in the eye. I guess I need to do some digging to see who may have made it.
Plumb (ax) hatchet identification | BladeForums.com
4,505. Jul 19, 2015. #3. Its a boys axe or sometimes caller a 3/4 axe. The haft I don't believe is original to the axe. Most of those boys axe heads will weigh 2 1/4 pounds and they are usually on hafts around 28"- 26". That size haft is more popular on the Hudson Bay style boys axes. Looks like it is in pretty good condition and most Plumbs ...
Rare !!!Plumb axe help dating and other information
Aug 28, 2010 · There was an 'already sold' ($275!) entry for an NOS Plumb box (with manufacture date 1/8/1972) containing two NOS Jet Wing axes. There are available 2 separately framed magazine ads for Jet Wing axes. The 1956 ad features Permabond whereas the 1954 ad makes no mention of it.
Spikes on Axe Heads - BladeForums.com
Jan 3, 2000 · I'm thinking of two types of spikes: (1) Those that extend in a direction opposite to the blade and perpendicular to the handle, and (2) those that extend out of the axe head in the same direction as a continuation of the handle. With regard to type (2) spikes, could you modify a regular fighting axe to have this feature by replacing the wedge ...