Anyone Collect Axes & Hatchets?

[rarefish383]

Nice!

[TPK]

Here is an old MANN Military axe marked "USA 4"

Nice one! Cool stamp!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is an old MANN Military axe marked "USA 4"

Nice one! Cool stamp!

Thanks!

[GSPTOPDOG]

I just clean these axes up and dunked them in the oil tank so they look a little dull. A Collins, a Keenkutter and a Plumb. Next some cleaning up on the wire wheel.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Cutting down a tree today for a friend. The lot next door appears to have a homeless camp in it and the people were burning electrical wire to get the insulation of the wire. They are burning it on the other side of the fence under the tree. Not such a good idea as it is very dry here. So the friend wanted the tree down. I am using to small axe and hatchet to cut up the smaller branches so they will fit into a dumpster. The chainsaw stopped working, so the small axes come in handy until my buddy went into town and bought a new Craftsman chainsaw... problem solved!!!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is the one I just got after I cleaned off the paint on the head. I'm not sure who the maker is... Any ideas out there?

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is a hatchet I bought from a blacksmith in Kenya Africa. He made right in front of me and I got great photos of him working on it over a coal forge right on the ground. You can see it a piece of leaf spring if you closely.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Cleaning up a little mini Craftsman hatchet.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is a Craftsman 2xbit I picked up the other day.

[Jacknifeben]

I bought this one for a quarter at a garage sale. Is it worth cleaning up or putting it on eBay?

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is a Wards Master Quality hatchet head I cleaned up a week ago.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is a True Temper 2xbit I cleaned up and it was rusty! Now here it is after a little polishing with a wire wheel and just waiting for a sharpening and a handle.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is the True Temper 2xbit once again before I cleaned up on a wire wheel.

[rarefish383]

I love that axe from Kenya. When I was a kid we still had doubles on the trucks for limbing up brush. Saws were "big" back then and those guys kept their axes sharp. I remember when Homelite came out with the XL12, and the add had a guy holding one in his palm, and the caption, "only 12 pounds".

[TPK]

Wow! You have come up with some really cool stuff! I like the two Craftsman & the Sweden!
What do you soak them in?

[GSPTOPDOG]

Wow! You have come up with some really cool stuff! I like the two Craftsman & the Sweden!
What do you soak them in?

Thanks! %5 white vinegar. It seems to work very well.

[TPK]

Wow! You have come up with some really cool stuff! I like the two Craftsman & the Sweden!
What do you soak them in?

Thanks! %5 white vinegar. It seems to work very well.

Cool! Thanks for the Info!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Wow! You have come up with some really cool stuff! I like the two Craftsman & the Sweden!
What do you soak them in?

Thanks! %5 white vinegar. It seems to work very well.

Cool! Thanks for the Info!

I just dug this one out from my garage, I have not used it for a long time....

[TPK]

Thanks! %5 white vinegar. It seems to work very well.

Cool! Thanks for the Info!

I just dug this one out from my garage, I have not used it for a long time....

Cool! An Ochsenkopf! Oldest Axt makers in Germany. Or that's what they say.

I got all the stuff here to put my small Ochsenkopf back together. Handle and paint. Just haven't taken the time to do it yet.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Was? Ich dachte, die Menschen in Deutschland seien effizient. Beeil dich! Beeil dich! Schnell! Schnell!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is one I cleaned up and added some paint and "pin" striping to the handle....

[GSPTOPDOG]

Here is 2xBit and a Big-'Ol Collins.... I just cleaned and oiled them.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Another H.B. after cleaning... I love these axes!!!

[mrwatch]

Yesterday's Tractor club swap meet. Found a new ESTWING hatchet Sportsman's axe E24A stacked leather $20.00
24 oz. with the NO.16 Black Ballistic nylon Sheath, which I do not find online, usually leather.
of particular interest was a seller with some sweet Marbles knives and and antique axes. Best one was if I recall, a number 53? priced at $500. and a few others $250 and up. A couple of other sellers with Marbles.

I also see that Estwing has the black special edition sports man's axe, other than the color is there anything special about them?

[GSPTOPDOG]

Yesterday's Tractor club swap meet. Found a new ESTWING hatchet Sportsman's axe E24A stacked leather $20.00
24 oz. with the NO.16 Black Ballistic nylon Sheath, which I do not find online, usually leather.
of particular interest was a seller with some sweet Marbles knives and and antique axes. Best one was if I recall, a number 53? priced at $500. and a few others $250 and up. A couple of other sellers with Marbles.

I also see that Estwing has the black special edition sports man's axe, other than the color is there anything special about them?

Sounds like a great find! I have several Estwing axes and if I find one at the "right price" I always pick it up. I can always trade it off to a friend or a member of the local informal knife trading club.

Here is some more info, on the steel that the Estwing is made of that I found. If the axe is made of 1055 carbon steel, then the black coating will help prevent rust.

Customer questions & answers:

Question:What type of steel is this Estwing hatchet made of?

Answer:If the company says it's 1055, as a previous customer indicated, I wouldn't doubt it. I've owned this axe for a while now and find it to be of excellent quality. 1055 is a durable carbon steel that is excellent at withstanding shock.