Anyone Collect Axes & Hatchets?
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Tony - Very interesting photos of the ball peen hammer to hatchet transformation. I would never have thought of that as a possibility. That anvil you are using looks as if it has a bit of history behind it, too.
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Now that I've cleaned the Russian up and oiled up the handle my opinion is upgraded. It looks lovely and maybe next weekend I can get to use it some and see how well it works.Woodly wrote:Received another axe today from Coleman's Surplus-this one is the Russian one they sell. Its new and looks a bit like a weapon as much as a wood cutting axe.
Handle is 27 1/2inches and is different than what I'm use to as it has flat sides... It is raw wood and needs oiling or paint, whatever one prefers.
The head has a 6" cutting edge and is 7 1/2" long.
Different but certainly useable and for $29.00 aok in price... artificially aged it would look pretty cool as a wall hanger.
Coleman's advertises them as used but this one is brand new [head and handle].
Sorry I'm not posting photos now but will in the future of knives and axes which I own plenty
I'd buy a couple more but shipping kind of kills the deal.
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I've been mowing grass in the rain for over a week now. Just had to take a break, so, yesterday afternoon I went down in the basement and started to work on another small ax. This is a Collins boys ax. It's the one on the far left.
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If the pic above turned sideways, it's the one on the bottom. After I got the screws and nails out of the head it slipped right off the handle. The handle was still in pretty good shape, so I put a couple hours with a 4 in hand rasp thinning and reshaping it to octagonal. Then after sanding all the rasp marks out it was almost round again. The edge was in prety good shape too, I had it sharp enough to shave hair off my arm in an hour or so, and got all the nicks out.
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I put a coat of Boiled Linseed Oil on the handle and stuck the head back on and called it a night. I'm going to make a Black Walnut wedge, tighten it all up, rub on a couple more coats of BLO and call it good, Joe.
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Nice save on that boys ax, Joe.
Realizing the importance of have a double bit ax head laying around the house I bought this 3 lb. Cayuga a while back.
I can't find much information on it. I think it says Barker Rose & Kimbal, Elmira, NY.
Does anyone know anything about this brand?
Thanks for looking.
Realizing the importance of have a double bit ax head laying around the house I bought this 3 lb. Cayuga a while back.
I can't find much information on it. I think it says Barker Rose & Kimbal, Elmira, NY.
Does anyone know anything about this brand?
Thanks for looking.
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I just did a search for Cayuga and didn't get much either. Everybody that had one said "rare" ax. But one sold last week on ebay that looks just like yours, with a chipped edge, for $20. I found a number of different patterns and hatchets that were all embossed. Very nice looking axes. I like yours. A friend hung my Plumb cruiser on a thinned octagonal haft and it looks really nice, and the grip is great, Joe.
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I have a single bit CAYUGA sitting next to me. They [Cayugas] are popular with axe collectors.
There is plenty of internet info on them. I apologize for not adding any more.
There is plenty of internet info on them. I apologize for not adding any more.
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Sweet pics of a great mod. Love this kind of stuff. While not quite with you on the difficulty level, this Cold Steel Tomahawk came gloss black painted head and white Hickory handle. Had to do something about that. Looks a little better now.Tony_Wood wrote:I did not get a pic of the ball peen before this was started. Only thought of a pic at this stage, probably the fourth or fifth heat.
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This is a 2# hammer and worked my shoulder/arm pretty well.
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Final hammer work before grinding.
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Ground and hafted.
This is my first one of these.
Needs some improvements, but is pleasing for a first go round.
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Ivoryman wrote:Sweet pics of a great mod. Love this kind of stuff. While not quite with you on the difficulty level, this Cold Steel Tomahawk came gloss black painted head and white Hickory handle. Had to do something about that. Looks a little better now.Tony_Wood wrote:I did not get a pic of the ball peen before this was started. Only thought of a pic at this stage, probably the fourth or fifth heat.
267E2246-C041-425D-A55F-B3A9E0F8AD73.jpeg
This is a 2# hammer and worked my shoulder/arm pretty well.
C115C55B-E49A-4AC8-9F35-31C23ECEAA39.jpeg
Final hammer work before grinding.
0BFEDADA-72E3-463A-B552-D7FF6567E4DA.jpeg
Ground and hafted.
This is my first one of these.
Needs some improvements, but is pleasing for a first go round.
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57500E77-149E-480C-B6ED-4D335C55534E.jpeg
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Wow. Sorry I have not been back here after I posted those pics. Thanks for the comments.doglegg wrote:I would have been hard pressed to believe the before and after pictures if you hadn't included the middle ones. You must have Popeye arms. That turned out great. Impressed.Tony_Wood wrote:I did not get a pic of the ball peen before this was started. Only thought of a pic at this stage, probably the fourth or fifth heat.
267E2246-C041-425D-A55F-B3A9E0F8AD73.jpeg
This is a 2# hammer and worked my shoulder/arm pretty well.
C115C55B-E49A-4AC8-9F35-31C23ECEAA39.jpeg
Final hammer work before grinding.
0BFEDADA-72E3-463A-B552-D7FF6567E4DA.jpeg
Ground and hafted.
This is my first one of these.
Needs some improvements, but is pleasing for a first go round.
29E67C90-213E-433C-A0D8-DB3A3473BF19.jpeg
57500E77-149E-480C-B6ED-4D335C55534E.jpeg
No, my arms are long and lanky. This forge project was a workout. I don’t have a power hammer of any kind.
The anvil is a Peter Wright #96. It has seen some use, but does fine for my abilities.Dinadan wrote:Tony - Very interesting photos of the ball peen hammer to hatchet transformation. I would never have thought of that as a possibility. That anvil you are using looks as if it has a bit of history behind it, too.
That mod is fantastic. Cold steel puts out some good products. The personalization is great work.Ivoryman wrote:Sweet pics of a great mod. Love this kind of stuff. While not quite with you on the difficulty level, this Cold Steel Tomahawk came gloss black painted head and white Hickory handle. Had to do something about that. Looks a little better now.Tony_Wood wrote:I did not get a pic of the ball peen before this was started. Only thought of a pic at this stage, probably the fourth or fifth heat.
267E2246-C041-425D-A55F-B3A9E0F8AD73.jpeg
This is a 2# hammer and worked my shoulder/arm pretty well.
C115C55B-E49A-4AC8-9F35-31C23ECEAA39.jpeg
Final hammer work before grinding.
0BFEDADA-72E3-463A-B552-D7FF6567E4DA.jpeg
Ground and hafted.
This is my first one of these.
Needs some improvements, but is pleasing for a first go round.
29E67C90-213E-433C-A0D8-DB3A3473BF19.jpeg
57500E77-149E-480C-B6ED-4D335C55534E.jpeg
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Thanks Joe. Post some pics of your friend gets going on one of these.rarefish383 wrote:I'm going to have to show this to a friend. He wants to get into forging and that will push him right over the edge. That is nice, Joe.
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Thank you sir. My arms are long and lanky. It was a lot of hammer work over a couple of forging sessions.1967redrider wrote:Great looking ax and I bet you need some truck driving arms to get that ball peen hammer metal moving.
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a couple of finds. Bought this marked as a pick ax. Found out it is a battle ax made in India. For re-enactments. That's okay as I may use it for rock hounding. An vintage unmarked ADZE with a leather cover. Or so the man said as the handle is kinda long and not much curvature. I did see a few marks but they may be like proof marks.
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Like the battle axe mrwatch. Cool piece that looks lethal. Thanks for showing. Don't see stuff like that much.
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Plumb ball peen marked 32 oz. I told the mall lady I can always use another persuader. $3 Unmarked like a blacksmiths hammer. One on line said rivet hammer? Has a letter stamped on each side so may be his initials? Lady said it was her grandfathers and worked for Ford Motor Co.
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Which one is the axe or hatchet?mrwatch wrote:Plumb ball peen marked 32 oz. I told the mall lady I can always use another persuader. $3 Unmarked like a blacksmiths hammer. One on line said rivet hammer? Has a letter stamped on each side so may be his initials? Lady said it was her grandfathers and worked for Ford Motor Co.
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Maybe if I sharpened the little one it may work as a hatchet. But I didn't see a thread for hammers. I see that people turn hammer heads into hatchets. If I had a torch or forge at 32 oz. it may do-able?
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Tony Wood could turn that ball peen into a hatchet and make it look good to boot.
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I do not know metallurgy, is their a lot of difference between hammers and axes? The dealer I got the ADZE from had a couple of axes with really nice names on the heads. Under $150. He had a hatchet with a very nice beryllium head. I think for non sparking in a fire danger area. One nice little salesman's sample tool for $150, And another tool with several numbers which I cannot describe now for $125. I may look at that one if I get back to the next monthly show. One about the size of a hammer had a bit of a spike that he thought was for a sawmill worker to pull the boards too him.
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I use little 2 ounce ball peen hammer heads to make hat racks. I also thought I'd find enough little Plumb ball peens to make an ax rack for just my Plumb axes, but my source dried up. I figure you can put hammers in the ax thread, I've got a couple axes that are as dull as hammers.mrwatch wrote:Plumb ball peen marked 32 oz. I told the mall lady I can always use another persuader. $3 Unmarked like a blacksmiths hammer. One on line said rivet hammer? Has a letter stamped on each side so may be his initials? Lady said it was her grandfathers and worked for Ford Motor Co.
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rarefish383 I would love to see your hat racks. Also your idea for a axes stand. Thanks.
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Hawks are going in a fundraiser auction to cover the family reunion food.
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Ivoryman, was/is that a working peace pipe? I like the red handle.
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I don't have one right now, I need 3 more ball peens. The ax rack would look just like a hat rack with 2 ball peens set just far enough apart for an ax to hang in, then a big space and 2 more. Just imagine a flat board with turned dowel rods to hang the hats on, then stick the hammer heads on the dowels.mrwatch wrote:rarefish383 I would love to see your hat racks. Also your idea for a axes stand. Thanks.