SHOW ME YOUR AXES

[CR888]

I've been wanting a Plumb double bit for a while...only ones I've found were mega money. 2 very nice bits there, when the mail man can bring those to your door, the idea of going to a big box store to buy a fiskars seems well, almost funny.

 

[NZsawyer]

It's a pity those kellys are so expensive here in nz, as well as axe handles! Not sure what brand this is but it's a hefty 5lb first axe I've ever re handled

Didn't realize what I had here until I touched it up

And my latest project

 

[CR888]

That's the best part.....after the wire cup wheel reveals the 'Made in Sweden' & makers mark on a surface rusted bit you thought was nothing special.

 

[NZsawyer]

And to think the gb has probably copped more abuse than any of my other axes over the years too!

 

[XP_Slinger]

Quite a bit smaller than I expected Norlund 2 1/2lb
It’s sitting next too a Plumb 3 1/2lb
gonna have too think about a smaller handle

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I gotta get me a Norlund or seven. I really like the design of their axes.

 

[ajschainsaws]

I gotta get me a Norlund or seven. I really like the design of their axes.

Yeah same here the shape is a killer I’ve got two hatchets already for keeps and one too move on

I don’t know whether to slim down and shorten a 36” handle or make a 28” handle

 

[XP_Slinger]

I found a very nice Norlund single bit on craigslist for $30, problem is that it's a 3 hour drive. I'm going to see if I can work out deal and have the seller ship it. Not likely being a craigslist ad

 

[ajschainsaws]

I found a very nice Norlund single bit on craigslist for $30, problem is that it's a 3 hour drive. I'm going to see if I can work out deal and have the seller ship it. Not likely being a craigslist ad
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You gotta get this one ..

 

[ajschainsaws]

I found a very nice Norlund single bit on craigslist for $30, problem is that it's a 3 hour drive. I'm going to see if I can work out deal and have the seller ship it. Not likely being a craigslist ad
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Here is a pair of my Norlund hatchets really like em




And if you check a posting further back page 44 @leadfarmer has got a collection of beauties

 

[RI Chevy]

I like the design of those Norland ax heads. Cool looking.

 

[Ronaldo]

Here is a pair of my Norlund hatchets really like em

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And if you check a posting further back page 44 @leadfarmer has got a collection of beauties

Those would be considered Hudson Bay pattern?

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[XP_Slinger]

Those would be considered Hudson Bay pattern?

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Hudson Bay tomahawk

 

[XP_Slinger]

 

[NZsawyer]

Its an old post but that axe of @Wilhelm back on page 16 looks a lot like one of those Hjärtumyxa axes from Sweden or somewhere

 

[RI Chevy]

Its an old post but that axe of @Wilhelm back on page 16 looks a lot like one of those Hjärtumyxa axes from Sweden or somewhere

That is an awesome design.
Wilhelm uses a 40" handle on that, plus he is a big guy. He must generate some serious power with that setup.
@Wilhelm

 

[Wilhelm]

Its an old post but that axe of @Wilhelm back on page 16 looks a lot like one of those Hjärtumyxa axes from Sweden or somewhere

That is an awesome design.
Wilhelm uses a 40" handle on that, plus he is a big guy. He must generate some serious power with that setup.
@Wilhelm

I hope I may have sourced a local blacksmith that supposedly still takes custom orders.
Will try look him up, bring my ax along and ask whether he'd be willing to copy it.

For what and how I use this ax for it is the best I personally ever used!

 

[RI Chevy]

This isn't an Ax, but can anyone lend any credence to what this is? It was just given to me. I will take a guess and say a railroad sledge hammer?

 

[NZsawyer]

Dropped by my local secondhand shop, saw this leaning against the window outside and my jaw dropped

It's even got the original handle with 'true temper' written on it

 

[RI Chevy]

No one ever saw a tool like this????
Or the stamping marks????

 

[Wilhelm]

No one ever saw a tool like this????
Or the stamping marks????
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Old-school nutcracker?!