Squareground3691
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So the bolt sticks out the side of the head?It is a 36" +- Norgund camper axe going by this website:
http://www.yesteryearstools.com/Yesteryears Tools/Norlund Co..html
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Yes, for now. He is using it to cut down small trees, cut branches, and is girdling them. Later I might put in some sort of malleable pin and peen it flush if it gets in the way. The extra weight on the end, as small as it is between the bolt, rubber, and everything else seems to have improved the swing after the last time i used it. If I split by hand I usually go for the all steel handle with big red metal triangle headed axe (I forget teh brand-model) or wedges and a sledge hammer.So the bolt sticks out the side of the head?
It was "safely" tucked away in the shed next to my chaps, hat, saw box (wedges, screnches, etc), and all that but I wasn't around and my dad needed an axe so he just grabbed one of my felling axes. It cleaned up okay, I didn't remove all of the chips but it's back to being pretty sharp. On the bright side, I finally got around to thinning out the edge on it a bit.Ya gotta just buy a cheap loaner Ax. Lol
Keep the good stuff separate.
That guy was on an axe forum I frequented, he has a pretty damn awesome collection. If you want to learn axe stuff, go to Bladeforums.com and look up old threads by Operator1975(1977?) Old Axeman, and I thinkverydeeply
True, but I used to spend a week at a time swinging an axe all throughout the day cutting dead trees on the property. My shoulders were pretty pizzed for awhile, but I survived. Then I was given an MS250 and, well, you know the rest. 80 axes turned into 40 saws and now my axes primarily get used to beat wedges.I’m trying not to slide any deeper into axes…more art than useful like saws…the one I got from @Cat 525 is showing some real nice patina on the handle though after some light sanding and linseed. The Collins I hung and then broke the handle off of is with Daniel Donnelly getting re-hung on a custom handle.