What a cool piece of history! Really glad it found its way to you. Crazy that you found a first year production too. Looking forward to the follow up videos👍 Thanks for sharing man, have a great week!
Thank you so much man !!! Yeah man it’s crazy I was shocked when I picked it up and saw the stamp !! I honestly was expecting it to be unmarked. Im excited to get a handle in it and go out an use it !!
Nice find, man. I've done handle bending a couple times, and the method I saw once from this broadaxe handle maker was just boiling the handle in hot water and then setting it in a jig
Thank you and thank you so much for watching !! I’ve been researching videos and I believe I may have came across a similar or the same video. The process doesn’t seem to be to bad, I can’t wait to try !! 👍
Awesome! Those old hewing heads are awesome! I make heads razor sharp, then tape the bit so I can’t cut myself during the hang (learned that one the hard way haha)
Thanks man !! Yeah man that’s a good idea too, I guess I could always use cardboard as well 🤙 .. man I’ve probably been cut more hanging and sharpening an axe vs actually using one 😂
I’m the same I love old axes that are from local to me. I have somr Blodgett, Amoskeag ax co, and Underhill broad axes all local to me in NH among a bunch of others. Pa seems to have had sone nice pre civil war axes I’ve seen. Cool stuff
Very cool find man. I've got an old broad axe in my collection also. It has a handle very similar to yours. I believe many of them utilized a different wedging system. Rather than a tongue split with a kerf, it was a solid tongue with a wedge that went on the side. I remember reading on the forums that this was to allow the handle to be swapped to the other side, making it left or right handed depending on how you were working the log. Looking forward to the next part of the series, great job always 👍
Thank you so much man !!! Heck yeah that’s awesome 🤙 have you ever tried to use it yet ? Huh that’s interesting, I like that idea. I don’t know too much about these kind of axes, but I’m slowly learning. Having a handle that’s able to be switched to the opposite side is a great idea. I just checked the eye on mine and it doesn’t seem to be reversible, it has a tapered eye like an axe. Thank you so much again, can’t wait to get out and use this thing 🤙
@940Joey I haven't used it yet but would love to at some point. It's got a stamp but I haven't been able to figure out the maker yet. I've got a couple of broad hatchets that I use occasionally but haven't had the right project for the big one yet. But like yours I need to get mine wedged before I get it swinging.
Is that a Lamaca I see on your right? Those looks like excellent tools. Also, that broad axe is gorgeous. And that handle was made by somebody who really knew what they were doing. Looks like it even has the old school removable wedges to flip the bevel. I might bug you for some pictures to see if I can make one like it if that's ok!
Thank you so much man !!! Yeah absolutely I’d be more than happy to send some pics, whatever you need man just hit me up 🤙… oh yeah man that’s a lamaca !!! That axe is awesome 🙌 I’ve been meaning to make a video with it just never got around to it, I will soon 👍
Thank you both so much for watching !!! Exactly correct, the handles on these axes are offset to prevent your hand from coming in contact with the log you’re hewing. I’ll demonstrate this more in-depth when I use the axe 👍
What a cool piece of history! Really glad it found its way to you. Crazy that you found a first year production too. Looking forward to the follow up videos👍 Thanks for sharing man, have a great week!
Thank you so much man !!! Yeah man it’s crazy I was shocked when I picked it up and saw the stamp !! I honestly was expecting it to be unmarked. Im excited to get a handle in it and go out an use it !!
That’s really cool, man! Killinger is always saying “It’s all about the hunt.”
Thank you so much !! Hey man he’s no wrong, it really gets the blood pumping 🤙
Nice find, man. I've done handle bending a couple times, and the method I saw once from this broadaxe handle maker was just boiling the handle in hot water and then setting it in a jig
Thank you and thank you so much for watching !! I’ve been researching videos and I believe I may have came across a similar or the same video. The process doesn’t seem to be to bad, I can’t wait to try !! 👍
Finding something in the wild is 100x better than shopping online. Plus the local history of that piece makes it even more special !
Absolutely, I love the hunt it’s awesome, especially when you’re in a place you don’t expect to find one 👍 thank you !!
What a cool find with a great backstory! Congratulations.
Thank you so much !! 👍
Awesome! Those old hewing heads are awesome!
I make heads razor sharp, then tape the bit so I can’t cut myself during the hang (learned that one the hard way haha)
Thanks man !! Yeah man that’s a good idea too, I guess I could always use cardboard as well 🤙 .. man I’ve probably been cut more hanging and sharpening an axe vs actually using one 😂
Beaut axe and cool history behind it! Awesome 👍👍
Thank you so much man !! 🤙
That's really neat! looking forward to your handle making adventure.
Thank you so much man !! I haven’t made the handle yet, I plan to soon and hoping to have a video of it soon as well !!
Great find!
Thank you so much !!
I’m the same I love old axes that are from local to me. I have somr Blodgett, Amoskeag ax co, and Underhill broad axes all local to me in NH among a bunch of others. Pa seems to have had sone nice pre civil war axes I’ve seen. Cool stuff
Oh heck yeah that’s awesome, nice finds !!! Yeah it’s crazy you can find a lot of cool historical stuff in PA. Thank you so much for watching !! 🤙
Very cool find man. I've got an old broad axe in my collection also. It has a handle very similar to yours. I believe many of them utilized a different wedging system. Rather than a tongue split with a kerf, it was a solid tongue with a wedge that went on the side. I remember reading on the forums that this was to allow the handle to be swapped to the other side, making it left or right handed depending on how you were working the log. Looking forward to the next part of the series, great job always 👍
Thank you so much man !!! Heck yeah that’s awesome 🤙 have you ever tried to use it yet ? Huh that’s interesting, I like that idea. I don’t know too much about these kind of axes, but I’m slowly learning. Having a handle that’s able to be switched to the opposite side is a great idea. I just checked the eye on mine and it doesn’t seem to be reversible, it has a tapered eye like an axe. Thank you so much again, can’t wait to get out and use this thing 🤙
@940Joey I haven't used it yet but would love to at some point. It's got a stamp but I haven't been able to figure out the maker yet. I've got a couple of broad hatchets that I use occasionally but haven't had the right project for the big one yet. But like yours I need to get mine wedged before I get it swinging.
Is that a Lamaca I see on your right? Those looks like excellent tools. Also, that broad axe is gorgeous. And that handle was made by somebody who really knew what they were doing. Looks like it even has the old school removable wedges to flip the bevel. I might bug you for some pictures to see if I can make one like it if that's ok!
Thank you so much man !!! Yeah absolutely I’d be more than happy to send some pics, whatever you need man just hit me up 🤙… oh yeah man that’s a lamaca !!! That axe is awesome 🙌 I’ve been meaning to make a video with it just never got around to it, I will soon 👍
Love your content
Thank you so much !!! 👍
Same I live about 30 minutes from honesdale also cool find
Thank you so much for watching !! Oh heck yeah that’s awesome, we’re essentially neighbors !!!
@@940joey2 yeah lol
what the reason for the curved handle? im sure that axe had a very specific use in log home construction
To prevent you from "barking" your knuckles on the work when you swing it.
Thank you both so much for watching !!! Exactly correct, the handles on these axes are offset to prevent your hand from coming in contact with the log you’re hewing. I’ll demonstrate this more in-depth when I use the axe 👍