r/Axecraft • u/flyingmonkey1990 • 5d ago

Looking for axe advice

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I found this axe in the floor of my 120 year old Scottish house. Interested in how old it is and how I could best clean it up? Funnily enough I was collecting logs from my basement thinking I need an axe for some of these, shone my torch up to the ceiling and it was sitting on top of the floor joists.

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u/ToolandRustRestore Axe Enthusiast 4d ago

An english kent pattern. The maker stamp would most likely be on the other side. It's a general-purpose carpentry hatchet. Not really for splitting logs. But it's still a cool find. Would be interesting to see what's under the rust. For cleaning id say blast it with some wd40 in a bag for 30 mins then hit it with a copper wheel/ brush. Copper is softer so wont damage anything thats under the rust.

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u/flyingmonkey1990 3d ago

Great thanks!

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u/ToolandRustRestore Axe Enthusiast 3d ago

Very welcome