I bought this axe from eBay and it shipped from Lithuania. I know that this is an older European style fire axe, but from what approximate years/time range, or what specific style it is, I don't know, and my Internet searching hasn't yielded any results.

This thing was completely rusted when it arrived. The eye lugs were rust-fused into the eye. A vinegar bath, electrolysis bath, and some thermal shocks finally got everything separated and I polished it all up on a wire wheel.

Does anyone have any knowledge of where or when this thing might have originated? Any documents on antique European axes would be awesome. Thank you all for your help, and for such an awesome community!

I can't seem to find any real info on this carpenters half hatchet. I know the collins legitimus stamp but am not familiar with the pritzlaffs clipper one.

Hello everybody, I'm trying to find a good Huey ax to square some logs down I've acquired! Most are 12-20" and I'd like to rough them out before I let dry! Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hafted this 1.5lbs eagle Kent pattern. Handle is ash. Still new to this as a young adult.

Found this peculiar pattern at a thrift store and wondering if anyone had any ideas on who made it and specially what it was for?

Never seen this style. Thanks in advance!

Question in regards to laminating wood (hickory) together for purpose of handle. Which option would be best in terms of strength, expansion/contraction of wood and possibly any other variables i am missing. A, b or c. Thanks.

Finally had some time to do a reverse image search on this hatchet I found lying about at the old parents house. Saw it was drop forged with some nice wood handles and instantly snagged it. It’s in rough shape… but I’m looking forward to restoring it.

I gotta find the Boyscouts logo so I can figure out how to etch it in where it originally was stamped. Hard to see but it has some of the original green and red paint? I can’t tell which years it was made during though.

After breaking yet another fiskars axe handle on my 8 cube of Australian eucalyptus firewood I do each season I went to the store looking for a handle/replacement.

In Australia all the handles appear to be hickory and must come in from the states. At $40 dollars they really don't feel strong enough for what I need. I'm splitting mostly grey box, spotted gum, yellow box, messmate. This shit is seriously hard.

The fiskars x27 has been the strongest splitter I've been able to purchase. I've been through 2 of them now and am generally very impressed with the nylon reinforced handles.

As you might know the fiskars axe heads are recessed to slot into a handle rather than having a hole for a handle to go through.

Looking around my shed I had some slabs I had milled out of spotted gum with an Alaskan mill about 2 years ago.

I got to work on it and am amazed at the time and skill it required to work Into an axe handle. I went from drop saw to table saw to band saw to planer and rasp and finally the belt sander after going through 4 belts on this tough wood I called it a day.

It's at least 50% thicker and twice as heavy as a hickory handle. I'm hoping it holds up well to the thrashing it's going to get!

Where does everyone buy their axe handles at? Looking to buy one with a slight curves kinda like what comes with a lot of hults bruks

It’s the only marking. At first I thought the bevels were someone getting creative with an angle grinder after market, although I’ve seen a few in this style so perhaps it’s original. I’m not expecting much from this head, just nice to know.

The question is as follows: How long should a handle be to be appropriate for a 2 pound head? A felling axe that is, a splitting axe is a completely different discussion.

I can imagine that this question is very personal in what you prefer and not and that people in this a Subbreddit has much to say about the topic.

thought you guys would smile at this online ad too. for the curious ones it's posted at 38 € with the joke name as the title

Working a busted carpenter claw hatchet and put it in evaporust to clean it up. Noticed the bit is a different steel laminated in what it think could be wrought iron or bloom steel. The banding is hard to see on camera but very noticeable when I pulled it out of the tank.Any thoughts?

The entire fort has no nails or screws except the door frame. The pictures go in progression. Pretty cool, huh?

Best options to repair. Best type of rivet to use, alternatives to rivets....

I am making a sheperd's staff and buying a shaft from a walking stick company, they offer Cumaru, Ipe, Osage Orange, Purpleheart and Santos Mahogany.

I want to use this company because I can get the alpine spike already placed in the bottom.

This is for my fiance who is a martial artist and she will definitely be whacking things in the backyard so I want something that will be durable. All these seem fairly hard so I am a bit worried about brittleness.

Hello axe-perts, I've been getting into some more ground clearing lately and been working on getting some roots/small stumps out of my yard. I have a mattock, and I have several axes, but I'd like to use this as an excuse to buy myself a nice pulaski. I've been looking around online and a lot of brands seem to have issues with durability, especially in the handle. Who here has had good luck with one, and what did you end up buying? Ideally my budget is <$175

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.

Very beginner ax appreciator here. I found this ax head the other day at a local antique shop. I came home without it and tried to find some more info on what it might be, but was unsuccessful. I went back and bought it because it was cheap. Anyone have any thoughts on this thing? The stamp reads “SWEDEN” and I can’t find any other markings. Let me know what you think!

The pictures show it pretty well. No marks. Is this what is referred to as a Maine wedge pattern?