OT-show your ax

[lonestarjeff]

The earlier discussion on finding a good ax these days made me think we need some pics on this tool. I found this one(head only) in my Grandad's shop amongst piles of other stuff......

Grandad passed away in '79, so it could be 40 years old or 140, but I can't find any markings on it, so no idea what brand. I cleaned it up & put in a new handle because I needed something close to WWII army spec for my Willys project(which is scattered all over my shop).

I believe the Army spec'd a particular type of single bit(I was amazed how many types there are), but not a brand. Ames & TT are a couple of the brands that have been documented w/ the jeep, but can't remember the others.

I have found several other ax heads & hatchets as well, but this is the only one I had here in town, so if there's any interest in this topic I'll get pics of the other ones too.

Jeff

 

[souNdguy]

i'll have to get a pi of the ax my deceased FIL gave me.. he died 11ys ago and it was old looking then.. he was 80 so.. could be from the 50's or so...

soundguy

 

[Bruce (VA)]

I don't have my grandfathers ax, but I do have his pry bar.

It was made at the local blacksmith shop in Guinea VA from a RR switch arm. Look closely where the screwdriver is pointing at it; you can see the diameter of the arm is smaller to fit into the switch.

My father was born in 1925 & does not remember the blacksmith shop operating. He showed me where it was, but said it was always vacant when he was a kid.

 

[souNdguy]

good ( non chinese) prybars are a nice find!

 

[lonestarjeff]

I know you treasure that prybar. There are several crude prybars around the old place my Grandad made from model T & model A driveshafts & axleshafts, but nothing as professional-looking as yours.

He was the local blacksmith which I guess he learned from his Grandad. The old forge is still sitting in the back of the old shop. I need to pull it out of there & learn how to use it....I was just in college when he died & too young & stupid before that to have him teach me.
Most likely, he hadn't fired it up since the early sixties when the old plow horses went down.

Jeff

 

[Dunk]

I have many tools at least 100 years old, especially hand tools, like what we are talking.

Here is my grandpa's forge blower, and anvil, has red shirt/grease rag hanging on it.
I have the tongs, and LOTS of other things.

My shop.

And yes, that is an 8N hub laying there...

Also my shop heater.

http://www.polkcochat.com/8n/b3.jpg


No idea what will happen to it all when I am gone, probably shortly.
Probably be sold as scrap or something by someone who knows no better, to survive.
The cancer is growing again in the middle of my chest, and on my adrenal glands (on top of ones kidneys)

I have to start a new regiment of chemo Monday, the last regiment kept it knocked down for 6 months. The Oncologist seemed very hopefull on another round doing the same thing, or close.

It is so strange to know you have no future.

 

[Dunk]

The 15 rounds of full brain radiation they did on me was a lot worse than the chemo though.

 

[Plane Bart]

(reply to post at 01:07:21 02/05/11)

Thats Cool Bruce I have lots of tools that that were my Great grand fathers on both sides and both grand fathers also.
some of my Great grandfathers tools are two Double jack saws, hand made wood clamps 6 foot long, White gas Brass torches Stanly Bailey hand planes
Neet thing is from My grandfathers and my wifes grandfather all of them gave me an anvil and some sort of specialty hammer.
as far as ax's go I have 7 or more of Grandaddys (wifes grandfather) that I would find in the tractor shed or shop clean up and put handels in all of them are really good steel and hold an edge.
I love my old tools must have 70 or more Stanly baily hand planes alone.

 

[Tom N MS]

Hang in there Dunk. Miracles happen every day. I will be praying for you.

 

[Dunk]

(quoted from post at 00:04:05 02/05/11) Hang in there Dunk. Miracles happen every day. I will be praying for you.

Thank You So Very Much, Tom!!

I just wish I knew how to will a lot of stuff to younger folks that would appreaciate it.

I have no biological sons, and only one biological daughter left that I claim, since my youngest hung herself, here in my mobile home/storage area, on Sept. 24 2010, 2 days before her 27th birthday.

I would be such a shame for it to go for scrap.

I let a '48 8N go that I could have had for $400 a few days ago, with good hat rims. I got the bumper off it for free it looks like, and it has rivets. It does have one broken place that I can fix to where it won't be known, if I am ever able.

I may could still get it.

But I have no future.

Havin NO future is the daymest thing I have ever faced.

 

[weirdbeard]

Were praying for you here in Michigan Dunk.

 

[8N'r--WI]

Jeff---here is my Dad's double edged axe that I used to mark logs into 16" and 24" lengths for firewood...don't know how old this is, but I was using it 55 years ago.....

There is a manufacturers stamp on it....appears to be a Plumb Victory brand.

Tim

 

[Bruce (VA)]

" I know you treasure that prybar. "

Yep, that and the frame (metal) to his wheelbarrow are all that I have from my grandfather Haynes. The house burned in 1939 & all that was left is what tools, etc, were in the barn. Not that they had much anyway; my grandfather and g-grandfather were tenant farmers. Nobody owned land in the family from the Civil War until 1954 when my father bought a house.

 

[Bobby Addington]

Hey Dunk,Hope your feeling better.My prayers are with you man.Seeing that Double Bit axe brought some memories back.I too have my G/Fathers Double Bit Axe and wudnt take a 100 bucks fer it neither.I keep er sharp and on the redy.I got a Single Bit Axe also.Got sum old tools of my G/Father.He was a Farmer/Blacksmith in his younger day in Springville,Al.They had what they called a syrup train-Farmers wud go frum one farmer to next and cut Sorghum Cane and make Sorghum Syrup.I like that stuff myself.Dunk the best future we have is when we put our trust in Jesus and ask Him to save us.Let me share this with you-My buddy was in Vietnam with the 199th LIB and was shot 3 times in leg and at one time contracted Malaria.Man he went thru alot but he told me one day that all that he done in Vietnam-noble things-fighting for his country and that if he had died in combat He wud have went to Hell.Because he was not saved.He became a Christian in 1982.Thank God.He was there in 1968.I was there in 1970.Christ can and will give you new meaning in life now and especially in Eternity.God bless you Dunk.Think bout what I said man.You sho nuff got sum priceless things there to me.Hang in there Buddy.Praying for you.Bobby

 

[lonestarjeff]

Not that they had much anyway; my grandfather and g-grandfather were tenant farmers

My Mom's dad was a sharecropper most of his life, but he had no tools to speak of....he used the land owner's equipment & tools. Actually, I don't know how he made it, he had almost no mechanical sense, but a kinder person you'll never meet.

Jeff

 

[1953 jubilee]

Dunk--hang in there as we are all pulling for you.
Prayers sent and wish for the best. As Tom said,
miracles have happened. Thanks for sharing the tool
pictures--they are really neat. Steve

 

[1953 jubilee]

Dunk--hang in there as we are all pulling for you.
Prayers sent and wish for the best. As Tom said,
miracles have happened. Thanks for sharing the tool
pictures--they are really neat. Steve

 

[Anonymous-0]

Hi Dunk, when I was 28, 20 years ago Doctors pulled out a nerf football sized tumor from my chest (after sawing through my sternum. I had both Chemo and radiation, regiments MOPP and ABVD. Towards the end I was hooked up to 11 bags of Chemo in both arms for 11 hours of treatment. One thing I found that made the treatments less nauseating was holding a cup of hospital mouthwash under my nose to block the smell of the chems. Also I found that thick soupy foods were the only thing I could kinda enjoy, Thick Lentil, thick NE clam chowder...... I made it through by not letting me think of any outcome other than complete victory. Hang in there my friend, It seems God is challenging you lately, please continue to impress us. So long as you were blessed with today, there is always hope for tomorrow!

 

[jon]

Here is my grandpa's forge blower, and anvil, has red shirt/grease rag hanging on it.

I guess a feller can tell if he's been hanging around here too long. I was scrolling down this post looking at pics but paying no attention to who posted & thought "damn, that looks like Dunk's shop". Sure enough..... :lol:

 

[lonestarjeff]

There is a manufacturers stamp on it....appears to be a Plumb Victory brand.

Tim....I too have a couple of Grandad's double bit axes, which happen to be the ones I use the most around the place, but yours appears to have a really old handle in it. None of mine have the original wood in them.

Jeff

 

[lonestarjeff]

......some of my Great grandfathers tools are.....White gas Brass torches.....

Bart.....post a pic of that torch if you can. I found a couple of old torches in the shop, but wondered what they burn & how they work.

Jeff

 

[lonestarjeff]

Just follow the link.........if it works

http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99232823/pdf99232823Pdpi72pt04.pdf

Jeff

 

[ZANE]

Dunk, you are a man after my own heart!!!!

Your shop looks as full of treasure as mine!

My wife just doesen't understand!

She says she is compiling a list of things to put on a flyer to give out at my funeral! That can't be good!
I have a son who has absolutely no interest in my stuff and it hurts me but I guess things could be worse. I could be supporting him still but he is doing good in his work as a research scientist. Probably beats being a mechanic anyway!
I am in the process of cutting up my big old Pulpwood loader rig that weighs about 20K pounds to sell for scrap. It is killing me to do it but I am 75 and won't be needing it any longer anyway. Getting too absent minded to operate it. Takes all hands and feet and eyes to do it. In it's time though it was state of the art.

I've got a brother in law lives between Rome and cave springs called tuxedo something or other. Nest time I'm up that way I'll try to look you up.

Hang in there Dunk. We need you to keep us honest!!!!!

Zane

 

[Dunk]

(quoted from post at 22:37:05 02/05/11) Dunk, you are a man after my own heart!!!!

Your shop looks as full of treasure as mine!

My wife just doesen't understand!

She says she is compiling a list of things to put on a flyer to give out at my funeral! That can't be good!
I have a son who has absolutely no interest in my stuff and it hurts me but I guess things could be worse. I could be supporting him still but he is doing good in his work as a research scientist. Probably beats being a mechanic anyway!
I am in the process of cutting up my big old Pulpwood loader rig that weighs about 20K pounds to sell for scrap. It is killing me to do it but I am 75 and won't be needing it any longer anyway. Getting too absent minded to operate it. Takes all hands and feet and eyes to do it. In it's time though it was state of the art.

I've got a brother in law lives between Rome and cave springs called tuxedo something or other. Nest time I'm up that way I'll try to look you up.

Hang in there Dunk. We need you to keep us honest!!!!!

Zane

You would be most welcome Zane.

I am sure that you would love to go thru everything in my shops.

And that you would see MUCH treasure, that most would consider junk.


Thanks for all of your kind words everyone!!

 

[Dunk]

(quoted from post at 20:17:51 02/05/11)

......some of my Great grandfathers tools are.....White gas Brass torches.....

Bart.....post a pic of that torch if you can. I found a couple of old torches in the shop, but wondered what they burn & how they work.

Jeff

I have a couple of those.
They were the thing, back in the day.

Most I have seen, you fill them, and pump them up.
Then put a small amount of fuel in a "trough" on top of them to heat one of the supply pipes enough to vaporise the fuel in the pipe before actually lighting them.

Then them being lit keeps the pipe hot enough.

They work just about the same as an old type Coleman Stove.

 

[gahorN]

(quoted from post at 23:57:16 02/05/11)

(quoted from post at 20:17:51 02/05/11)

......some of my Great grandfathers tools are.....White gas Brass torches.....

Bart.....post a pic of that torch if you can. I found a couple of old torches in the shop, but wondered what they burn & how they work.

Jeff

I have a couple of those.
They were the thing, back in the day.

Most I have seen, you fill them, and pump them up.
Then put a small amount of fuel in a "trough" on top of them to heat one of the supply pipes enough to vaporise the fuel in the pipe before actually lighting them.

Then them being lit keeps the pipe hot enough.

They work just about the same as an old type Coleman Stove.

YEP! My Dad was an electrician and he used his blow-torch to heat the head of a heavy soldeirng iron and pot of lead to dip twisted wires into to solder them before taping them.... all this was done before the littel plastic "twistie" caps became popular. Up in the attic of my house (old hunting lodge built in the early 50's) i've found connections done just exactly that way.

Dunk has it right.... use kerosene, diesel.... light oil... any fuel really...and the little trough us used to heat the head of the torch, then light it and heat pipes, or anything else you'd use a small propane torch for these days.

Dunk... we ALL will some day face the same fate. The difference is how we do it, and how we inspire others. Whatever your beliefs are...whatever your concept of God or Life.... be comforted in the fact that Life came to you quite by itself or it's Creator, and you received ALL you needed. The next step will also bring to you ALL you need, and you will be CARED FOR in EVERY WAY.
There is NO task or work YOU must do to receive the gift of life. It will be yours regardless of your own works or efforts. The one verse that says it all ..... the only one you really need to know.... Ephesians 2:8

 

[Woodchuck]

I have Abe Lincolns Axe at home!!!
It's only had 3 new heads and 2 new handles!!

 

[Dunk]

Thanks, gahorN!!

 

[lonestarjeff]

.....Here is my grandpa's forge blower, and anvil.....I have the tongs, and LOTS of other things........

Dunk....that blower looks like the one from Grandad's old forge....I have the old anvil too, but the top is mushroomed quite a bit.

I remembered I had one of the old hatchets in my truck, so I took a couple of pics.....

Its a claw hatchet by TrueTemper. Also has "flint edge" stamped on it. Probably had a straight handle originally.

God bless you & yours, especially w/ the new round of treatments.

Jeff