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Doing some restorations right now, as well as enjoying some ones I finished up.



First is a Hudson bay Collins, seconds an unnamed hatched stamped "U.S.A"
Thirds a roofing hatchet I plan on modifying into a gransfors bruks style chopper, gonna remove the poll and reshape the edge

I almost forgot this one too.
Somebody didn't know what they were doing

That's axe abuse
Gonna cut it at the bottom of that chip and just use it as a nessmuk style belt hatchet.

My father was working all the time to provide for the family and myself while i was growing up. Needless to say, he didn't have a lot of time to take me outdoors, but when he did I appreciated the heck out of it. As a younger lad i played a lot of video games and sat inside. Now that I have a job, (and thankfully a bit of money to spend on toys) I find that i want to do things, or make things in reality. I just started trapping last year, and I am in the process of starting to renovate axes as well. Living in the middle of nowhere, I need a place to get wood for axe handles. Anyone know of a good company that makes axe handle blanks?

house handles is most people's go to, straight grain and multiple handle sizes.

Just picked up this bad boy...don't ask how much...but oh my...what an axe.

john neeman stalwort

you're a lucky man...
Neeman himself is supposed to have a new company called "autine" I heard, nonetheless both companies are still great, now go scratch it up and show us how it does

I would never waste a penny of my money on an Autine axe. The quality isn't there for the price. I would buy a Neeman. They should never be confused with each other.

they were both founded by the same guy, I feel like you watched the wranglerstar video on it...

I got it second hand, but the guy before me had never once used it. Was scared to mark it up, so I saved quite a bit on it...

Certainly a bit heavier than my gransfors axe, but I am hesitant to actually use it lol. It's just so...pretty lol

I have seen quality issues a few times. Their handles are very poor along with other issues. This is totally unexceptable at the prices charged. John Neeman company was a partnership and Autine is what came after the falling out.

Heres a couple i just finished cleaning and putting handles on...

Anyone carry a true temper tommy axe? I like the looks of them and my just have to pick one up.

Alex

A hatchet with a square hole in it is an old linemans hatchet , for cutting the flat "gain" in poles to bolt the crossarm on, the square hole is to hold the square bolt head when wrenching the nut on. Linemen have not used such axes for 60-70 years.

Thanks Dale, I've seen a few of those and wondered. Now I know.

That's cool. Thanks for the info Dale. I will sure keep that in the back of my head when I'm digging around in flea markets.

Mike

didn't know what you were talking about till I got one a few days ago, its still in the process of being restored but it looks like it has a nice thin bit on it, probably will make a good chopper.

I just purchased this from a guy in Canada, he spent a few years in Finland and this is his last one for sale.

It should arrive between today and Monday.
Now I have to make a handle out of birch.

how much do you pay for it? I like the looks of those old Finnish heads

$150 + shipping