Let's see what you bought at auction this weekend.

Here's what I bought in 2 lots for $93.00.

12.5" wide broad axe and small hewing hatchet.


2 haystack cutting knives. The serrated knife was often used to cut blocks of ice on ponds for refrigeration.


A ratchet, heavy tongs, cant hook head, bale hook, jack and corn knife.


A wicked, one hand scythe.


A grabber.


A 2 handed scythe.


Hay tongs.


Keith

Neat finds, Keith.

You done good.That scythe is a useful tool if you know how to use it.
We used to cut the old worn scyth blades in half and use them on the snath for cutting lighter whippy brush.

Do you fix those up and sell em?

What you’re calling an ice cutter I used as a sod cutter working at a gold mine in Nome Alaska. As the ground thawed and sunk we cut sod, or tundra, off.

Serrated hay bale saw would probably be hard to cut ice with but alot of people made do with what they had. Must have been honed wicked sharp with teeth at serrations beveled just right. Nice buys

Thanks.

Keith

The metal sharpens so well, it makes sense to repurpose it.

Keith

I'll clean them up some and mostly use them as decoration. I like old tools, especially ones that could be used as weapons like cleavers, scythes and axes.

Keith

The serrated haybale knife would work well for cutting soft ground like that. It's heavy duty and designed to let you use your weight.

Keith

I've heard of people using a hay knife to cut into a muskrat hut.

great fine and good price,

I sold a set of hay tongs like that for $10 last year at garage sale.

Good collection of old tools

I bought one of those hay knives at a local garage sale and thought it was for ice cutting and had been imported here (no ice to cut here)

Looks like a productive day for you

You got took those things are worn out ! Scrap metal and the wood is rotten !! LOL No just kidding great find. Those old tools are getting hard to find. Even harder to find someone that has used them !!!

Here is what I found at the auction today.
Weatherby Mark XXII .22 lr
Winchester Model 94 .30-30

Mossberg 500 20 gauge

I really like the look of your Winchester Model 94. If we could use them in Ohio for deer hunting, I would likely get one.

Keith

Nice buys congrats

Nice-those guns havent been used much.