Hand forged hatchet flea market find???

[criveraville]

There's a hand forged left handed (you can tell by the curve of the blade use) for sell at the flea market for $12. Should I go back and buy it?

Cipriano

[SA]

ya but try to talk'em down  hey i'm left handed

[criveraville]

Ese,

It's old. Cool deal. I will go get it and send it with your other goodies 

Cipriano

[fishfinder401]

i can learn to be left handed

[mullet]

That style hatchet wasn't necessarily left handed. Mine are made so the blade will come off and you can flip it over so it's right handed.

[crooketarrow]

  YEA I would but just becuase it's old. If the blades curved form use who ever forged it did'nt harden and temper it very well. I've never seen a temper blade bend if it's temper right to the steel exspecially a short hachet blade.

[Stoker]

That style hatchet wasn't necessarily left handed. Mine are made so the blade will come off and you can flip it over so it's right handed.

It's probably a old shakers hatchet. For making cedar or pine roofing shakes. A winter time living for the loggers when their was to much snow to log.
Why didn't you buy it? It's easier to gain forgiveness than permission.(My Dad)
Thanks Leroy

[mullet]

That's what I was talking about, Leroy, I could't remember the name.

[criveraville]

Well the kids and I went back.. I went right back to it and asked how much hoping he would go down. He said.. Oh that's ones older than you and me cumbined.. (misspelling on purpose)

Then he said, "I caint take les dan $20."

Of all the low down dirty....

Esa I tried to email ya but I couldn't send or receive email on my phone.. . It was touch for me and I was displeased with with the gent..

I sent Gus pics and asked him of he wanted it. He said he would take it. To buy it and he would send me the funds..

Gus is a blade man 

Gus post those pics.. Eh??

Cipriano

[SA]

thats ok i have lots of toys

[Gus]

Here they are Cipriano...





-gus

[criveraville]

Thanks Gus..

Well that's the harchet. It was $12, the  a few hrs later it was $20. Too much for me..

But I did get that little hammer.. The lady said it was a railroad hammer. I don't know, but for $2 it's my new rock hammer

Cipriano

[Diligence]

Just wanted to add that the photo shows a broad axe/hatchet.  Flat on one side for turning logs into boards.  It get sharpened with a single bevel.  I have one in my shop right now that I use for bows, and general kicking around the bush.  Not the best all around shape of head or type of sharpening style, but I use it anyway.

D

[Stoker]

The hammer looks like a old tin basher's hammer. Just a guess
Thanks Leroy

[stickbender]

     I have one like that , from my Grandfather.  Single bevel.  You have a nice hammer, can be used like you said, for rock smacking,or  tin bashing, brick , and block shaping, and just all around handy little hammer.  Good for hitting fingers, and thumbs also.

                                                        Wayne