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Offline Pappy

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Re: can you tell me about this tool
« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2016, 08:15:40 am »
Your a genius Gump. ;) :) Problem is Eddie the one I have is tapered in the handle  hole area and is made to go on the handle 1 way, biggest hole to the bottom as with most ax's. ;) :)
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Re: can you tell me about this tool
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2016, 10:44:20 am »
Eddie was kind enough to gift me with one of those when I was starting out about 6-7 years ago.  I screwed it up by filing the flat side to sharpen it.  Rookie mistake. ::)
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Re: can you tell me about this tool
« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2016, 11:05:23 am »
Guess it's just me but I worked with heavy hammers 16 lb. and cutting tools all my life.
I would never flip a head on a wooden handle. Tapered holes and wear on the part that fits inside.
A loose handle on an axe of any size for any reason to me says accident.  I fell going down a hill
once carrying a double bit axe. I had enough since to throw it as far as I could before I hit the ground.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: can you tell me about this tool
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2016, 01:29:17 pm »
Don't axe, don't tell.

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Re: can you tell me about this tool
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2016, 02:44:51 pm »
 :o :laugh:
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Re: can you tell me about this tool
« Reply #20 on: January 09, 2016, 10:53:52 pm »

     I have my Grandfathers' hatchet like that.  On the big axes, they were offset, and when you finished one side of a log, and got to the end, you just stepped over to the other side, and started hewing, the that side, going back the way you came.  Some of the carpenters' hatchets, did have an off set side, but for general carpentry work, a straight handle was used.

                                   Wayne
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