http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

I bought this at a garage sale as a present to my son. I already have
a perfect Russian made carpenting axe, but this one seemed like it was
made for actually using it, was in a good shape and the price was
right. So it is a present to my 6 y.o. son, whom I will teach to use
it safely. I already sharpened it on a bench grinder.

My question is, do you have any idea who may have made it and what is
its intended use. My guess is carpenting but I do not know that too
well.

thanks

i

on 9/1/2007 10:21 PM Ignoramus8581 said the following:
http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

I bought this at a garage sale as a present to my son. I already have
a perfect Russian made carpenting axe, but this one seemed like it was
made for actually using it, was in a good shape and the price was
right. So it is a present to my 6 y.o. son, whom I will teach to use
it safely. I already sharpened it on a bench grinder.

My question is, do you have any idea who may have made it and what is
its intended use. My guess is carpenting but I do not know that too
well.

thanks

i


That's what we here in the US would call a Tomahawk. :-)

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"willshak" wrote in message
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on 9/1/2007 10:21 PM Ignoramus8581 said the following:
http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

I bought this at a garage sale as a present to my son. I already have
a perfect Russian made carpenting axe, but this one seemed like it was
made for actually using it, was in a good shape and the price was
right. So it is a present to my 6 y.o. son, whom I will teach to use
it safely. I already sharpened it on a bench grinder.
My question is, do you have any idea who may have made it and what is
its intended use. My guess is carpenting but I do not know that too
well.
thanks

i


That's what we here in the US would call a Tomahawk. :-)

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

See
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...131,43408&ap=1
It looks like a
B. Swedish Carving Axe
The carving axe, with its design based on traditional Swedish carving
techniques, is good for roughing large carvings and architectural work. It
has a 4-1/2" single-bevel face, a 14-1/2" long handle and a 2 lb head.

Norwegian head axe.
ross

On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:21:59 -0500, Ignoramus8581
wrote:

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

Looks like a fairly-common English-made axe with a head of the "Kent"
pattern. If it's old, then it might be of iron, forge-welded to a steel
insert for the edge. The handle is a poorly-shaped replacement which
puts the edge in the wrong position relative to your hand.

It's a general purpose axe, rather than a specifically shaped one for
carpentry.

It's not a tomahawk. A tomahawk head is of quite a distinctive form.

On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 00:04:12 -0300, wrote:

See
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...131,43408&ap=1
It looks like a
B. Swedish Carving Axe
The carving axe, with its design based on traditional Swedish carving
techniques, is good for roughing large carvings and architectural work. It
has a 4-1/2" single-bevel face, a 14-1/2" long handle and a 2 lb head.



Yes, looks like this is "it". Thanks a lot. That's exactly what I
wanted. It is a very multi-purpose axe.

i

Ignoramus8581 wrote:
http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

I bought this at a garage sale as a present to my son. I already have
a perfect Russian made carpenting axe, but this one seemed like it was
made for actually using it, was in a good shape and the price was
right. So it is a present to my 6 y.o. son, whom I will teach to use
it safely. I already sharpened it on a bench grinder.

My question is, do you have any idea who may have made it and what is
its intended use. My guess is carpenting but I do not know that too
well.

It looks like a copy of the axe young George Washington used to chop down
the cherry tree.

I'm quite proud of the fact that I own Washington's axe! Passed down to me
through eleven generations. In the intervening 267 years, the axe has had
seven new handles and two new heads. Other than that, it's the original.

On 2 Sep, 15:14, Ignoramus20336
wrote:

Yes, looks like this is "it". Thanks a lot. That's exactly what I
wanted. It is a very multi-purpose axe.

It's quite different to those Gränsfors axes.

Firstly, this is a carpenter's axe not a carver's axe. A carver's axe
has a prominently curved edge, a general purpose (or carpenter's axe)
has a straight edge, or a straight edge with crowned corners.

Secondly the shape of the eye is different. Swedish axes usually have
a flat top edge here, so the head is asymmetric and the top of the
handle is nearly flush with the neck of the blade. A Kent pattern is
symmetrical, so the neck is some way below the handle and the cheeks
of the eye are raised up above it. Kent cheeks are also triangular,
so the handle is usually left quite some way above the eye.

On 3 Sep, 16:06, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 2 Sep, 15:14, Ignoramus20336
wrote:

Yes, looks like this is "it". Thanks a lot. That's exactly what I
wanted. It is a very multi-purpose axe.

It's quite different to those Gränsfors axes.

Firstly, this is a carpenter's axe not a carver's axe. A carver's axe
has a prominently curved edge, a general purpose (or carpenter's axe)
has a straight edge, or a straight edge with crowned corners.

Secondly the shape of the eye is different. Swedish axes usually have
a flat top edge here, so the head is asymmetric and the top of the
handle is nearly flush with the neck of the blade. A Kent pattern is
symmetrical, so the neck is some way below the handle and the cheeks
of the eye are raised up above it. Kent cheeks are also triangular,
so the handle is usually left quite some way above the eye.

I agree with you,Andy!

"Ignoramus8581" wrote in message
...
http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

I bought this at a garage sale as a present to my son. I already have
a perfect Russian made carpenting axe, but this one seemed like it was
made for actually using it, was in a good shape and the price was
right. So it is a present to my 6 y.o. son, whom I will teach to use
it safely. I already sharpened it on a bench grinder.

My question is, do you have any idea who may have made it and what is
its intended use. My guess is carpenting but I do not know that too
well.

thanks

i

======And what's your six year old son planning to make with this axe?
Seems a tad young to be handling such a potentially dangerous tool.

Leif

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 19:10:46 -0700, Leif Thorvaldson wrote:

"Ignoramus8581" wrote in message
...
http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

I bought this at a garage sale as a present to my son. I already have
a perfect Russian made carpenting axe, but this one seemed like it was
made for actually using it, was in a good shape and the price was
right. So it is a present to my 6 y.o. son, whom I will teach to use
it safely. I already sharpened it on a bench grinder.

My question is, do you have any idea who may have made it and what is
its intended use. My guess is carpenting but I do not know that too
well.

thanks

i

======And what's your six year old son planning to make with this axe?
Seems a tad young to be handling such a potentially dangerous tool.


He will use it under adult supervision at first (my
supervision). An axe is a tool that one learns how to use, by doing.

i