rmaynard 15,459 #1 Posted January 14 (edited) Obviously it's an axe, but what is it's intended purpose? @formariz? Edited January 14 by rmaynard 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,321 #2 Posted January 14 Used to make hand split shingles??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,174 #3 Posted January 14 Vintage True Temper GENUINE UNDERHILL Shingle Hatchet Roofer's Axe | eBay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,459 #4 Posted January 14 1 minute ago, Ed Kennell said: Vintage True Temper GENUINE UNDERHILL Shingle Hatchet Roofer's Axe | eBay Nope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,459 #5 Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Used to make hand split shingles??? Nope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,174 #6 Posted January 14 Hand fitting notched logs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,459 #7 Posted January 14 1 minute ago, Ed Kennell said: Hand fitting notched logs. close Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #8 Posted January 14 That is a mortising hatchet. A bit of an unusual one since to be a bit more useful one of the sides, the wider one, it usually is oriented at 90 degrees to the other. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPINJIM 1,981 #9 Posted January 14 Yep, for cutting a mortise to fit the tenon. It looks too big for use on furniture, so probably intended for post & beam construction on barns. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #10 Posted January 14 Just now, SPINJIM said: Yep, for cutting a mortise to fit the tenon. It looks too big for use on furniture, so probably intended for post & beam construction on barns. It’s usually done in reverse. Tenon is cut to fit mortise previously made. Yes it is used for timber framing. It is more of an adjusting tool rather than one to make a complete mortise. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,459 #11 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, formariz said: That is a mortising hatchet. A bit of an unusual one since to be a bit more useful one of the sides, the wider one, it usually is oriented at 90 degrees to the other. That is the correct answer. I had never seen one before. The one in the picture was at an antique store in Shrewsbury, PA., and I decided to wait for their black Friday sale, two weeks later to get15% off. I went back and of course it was gone. However, just this past Friday, I visited an antique store in Lemoyne, PA., and they had 5 of them. Cas, see me at the Wheel Horse show and I'll give you your prize. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #12 Posted January 15 9 hours ago, rmaynard said: That is the correct answer. I had never seen one before. The one in the picture was at an antique store in Shrewsbury, PA., and I decided to wait for their black Friday sale, two weeks later to get15% off. I went back and of course it was gone. However, just this past Friday, I visited an antique store in Lemoyne, PA., and they had 5 of them. Cas, see me at the Wheel Horse show and I'll give you your prize. Thanks Bob. Another forgotten tool . Not well known and not an easy tool to master. It was actually more frequently used in notches rather than mortises. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
