8ntruck 7,104 #26 Posted February 8, 2022 Yup, please do a thread on fitting new handles. My dad had one of those. I think it was a Craftsman. Had gray paint on the head. I'm not sure what happened to it. I don't recall seeing it when I went through his tools after he died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midpack 892 #27 Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) I had to dig mine out and see how it compared. It was left to me from my Dad after he passed 35 years ago so I know it's at least that old. Definitely handy tool to have kicking around Edited February 8, 2022 by midpack 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,988 #28 Posted February 8, 2022 5 hours ago, midpack said: I had to dig mine out and see how it compared. It was left to me from my Dad after he passed 35 years ago so I know it's at least that old. Definitely handy tool to have kicking around Its identical to the one I have. What is the stamp on it? Mine is a Craftsman and it is from the early to mid 50s. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midpack 892 #29 Posted February 8, 2022 4 hours ago, formariz said: Its identical to the one I have. What is the stamp on it? Mine is a Craftsman and it is from the early to mid 50s. It says PLUMB with a rectangular outline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,988 #30 Posted February 8, 2022 40 minutes ago, midpack said: It says PLUMB with a rectangular outline Good one . From the epoxy sealer on it indicates that it is a bit newer than mine. That was a later development. Good slender profile. Still has edge straight not curved and a blade with the full “fan”. Pretty intact . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midpack 892 #31 Posted February 9, 2022 It "feels" like a quality tool when you handle it. Love quality tools! 😎 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,988 #32 Posted February 9, 2022 7 hours ago, midpack said: It "feels" like a quality tool when you handle it. Love quality tools! 😎 It’s the balance on it. The later ones became bulkier and thicker. They feel clumsy in ones hand. By that time there was no longer the need for the type of refined work they were intended for, or it could do. The features that made it such a tool slowly disappeared since it was also easier and cheaper to produce. It became more of a splitting hatchet rather than an adze like one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #33 Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) I was curious so I took the big trip to the garden shed. This one's about 1/2 the size of the other heads with a square waffle head and used for things around the garden I am sure it wasn't intended for. I see it has scars from the great spray can explosion of 2020 Edited February 9, 2022 by jabelman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,988 #34 Posted February 10, 2022 9 hours ago, jabelman said: was curious so I took the big trip to the garden shed. This one's about 1/2 the size of the other heads with a square waffle head and used for things around the garden I am sure it wasn't intended for. It is a Lathe hatchet. Nice. Don’t see too many of those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,809 #35 Posted March 12, 2022 I bought this one new some time in the early 70's It has Rollman stamped on the side. This one was my Grandfathers on my mother's side. My Grandfather on my father's side made a new handle for it some time in the 60's. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,809 #36 Posted March 12, 2022 This one is genuine Boy Scout from the 50's. It's sharp my dad must have sharped it and used it for something. I hung on the shop wall for years. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,988 #37 Posted March 12, 2022 That is a really nice one. It is a broad hatchet intended for the hewing of small pieces. Notice the offset on the bevel. Not too many of those show up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimSraj 437 #38 Posted March 15, 2022 I know them as ‘rigging axe’. Most have long handles with a bit of a slightly curved and elongated end so the users hand is less likely to slip off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,988 #39 Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, JimSraj said: I know them as ‘rigging axe’. Most have long handles with a bit of a slightly curved and elongated end so the users hand is less likely to slip off. Those are “ broad axes” used to hew beams after notching sides . Used while standing over beam. Some will have off set blades and or long beards. The important thing to remember using those is where your legs are. The one above is the hatchet version of that used for small pieces. Edited March 15, 2022 by formariz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimSraj 437 #40 Posted March 16, 2022 What you have pictured has a handle end like the riggers axe I know of but the handle is 18”-20” long and the head is just like those in @OutdoorEnvy and @jabelman posts. My understanding is that they were originally used by carpenters that built the early oil drilling rigs. Later California production framers used them and someone cut the blade off, welded a claw on and the framing hammer was born. Check out ‘Hardcore Hammers”. They still offer them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
