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I managed to pick up a 24" Norlund camp axe cheap from a seller on ebay, when it arrived the head was loose on the shaft so I removed it, rasped and wedged, then soaked in linseed for a week, I then removed the excess wedge and shaft and resoaked for a further two days. The axe is solid, but does have a slight 1/4' kick on the bottom of the blade due to the original handle having somewhat of a twist when it was originally wedged. As I wanted to retain the handle I rasped the wood and reset the head slightly lower on the handle. I specifically chose this axe as I wanted a short light axe to drive wedges when I get the chainsaw bar caught, the straight handle should lend itself to being turned over and using the poll to drive wedges from waist to shoulder height. The axe comes in at 3 lb and 1/2 oz with handle. Thought it may interest some here.
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LOVE my vintage Norlund axes! Got two.
2 1/4# camp axe and a 4# splitting axe. Both in great shape and used all winter.
Congrats. On a great find.
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Nice old Norlund there. But I have to ask, why the metal step wedge?
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Beautiful piece. Congratulations on a classic find.
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Nice piece. I collect old woodworking tools. I appreciate the quality.
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Nice old Norlund there. But I have to ask, why the metal step wedge? The axe originally came with a steel cross wedge, which I do not like as they can be a cow to remove. This one is made of alloy muck-metal which drills easily (some of the wood is harder). I use my axes on Black-box which is as hard as the hobbs of hell and tends to loosen everything including teeth so I find a cross wedge assists in keeping it all tight...when I next go to Griffith I shall wander around to the mob with the waterjet cutter and get them to drill a hole through each of my axe heads so I can install a rollpin as well. In a couple of days I shall make a sheath for the axe to prevent anything in the back of the truck (and myself) getting damaged, and in the off season the axe will sit in the tool box of the vehicle for in-case.
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Very nice. I've been looking for something similar as a light camp axe.
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Update on post. I have pinned the head with a roll-pin and today I made a heavy sheath for the blade face, I chose to make the sheath like this so that I can still drive a wedge without the need to remove the sheath. Two needle hand stitch with two knots between each stitch and a heavy welt to keep it together, it is still wet from forming but is tight with no movement at all. The axe shall be used next week when we go get our first load of winter wood. Regards. Added, I placed the heavy welting at the front of the blade as that is what takes the brunt of any impacts whilst being carried in the back of the vehicle...not that it matters as the sheath fits either way.
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Nice axe! Curious about the knife off to the right, what is it?
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Nice axe! Curious about the knife off to the right, what is it? It started out as a Bark River Adirondack Guide with wood scales, I cut it up and added red deer scales provided by Kurt Simmonds from Castlemaine...it is my leather work knife.
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Nice. Bet it would be a dandy skinner too.👍
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Looks like you made a good find.
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Are you sure you're allowed to have those in that far Eastern penal colony?
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Are you sure you're allowed to have those in that far Eastern penal colony? Pretty sure some of us are here because of them. (Southern)
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Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
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To keep the head tight you soaked it in linseed oil. I drill a small hole in the end and fill with oil. Put a set screw in. Once in a while I “check the oil” Haven’t lost a set screw yet and the handle stays swelled from the oil. As linseed will dry as it loses the thinners. Just sayin. I like the cross pin idea. Hope all is well with you.
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To keep the head tight you soaked it in linseed oil. I drill a small hole in the end and fill with oil. Put a set screw in. Once in a while I “check the oil” Haven’t lost a set screw yet and the handle stays swelled from the oil. As linseed will dry as it loses the thinners. Just sayin. I like the cross pin idea. Hope all is well with you. I believe that I shall run with that idea. Thank you. Added, okay I drilled four inch in to the end and the wood is all saturated, I used a 5.94mm drill and screwed in a 6.22mm flanged screw, filled with cold pressed linseed oil that contains no driers and put it together. All is good. I believe I shall do the same with my big axes, cover + oil hole. ps, if ever I feel the need I shall inlet the screw flange into the butt of the handle.
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I must have missed something. You make an oil reservoir in the butt end to keep the head on tight???? So the oil migrates from the butt to the head?????
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