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Between rain showers and buck fighting. Montgomery Ward's Master Quality Michigan. 3 1/2 pound head I put on a House Handle 36" haft. This one resides on my back porch. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/CK5RqsWT/IMG-2068.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/bv5sH2hG/IMG-2070.jpg) Unnamed Jersey axe, 3 1/2 pound, I put on a straight 36" haft. Guessing it's early 1900's ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/VNfVBdRc/IMG-2071.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Gty7hYcv/IMG-2072.jpg) Germantown hatchet head (a Philadelphia company, a few blocks from Independence Hall) .Another early 20th century axe earning it's keep. It's 1.75 pounds, which is a big hatchet head, but has a very small eye, 1.6". I ended up putting it on an 18" haft but thinking about pulling it and putting it on a 28" boys axe handle. Still, a cool little axe ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/MZC33sD5/IMG-2073.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/jSX85Rr3/IMG-2074.jpg) And these pics are to our friends to the north. Mark VI Webley, with the Germantown axe in the backround. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/tg8FRc7m/IMG-2076.jpg) I also have a pretty nice Connecticut head that I'll be handing soon and a double bit on an Adirondack handle. Points if you know what an Adirondack handle is.
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No points for me.... But I'll ask Blackheart. He's THEE expert on all things Adirondack....
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Don you got some cool pieces dontcha?
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
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Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Not really. A few axes and a few hatchets. The only one that might be considered 'cool' is a Norlund... ![[Linked Image from i26.photobucket.com]](https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/stoves/P3170005.jpg)
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Not really. A few axes and a few hatchets. The only one that might be considered 'cool' is a Norlund... I think it’s called OCD. I’ve got it too. 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
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Not really. A few axes and a few hatchets. The only one that might be considered 'cool' is a Norlund... 👍 nice
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.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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I also have a pretty nice Connecticut head that I'll be handing soon and a double bit on an Adirondack handle. Points if you know what an Adirondack handle is.
I could be wrong but I believe it is just like a single bit handle used on a double bit. For felling you would you use the bottom portion of the handle. For limbing and debarking you choke up past the curve for more precise work.
Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.
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I also have a pretty nice Connecticut head that I'll be handing soon and a double bit on an Adirondack handle. Points if you know what an Adirondack handle is.
I could be wrong but I believe it is just like a single bit handle used on a double bit. For felling you would you use the bottom portion of the handle. For limbing and debarking you choke up past the curve for more precise work. That would be correct on the handle style.
'If you say the parent you were most afraid when you were a kid was your dad, you grew up in the city.'
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ooooh.... POINTS, baby... MCH has points.
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ooooh.... POINTS, baby... MCH has points. Maybe 1 
Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.
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I'll take #2. Its got style and a straight handle...
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You fellas know about Rixford axes? I've a single bit that is stamped XFORD. I assume that it is a Rixford that did not get a full brand stamp strike. There is a small 3 1/2 stamp which probably indicates head wt. Another stamp is R44 which might mean a 1944 DOM or is a catalog number or the location where it was manufactured since there were three Rixford factories. Anyone know for sure? Rixford was bought by TrueTemper of Canada in the 50s.
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