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Old Unusual shaped Ax head #5670284 10/01/11 Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,742 Upstate NY W wldthg OP Campfire Regular OP wldthg Campfire Regular W Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,742 Upstate NY Anyone have any ideas on what it was uses for and era? Thanks Web

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head wldthg #5670292 10/01/11 Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 13,250 Greenville, AL MColeman Campfire Outfitter MColeman Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 13,250 Greenville, AL Could be wrong but I think it was designed for making beams. The offset let a man slab the side of a beam more efficiently.

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head wldthg #5670299 10/01/11 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 20,379 The Bozone, Montana Rancho_Loco Campfire Ranger Rancho_Loco Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 20,379 The Bozone, Montana Just a regular old forged head, but got bent when someone was whaling on the back to split something. Bet it was found in an old garbage pile. Originally Posted by captain seafire I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Rancho_Loco #5670318 10/01/11 Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 19,269 Upstate NY EvilTwin Campfire Ranger EvilTwin Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 19,269 Upstate NY I dunno Mick. I've seen a few slabbing axes and they have a straighter cutting edge as in,no belly to the blade Last edited by EvilTwin; 10/01/11. Be afraid,be VERY VERY afraid ad triarios redisse My Buddy eh76 speaks authentic Frontier Gibberish!

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Rancho_Loco #5670320 10/01/11 Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 13,235 NC T tjm10025 Campfire Outfitter tjm10025 Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 13,235 NC Originally Posted by Rancho_Loco Just a regular old forged head, but got bent when someone was whaling on the back to split something. Or burned in a fire, and heavy stuff crushed it while it was nice and soft.

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head tjm10025 #5670329 10/01/11 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,101 Likes: 5 arizona K krp Campfire Ranger krp Campfire Ranger K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,101 Likes: 5 arizona I thought it was just bent after, but the blade is straight off a corner of the handle hole, then again the hole isn't very well shaped... maybe some experiment in the forge. Kent

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head tjm10025 #5670330 10/01/11 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 675 Running With The Hounds C Cabriolet Campfire Regular Cabriolet Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 675 Running With The Hounds Some dummy used it for a splitting wedge. I have two offset slabbing axes, they look nothing like that piece of junk. Survivor of the 13th Original Colony, I escaped on December 17, 1968.

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Cabriolet #5670334 10/01/11 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 263 Earth chadwimc Campfire Member chadwimc Campfire Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 263 Earth Some snot nosed, brat of a kid left his dad's axe on a railroad track. "...Jes to see what would happen..."

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head MColeman #5670336 10/01/11 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA H Hubert Campfire Outfitter Hubert Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA You are thinking of an ADZ it has the handle opposite of the blade of an AX and the edge is flat for chipping off the round side of a log and getting two flat sides for beams in a barn or house..yes I have used one. I am very old.

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Rancho_Loco #5670353 10/01/11 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,825 Likes: 3 Alaska/Texas A APDDSN0864 Campfire Ranger APDDSN0864 Campfire Ranger A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,825 Likes: 3 Alaska/Texas Originally Posted by Rancho_Loco Just a regular old forged head, but got bent when someone was whaling on the back to split something. That's my guess, too. Used it as a splitting wedge after removing the broken handle stub and found out the hard way how to ruin a perfectly good axe head. Ed "Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Hubert #5670354 10/01/11 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,101 Likes: 5 arizona K krp Campfire Ranger krp Campfire Ranger K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,101 Likes: 5 arizona Hmmm, it looks like it started as an L shaped head, something I've never seen... then bent into a Z... didn't start as a regular straight head. Kent

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Cabriolet #5670355 10/01/11 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,509 Tip of the Mitten bruinruin Campfire Ranger bruinruin Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,509 Tip of the Mitten Originally Posted by Cabriolet Some dummy used it for a splitting wedge. Yep, I'd bet my beer on it. 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head APDDSN0864 #5670360 10/01/11 Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR S Scott F Campfire 'Bwana Scott F Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR I am pretty sure it was not made that way on purpose. No way on earth to fit a handle to that head. And,it looks like there was a handle in the eye when the assault occurred. The first time I shot myself in the head... Meniere's Sucks Big Time!!!

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Scott F #5670364 10/01/11 Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR S Scott F Campfire 'Bwana Scott F Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR Whatever happened it is one I will not be restoring! The first time I shot myself in the head... Meniere's Sucks Big Time!!!

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Scott F #5670378 10/01/11 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,101 Likes: 5 arizona K krp Campfire Ranger krp Campfire Ranger K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,101 Likes: 5 arizona Originally Posted by Scott F I am pretty sure it was not made that way on purpose. No way on earth to fit a handle to that head. And,it looks like there was a handle in the eye when the assault occurred. Yep, the square hole, which is strange, means the blade had to turn at a ninty originally... I think someone had an idea for it's use, made it and then modified it, then chucked it. Kent

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head krp #5670392 10/01/11 Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR S Scott F Campfire 'Bwana Scott F Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR It is pretty clear to me the eye was formed in a fore around a standard mandrel. The modification came later. The first time I shot myself in the head... Meniere's Sucks Big Time!!!

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Cabriolet #5670419 10/01/11 Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,702 Likes: 3 Kentucky C CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger C Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,702 Likes: 3 Kentucky Originally Posted by Cabriolet Some dummy used it for a splitting wedge. I have two offset slabbing axes, they look nothing like that piece of junk. What he said. "The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head CrimsonTide #5670463 10/01/11 Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,279 Northwest Pennsylvania Everyday Hunter Campfire Tracker Everyday Hunter Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,279 Northwest Pennsylvania Even if someone made the offset on purpose, they wouldn't make such an irregular handle hole. Those who said it was used as a splitting wedge or otherwise abused are correct. Steve. "I was a deerhunter long before I was a man." ~Gene Wensel's Come November (2000) "A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." ~Theodore Roosevelt

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Scott F #5670564 10/01/11 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 10,364 Oregon S Spanokopitas Campfire Outfitter Spanokopitas Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 10,364 Oregon Originally Posted by Scott F It is pretty clear to me the eye was formed in a fore around a standard mandrel. The modification came later. Scott---I haven't forgotten about your axe heads. I'll be sending at least four at the end of next week. All are in better shape than the one under discussion.---S. www.paracay.com It's better to live rich than die rich. Live simply so that I may simply live large.

Re: Old Unusual shaped Ax head Spanokopitas #5670573 10/01/11 Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR S Scott F Campfire 'Bwana Scott F Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR Thanks. The first time I shot myself in the head... Meniere's Sucks Big Time!!!