Axe collection pics

[Gareth]

I'm not sure if this should be here or in the shutter shop, Mods please put it where you like.  There seems to be enought people here that like their axes to warrent a thread to show off your collections.  I'll get the ball rolling with my modest lot.



Now you've seen mine show me yours.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well until I win John's competition I've only got a large Haltsbruks felling axe and a Gerber Pack Axe thing

You've got a bloody fine collection though mate

Is that a Grannie B SFA I can see

[hawkchucker]

Ya got the right direction for a collection. I tell ya the wood handle is the only way to go! I really like them but what is the 4th from the left? It looks like a firemans tool or an older sailors axx.

[Gareth]

Your both right:
 GB Small Forset Axe.  Great tool that my wife got me for my 30th Birthday. 

The Firemans axe I have because it came with a belt and pouch.  I was putting together a retirment gift for my Dad (a Fireman).  At the same time I had picked up a better fire axe and so he got the good axe and the belt rig.  I kept the not so good one. 

The two little all steel throwing axes were made for me by this chap;
http://www.kp-art.fi/jt/index_eng.html
Mostly because I couldn't afford his knives.   He is a friend of a friend and a very nice guy.

[hawkchucker]

yah the throwers look like the French Fransiscers(spelling) I allways liked them but never owned one. Got to ask How they throw?

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

Since you axed so nicely for photos...

Current Fiskars - '80 vintage Gerber Sport axe - Wetterlings - Collins Hudson Bay

Mini Øyo - Bark River modified Vaughan

[Gareth]

yah the throwers look like the French Fransiscers(spelling) I always liked them but never owned one. Got to ask How they throw?

They throw very well.  It's just a shame I'm so bad at it.

I think of these as Francisca axes.  Being all steel is a modern interpretation but it makes a much easier job for the blacksmith and I'll never have to worry about putting a new halve on them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisca

[Gareth]

Spork I like the look of that Hudsons bay.   The mini Oyo caught my eye as well.  Very nice.

[Benner]

I've gotta go get me an axe one day.  Even if it would only be used for scaring the wife. 

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I was eyeballing this French Army axe the other day - Deutsche Optik - don't have a need for it, but the looks appeal to me.

[Blackout]

TIMBER!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Very nice

I really would love a double bit axe, but I'm always a bit worried about them bouncing

[specialist]

I'm not sure if this should be here or in the shutter shop, Mods please put it where you like.  There seems to be enought people here that like their axes to warrent a thread to show off your collections.  I'll get the ball rolling with my modest lot.

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Now you've seen mine show me yours.

In the next links you can see several pictures about the very first "axe" that uses leverage.
It is one sided. This way the friction is almost fully eliminated.
It has also proven to be 100% safe to it's user.
Observe the longest chopper block of the world and the first rotating chopper block in the world.
www.vipukirves.fi/english/picturegallery.htm
www.vipukirves.fi/english/vipukirves_videos.htm

All the best from Finland
Regards Heikki, the inventor

[Mr. Whippy]

That's impressive.

I've used an axe with springloaded wedges on each side that acted in a similar fashion, but the springs needed maintenance and replacement.

This looks like a simple, effective axe/splitting maul/wedge.  Very cool!

[David]

Not really an axe collection but heres my two.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Nice pair of users mate

[Grant Lamontagne]

I had a hatchet just like that one stuck in my shin bone once! 

Def

[David]

Newest addition a Vaughan Sportsman. Shown beside a Estwing for size comparision. I like little choppers.

[Gareth]

Very nice David.  I've a soft spot for smaller axes myself and have a Wetterlings mini axe these days. 





I'd be interested to hear how you get on with that Vaughan.

[David]

Gareth that Wetterling mini axe is nice looking. Looks like the edge has a nice profile to it. This Vaughan came duller than a butter knife. So it was out to the shop for some file work. Its Sharp now but still need to thin it down behind the edge some as it is still a little thick.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I always wanted one of the Vaughan's that had had thr BRK&T treatment

[Neil]

Here's a little old Elwell I recently parted with...



Time to clean up a new one; I only tend to have one axe operational at a time 

[Sparky415]

  More pictures please Neil

[David]

Just got this Council Tool Hunters Axe. First impressions is it has a much better edge profile so wont take much filing to get it into shape.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Never heard of them before, any good?

[David]

Never heard of them before, any good?

Council Tool has been around since 1886 and is still family owned. I`ve only known of them for a couple years. This is my first axe from them. I have not used it much yet but I have not had to reprofile the edge at this point just touched it up with a stone and it has handled limbing easily. I`m planning on ordering one of their Jersey Classic axes before long and see how it works out.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Keep us updated then please mate

[David]

Keep us updated then please mate

Will do. 

[Threeme2189]

Just got this Council Tool Hunters Axe. First impressions is it has a much better edge profile so wont take much filing to get it into shape.

That's a nice looking axe.
But I caught myself looking at all of the grooves in the stump...

[David]

Here is a couple axe heads I got last week. Top one is a True Temper Flint Edge Kelly Works and is 10 13/16" bit to bit. The bottom one is a Sager Chemical Axe and is 13 9/16" bit to bit. The Sager is heavily pitted and has seen better days so it will sit in the collection. The True Temper might get rehandled but proably not.