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Outdoor Section => The Axe Hole => Topic started by: magentus on November 07, 2014, 03:26:01 PM

Title: Carpenters axe?
Post by: magentus on November 07, 2014, 03:26:01 PM: It seems it's my week for happening upon new tools. Hot on the heels of my great success in the 30 day challenge, I was tidying my storage room at work and found this sorry looking hatchet;

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20141107_001_zpse352dc85.jpg)

It's marked 'The Oxford Hatchet Warranted No.2';

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20141107_002_zpscfd84625.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20141107_002_zpscfd84625.jpg.html)
It needs rehandling and cleaning up, and I suspect it is a carpenters hatchet as it has a hammer head on it, but does anyone (sparky) know any better?
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: Gareth on November 07, 2014, 04:01:43 PM: Nope, looks like what I'd call a carpenter's hatchet as well. As you say, it's in need of a little (OK, a lot) of TLC, but it'll be nice once it's done. :tu:
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: Gareth on November 07, 2014, 04:14:34 PM: A bit of Google-Fu later and I'm fairly confident in calling this a Kent pattern axe. I'd always thought of it as being an English style of carpenter's axe and it seems I wasn't far wrong. :)

http://bushcraft-romania.com/kent-axe/
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: magentus on November 07, 2014, 04:21:23 PM: Quote from: Gareth on November 07, 2014, 04:01:43 PM
Nope, looks like what I'd call a carpenter's hatchet as well. As you say, it's in need of a little (OK, a lot) of TLC, but it'll be nice once it's done. :tu:

Cheers Gareth. I nearly took a picture of the many nails and screws (yes screws) acting as a wedge to hold the head on. What a death trap!

I'm going to root around the axe threads and sort out how to best clean it up but I'm sure it'll buff up nicely.
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: magentus on November 07, 2014, 04:24:28 PM: A Kent pattern eh? The description makes it sound like a useful bit of kit. Cheers for that. :salute:
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: Pacu on November 07, 2014, 05:48:23 PM: vinegar takes rust off after a good soaking. stinks up the house something awful though.
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: Sparky415 on November 07, 2014, 10:16:43 PM: I would call it a Kent pattern aswel, looks nice (Oxford :tu:)

There might be a few ideas in here
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,41665.0.html

And heres one I did earlier :)
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,52812.0.html
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: magentus on November 08, 2014, 11:26:51 AM: Nice one Sparky! Thanks for the info. When I get 5 minutes I'll start the restoration process and put pics up.

Cheers all :salute:
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: magentus on December 03, 2014, 03:31:17 PM: Picture of Axe after a 'night in white vinegar' (someone should write a song about this).

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20141203_001_zpsfa456d77.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20141203_001_zpsfa456d77.jpg.html)

Thanks Sparky for the advice. Next stage is to rehandle it. Expect more pics in the coming weeks......
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: Sparky415 on December 03, 2014, 06:55:28 PM: Nice job Mate, :salute:

If you haven't yet get a drop of oil on it as it will rust quicker than you can blink :ahhh

:cheers:
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: magentus on December 03, 2014, 07:47:36 PM: Cheers Sparky - I've soaked it in 3 in 1 for another night. :salute:
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on December 03, 2014, 11:01:47 PM: That's looking the part now mate :)
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: Pacu on December 03, 2014, 11:56:05 PM: :tu: :tu:

lookin good!
Title: Re: Carpenters axe?
Post by: zoidberg on December 04, 2014, 12:07:32 AM: Looking good mate. :tu: :tu: :tu: