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00 Offline kirk13

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My first Axe
on: April 29, 2012, 06:01:40 PM
Recently I've had a desire for a tomahawk...no particular reason,just felt the desire for a tomahawk,as you do.

Took a look at a couple of SOG and Cold Steel 'hawks,but baulked a bit at paying the money for something thats not going to be a user as such.So,off to ebay :twak:

Missed out on a Chillington firemans hatchet,but won this







Needs some TLC,and sharpening(all advice welcomed  :gimme:),but for under a tenner,its got a nice weight to it,and a bit of class.

I've seen a few more being sold and the descriptions vary between firemans hatchet,and axe and roofers hammer.Can any one offer any clarity?
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Re: My first Axe
Reply #1 on: April 29, 2012, 06:09:17 PM
very nice mate. :tu:  While it looks similar to an old fireman's axe I'd say it's not.  This being a classic fireman's axe:


I'm sure I've heard them called a roofer's hammer/axe as well, but I really couldn't say exactly what it is.
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Re: My first Axe
Reply #2 on: April 29, 2012, 08:55:42 PM
I would go with the roofers hammer/hatchet as well, maybe USA? Looks like it would work laying roof shingles  :think:
Can you make out the marking on the head Kirk?

I would give it a clean in some warm soapy water and a green scourer, let it dry, see what it looks like if there are no splinters rub in some linseed oil

You could probably sharpen it with a file  :salute:
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Re: My first Axe
Reply #3 on: April 29, 2012, 10:35:59 PM
very nice Kirk  :tu: your now in the axe club  :D tony sorted me in the axe department and i love mine, did you get it off ebay ? i noticed them on there, still amazes me that we can guy a axe on there but not a SAK   :think:   :D
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Re: My first Axe
Reply #4 on: April 29, 2012, 10:59:34 PM
Cheers mate!Yeh I know what your saying bout ebay.Kitchen knives,axes no problem,but a SAK???? :rant:
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Re: My first Axe
Reply #5 on: April 30, 2012, 12:02:57 AM
Definitely a roofer's hatchet :tu:

And don't get me going about ebay's stupid stupid rules  :rant:
I'm not taking any more mod orders at present, sorry.

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Re: My first Axe
Reply #6 on: May 07, 2012, 08:50:10 PM

Kirk,

Hows it coming along?  :pok:

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Re: My first Axe
Reply #7 on: May 07, 2012, 11:24:07 PM
So far,it hasnt :-\ :twak:

Soon,my darling soon....

(thats the axe I'm calling darling,before anybody worries about the wrong thing)
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Re: My first Axe
Reply #8 on: May 07, 2012, 11:32:08 PM

 :D

Buy yourself some linseed oil and thin it down with 50% white spirit  ;)

 :cheers:
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Re: My first Axe
Reply #9 on: May 08, 2012, 12:24:02 AM
Quote from: kirk13 on May 07, 2012, 11:24:07 PM
So far,it hasnt :-\ :twak:

Soon,my darling soon....

(thats the axe I'm calling darling,before anybody worries about the wrong thing)

No, it's fine.  Someone calling their axe "darling" sounds perfectly reasonable and not at all unstable. :tu:



























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