Choosing the Right Axe - Things to Look For
I'm back with Roy from Vintage Axe Works learning what to look for when choosing an axe. He has some great pointers of what to avoid when looking at old axes and what you should look for. He restores a TON of old axes, so he knows a thing or two about finding great axes!
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Was waiting for you to say, "Now Roy... lemme axe you a question". :)
Total missed opportunity! Ha ha
Love how there is usually interesting stories behind just about anything if you dig deep enough.
Yeah, the history of some of these things is just amazing!
My favorite axe is my 4# True Temper Dayton patter axe, my vintage True Temper axes.followed closely by my True Temper Boys axe. I now. Have a Gransfors Bruk Small Forest axe and a Scandinavian Forest Forest Axe, but I still like
I always love meeting people who have a deep knowledge on a certain topic. This was fascinating
Me too! I like learning from people who really are deep into a subject matter.
Thanks so much!
I have a couple old hultfors axes that my boy wants to restore. Thanks for sharing. I’m looking forward to the next one.
Oh that’s cool! It’s fun to bring the old things back to life!
This is the most random useful information i've ever come across
Well, thanks! I found it very interested to see Roy's process.
Pretty interesting subject, Bruce! 😃 Thanks for the video!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Appreciate you checking it out!
Super fascinating, I am definitely going to go digging in my parents barn and attic when they start downsizing!
Glad you enjoyed! Yeah, don’t let those treasures go to waste!
This was so much fun, Bruce! Thanks a million for putting these together!
Of course! I enjoyed it too!
Nice Axes Greetings from Germany Peter
Thanks for watching, Peter!
I have an old axe head that was possibly used to build my old house built circa 1860s. The house has rough hewn timbers on field stones as it's foundation. It was probably built from the woods leaving the fields for farming around the house. It was a land grant to a soldier from Abraham Lincoln. I removed the porch for replacement and it was buried in dry dirt. It has no handle. I think it survived all those years without deep rust because it was out of the weather and didn't suffer from condensation. It has no stamps or identifying marks. It does, however have deep parallel grind marks on the underside as if a stock removal method was used. I am curious of what I can learn about it.
That sounds very interesting! What a cool place and piece of history.
That double sided axe looks pretty cool! Is he planning on restoring it?
He has an entire wall of those double sided ace heads. No, he’s not going to restore this particular one. He said it had been heavily modified & it belongs to a friend of mine. ;)
Is there any resources to put a date on Kelly axes? I have a true temper Kelly perfect jersey phantom bevel 6 eye ridges 3.5lb. Been looking online to try to put a date on it but no luck.
That is totally out of my realm. I know almost nothing about axes. ha ha. You might try to reach out to Vintage Axe Works...they know a ton about all of that stuff. He's who I collaborated with in this video.
I didn't hear him say why the axes made in China were not as good.
The steel does not seem as good. Generally, the American steel is what is desirable for vintage axes.