Another very old axe

[verbious]

I found this one deep in my sister's yard.

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[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[vpnavy]

I pulled these from other TN threads...

United States Department of Agriculture
A Practical Ax Manual Brief History of the Ax. Here are a few pictures - a bunch more on the website

Axe Head (Mar 18, 2010)

Hammer (Better Pics) (Feb 20, 2008)
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[verbious]

Thanks for the links! Very informative! This one also has the split in the poll from hand forging.

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[against the wind]

Congratulations on the axe,, I found a very similar in the woods late last year.