Hewing axe

[Nathan W]

Seen this sticking out and wanted to move it out of way to get a button and seen it was an interesting one. I might restore this one and put a handle on it

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

It does look like a old Hand Hewing Axe - cool find !

I'd also consider restoring it.
There are some good rust removers on the market - paint - new handle - done.
Even if you never use it - it would make a great looking wall hanger.

 

[Nathan W]

It does look like a old Hand Hewing Axe - cool find !

I'd also consider restoring it.
There are some good rust removers on the market - paint - new handle - done.
Even if you never use it - it would make a great looking wall hanger.

Yeah I like displaying my things , no room in cabinet now so wall it is lol

 

[mrwiskers]

Nice ax, nice find ...I think it'd be worth the effort to restore ...

 

[AU Seeker]

Nice axe, can you post a photo of the socket?

 

[Nathan W]

Nice axe, can you post a photo of the socket?

Yes , shortly

 

[Nathan W]

Here it is

 

[searcher]

Nice.
I have one almost exactly like that.
Clean it up and use it.

 

[AU Seeker]

Thanks for the photo, while it's is a very nice broadhead axe, it's not a hewing axe, while you can hew a log with a regular axe it just doesn't as good a job and not as easy as it is with a true hewing axe, true hewing axes are flat and beveled only on one side of the blade so one can get a more flat cut when squaring up a log, here's a photo of a left hand hewing axe.

 

[Nathan W]

Thanks for the photo, while it's is a very nice broadhead axe, it's not a hewing axe, while you can hew a log with a regular axe it just doesn't as good a job and not as easy as it is with a true hewing axe, true hewing axes are flat and beveled only on one side of the blade so one can get a more flat cut when squaring up a log, here's a photo of a left hand hewing axe.

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Ok, I see what your saying from that angle , thanks for the clarification. I'm still excited.

 

[Nathan W]

Thanks for the photo, while it's is a very nice broadhead axe, it's not a hewing axe, while you can hew a log with a regular axe it just doesn't as good a job and not as easy as it is with a true hewing axe, true hewing axes are flat and beveled only on one side of the blade so one can get a more flat cut when squaring up a log, here's a photo of a left hand hewing axe.

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It's normally a shorter handle like a hatchet correct? I was going to get one but didn't want a standard long handle like on newer axes

 

[AU Seeker]

It's normally a shorter handle like a hatchet correct? I was going to get one but didn't want a standard long handle like on newer axes

Yes hewing axes have a short handle, like a hatchet, also many of them had an offset/bent handle so your knuckles didn't get banged up while using, here's photo showing an offset socket and a bent handle, and also a link explaining a bit more about hewing axes.

Bringing out the broadaxe and hewing to the line - Farm and Dairy

Once early settlers had felled, sectioned and de-barked trees, it was time for the hewing process to begin, which required a broadaxe and a marking axe.

www.farmanddairy.com

 

[pa plateau hiker]

The eye on that axe appears to be off set, but it is too small to be an axe. I'm calling it a hewing hatchet.

 

[oldmxrat]

That's an awesome find, congrats!

 

[searcher]

@Nathan W
Your axe/hatchet head does appear to have an offset eye and a single bevel.
They can be set them up as right hand or left hand, depending on which side the handle is.
Here's another angle-

 

[AU Seeker]

I still don't see it being offset enough and I can't even see the edge.

Nathan is it flat on one side and only sharpened on the other side?

 

[Nathan W]

I still don't see it being offset enough and I can't even see the edge.

Nathan is it flat on one side and only sharpened on the other side?

I got it soaking. I agree with you it's offset but not by much. I think the edges are the same on both sides

 

[Gold Maven]

i've often wondered how those off set handles were made.
steam, perhaps?

 

[russau]

YES without a doubt really nice find ! Did you get the button ?

 

[Nathan W]

YES without a doubt really nice find ! Did you get the button ?

Yeah it was an overall button that I already have before