Love this axe! It has the notch for nails. Hammer on one side too. Any ideas in age?

[horsesterry]

 

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[thebmasur]

That is a SWEET hatchet!! You should run that baby through electrolysis.


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[Busch0704]

Looks like a roofing hammer

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[horsesterry]

Ahh. That's the word - hatchet! I will investigate how to do electrolysis. Thank you!

 

[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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[moosescout]

If you look at the diagram you will see it's referred to as a carpenter's hatchet. This type was carried extensively during the civil war and were commonly used before.
Here is one after electrolysis. I have link that explains its history but I have to figure how to attach it.

 

[scruggs]

Very nice find!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[horsesterry]

Thank you for all the info!

 

[boogeyman]

No idea on the age, but my grandfather had one that he called a roofing hatchet. The notch was to pull nails, the hammer to pound nails in, and the axe part was for splitting the old cedar shake style shingles. Maybe that's what it is...

Dead on. Great description too! Looks like a couple of the Plumb ones in my box. The marks should be on the side of the blade where the nail notch is. Hope they still show after the e bath!!