May 8, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_189925 Somewhere this spring, I picked a old axe....cost me a whopping $1....despite the price tag of $2......finally was able to find a handle for it... As I think it needed a new handle.... More cracks than a city sidewalk? After about an hour in the rehab shop....remove old handle, clean off the rusty-crud, remove burrs and such Fit the new handle, add the wedge...tighten things down...trim the excess wood.. And, toss the old handle out, onto the fire pit. Seems I now have a 3-1/2 pound Collins splitting axe....just needs a GOOD sharpening, when I get a bit of time. Not too bad of a deal? Report
May 8, 20197 yr Popular Post comment_189926 Not a bad deal, at all. I've got one like that. Had it for around 50 years. Two new heads and three handles. Still a good axe. Report
May 9, 20197 yr comment_189958 Nice find Steve and a successful handle install. I like the shape of that axe head, is Collins the maker, or is Collins the style of axe? Thanks Report
May 9, 20197 yr comment_189964 Okay Steve you shammed me into sharpening the axe and giving it some paint to doll her up. Once the paint dries I will post picture. Report
May 9, 20197 yr Author comment_190008 Collins was the maker...looks like a Dayton pattern head... Report
May 9, 20197 yr comment_190014 2 hours ago, steven newman said: Collins was the maker...looks like a Dayton pattern head... Thankya Report
September 20, 20197 yr comment_202150 You could have used the good part of the old handle for a small hammer... Report
September 20, 20197 yr comment_202152 11 minutes ago, Kevin Beitz said: You could have used the good part of the old handle for a small hammer... I do find it hard to believe that Steve would have just tossed it out. I would have at least hung unto it for a few years first... Report
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