May 8, 20197 yr Popular Post 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?
May 8, 20197 yr Popular Post 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.
May 9, 20197 yr 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
May 9, 20197 yr 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.
May 9, 20197 yr 2 hours ago, steven newman said: Collins was the maker...looks like a Dayton pattern head... Thankya
September 20, 20196 yr 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...
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