Tool Tuesday; A broad Axe

[johan_steele]

I was walking in the woods a while back and stumbled across a very angry man, he was screaming at the four winds and throwing things out of his wagon. I do not really know why he was so angry but he wanted nothing to do with a variety of items. I smoked a pipe worth of tobacco watching him before he left still cursing to the four winds. When I went to investigate what he had tossed out I found this broad axe. It has been hard used but it still has a good amount of life in it.

Some people will lose control and go a bit mad. I think this man might have tightly held onto his control so others might never see how little control he truly had. Then that morning some little thing set him off and believing no one could see him he exploded with rage. I suspect no one will see his rage for some time; at least not until he can no longer contain it and some small thing sets him off. Then his rage will know no end until he either regains control or is killed. I rather suspect he will meet a bad end when someone he cannot frighten or intimidate will not tolerate such an outburst. At least I got this axe before someone kills him.

The broad axe came out of St Paul, the Hardware company started in Lake City before the war and the owner formed a company in one of the higher numbered Minnesota Regiments. After the war he moved his store to St Paul as that was where the railroad was. He's come a long way creating one of the larger hardware concerns in the state. This tool will not go amis sitting beside my tool chest. I expect I'll use it.

 

[PapaReb]

Single bevel? From the photo the handle appears to be curved to the right.

 

[Tony Z]

Single bevel? From the photo the handle appears to be curved to the right.

So your hands don't hit the log as you hew!

I bought a similar ax a decade or so ago, got it cheap, maybe a couple of bucks. Someone re-handled it, but had the handle cast off to the wrong side!

 

[bayonet]

Well I'm happy you didn't approach him to calm him down. He might of tried to bury the Ax in you. Maybe the Sapper who carried it in the ACW had a pipe worth of tobacco before some Officer said "Private Snuffy you and the other Privates advance ahead of the Infantry and take down them Rebel Earthworks with your Axes so the Infantry can storm their positions. But enjoy a smoke before you go since most of you won't survive this day"!

 

[johan_steele]

So your hands don't hit the log as you hew!

I bought a similar ax a decade or so ago, got it cheap, maybe a couple of bucks. Someone re-handled it, but had the handle cast off to the wrong side!

Sounds like you bought a left handed model.

 

[Tony Z]

Sounds like you bought a left handed model.

cast opposite the bevel! Perfect for skinning knuckles.

 

[UCVRelics]

Ive always liked this especially the ones that are offset. Thanks for sharing it with us.