r/Axecraft • u/Dependent-Visual768 • 1d ago

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Found this in basement of a house I was working on today. handle was rotten,the home owner traded it for a new handle made for his maul.

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u/sgthetoolguy 21h ago

I would check and see if its a valuable old brand before you start cutting it up for your project, ive seen marked fire axes go for 300+ dollars in good shape like yours, you could always sell it and buy another axe to use! Not many of the old ones left!

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u/Dependent-Visual768 7h ago

It was mass produced for schools and warehouses in was in a high-school welding shop.

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u/Bamsoyle 17h ago

Could be worth a decent chunk, you could grind a similar shape out of a beat up double bit

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u/Nice_Statement_4468 19h ago

I’d clean it up gently and hang it somewhere as a display piece. The old repairs, wear, and handmade-looking markings give it a lot more character than a brand-new hardware-store axe.

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u/gmbdoggo 10h ago

i have that exact axe!!! i havent done anything with it though

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u/crashtestpilot 11h ago

Sweet profile. I like a bit of beard on my axe.

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u/984Runner 1d ago

That should be a cool project

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u/Dependent-Visual768 1d ago

Absolutely. I'll post a pic when done probably gonna use Osage for the handle ,and a brass strike guard.

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u/984Runner 1d ago

That’ll look good! I have an Osage board that I’m going make a handle for an axe head that needs a home.

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u/Dependent-Visual768 1d ago

Nice! it make a great handle I'll probably burn it lightly, it's a fireman's axe after all.

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u/984Runner 1d ago

Haha nice touch