OK, so I have an old axe that was my grandfather's. Not super old, but from the '70's or '80's. It was pretty beat up and I never thought twice about it.
Well, I was using it a few weeks back and noticed that it has a maker's mark of Plumb on the face.
Got me to doing internet searches and Plumb is a long-standing maker, along with Collins, Keen Kutter, True Temper, and many others. Although their stuff is all imported, now, the older stuff is high quality.
There is a whole universe of axe collectors and restorers out there that are as passionate about their hobby as we are about shaving. There are fora similar to this one that are great resources of information
So, I decided to restore the axe. Replaced handle, oiled it up really with tung oil and repainted head. The head is a New Jersey pattern and is heave at over 4 lbs.
Results are below.
I had so much fun doing that, that I got a Plumb double bit head off that auction site, rust-blued it myself (fun project) and attached it to a red-stained handle to recreate a 1920's Plumb.
Because I am a Scout leader, this led me to looking into the various BSA hatchets from the past. Stay tuned for results of that excursion.
Another Rabbit Hole - Axe Collecting!
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