historical axe

[Charles Kaiser]

Hallo Kameraden,
I am looking for pictures or ilustrations of auhtentical axes.I know there was a thread about historical tools on the forum before the big crash, but i couldnt find him.

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: historical axe

Hallo!

IMHO, try referencing the "American Pattern" axe (sometimes called the "Yankee Pattern" in Europe.)
It should give you a start.

http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99232823/pdf99232823Pdpi72pt03.pdf

Tschuess!

Curt

[roundshot]

Re: historical axe

Great link. I'm glad you axed that question.

[VA-Patriot'61]

Re: historical axe

Hallo Christof!

An excellent little book I bought a couple years ago has a great many illustrations in it of a wide variety of period tools from the 17th century to the middle of the 19th century.

Here is the title of the book:

"A Museum of Early American Tools" by Eric Sloane.

I find it somewhat amusing that the title says American when many of the tools have European origins. The little book is only $9.00 US or so (it may have gone up a little bit). I think anyone who has an interest in antique or period tools needs to buy this little book.

Hope this helps some!

auf Wiedersehen!

[Johan Steele]

Re: historical axe

I will second Mr Sloane's excellent work., thta along w/ his other works are at the very least educational.

[Charles Kaiser]

Re: historical axe

Hallo Kameraden,
thats what I am looking for, many thanks to you
Bis bald

[J.H.Berger]

Re: historical axe

Christof, in case you don't want to forge it yourself as you might have to do some forge welding;-)--body iron blade carbon steel. A collegue of mine Jens Eichler is making axes from all kind of steel. He has done American axes as well. I can give you his address.
A hatchet in the american style would be good as they werelisted in the QM manual as well.

[PanzerJager]

Re: historical axe

There is an I’d camp hatchet in the Gettysburg NPS visitor center downstairs with the under clothes and personal affects. I was just looking at it this weekend and remarking how the handle had been shortened for what I assume would be for the convenience of carrying it. Wish I had my camera to take a pic or two, maybe some one else can post one.

Another source if you want to study original axes is check out relic and digger websites as axes and hatchets are often recovered from camp and stationary areas.

Regards,

[Linkstrap]

Re: historical axe

If it's of any help, here's an example of a hatchet I saw at the Arabia Museum.

(There were several similar examples to this one on display when I was there earlier this year.)



Jan, could your friend reproduce one of these, and if so, would he ship to the UK? :)

[Edwin Carl Erwin]

Re: historical axe

Charles,

Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia by Francis A. Lord, 1963, Stackpole Company, has a couple pages of axes & hatchets pictured.

Regards,

[Pvt Peck]

Re: historical axe

The hatchet from the Arabia sure looks a lot like a roofing hatchet! I think I have one almost identical in my garage. I'd check e-bay for old/antique hatchets or roofing hatchets.

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: historical axe

Hallo!

My local blackpowder shop has two lying around for sale...



Curt

[Hank Trent]

Re: historical axe

Curt,

Is that a pre-1865 catalog? Not that it matters--it's a great illustration of various period hatchet styles. I'm just curious because something about it says early 20th century to me. Don't know if it's the typography, the logo style, the engraving style or what. Just curious, more from a graphic-arts standpoint than a hatchet standpoint.

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: historical axe

Hallo!

Yes, I put it up to illustrate a few of the common (albeit late) 19th century roofing hatchets.
I am rusty, as I saved the illustration without the date reference, but Peck, Stow & Wilcox formed in 1870. I believe that page is from their 1900 catalog.

Curt

[Hank Trent]

Re: historical axe

I am rusty, as I saved the illustration without the date reference, but Peck, Stow & Wilcox formed in 1870. I believe that page is from their 1900 catalog.

Thanks! Glad to know I'm not going nuts, or if I am, my graphic arts estimation skills are still in tact. It's an excellent illustration of typical 19th century types, though.

Hank Trent
hanktren@voyager.ent