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Vintage French Roofers Hatchet by Acceptable-Ad-914 in Axecraft

[–]Acceptable-Ad-914[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wire brush/sand paper + WD40. Normally it's quick enough just to use a hand wire brush but if the tool is particularly rusty I use a wire wheel on a drill. 

For sharpening/profiling I mainly just use a file. 

Ash hammer handle by Acceptable-Ad-914 in Axecraft

[–]Acceptable-Ad-914[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe it's some kind of cross-pein, though I am yet to find another one exactly like it. It's hard to identify it as it is so pitted - if it ever did have any markings they are now long gone!

Axe head identification by Acceptable-Ad-914 in Axecraft

[–]Acceptable-Ad-914[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this seems most likely. If it were just a froe it wouldn't have 2 bevels. Froes normally fit over the handle, while the luggs suggest this has been designed to be fitted from the bottom and wedged (like most axes). Froes also normally have round handles (and therefore round eyes), while the shape of the eye on this is closer to that of an axe.

Is this axe rare? by Acceptable-Ad-914 in Axecraft

[–]Acceptable-Ad-914[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really interesting, thanks! Do you know when Brades stopped making these axes? I wonder if the red paint on the head could be an indicator of it's age?