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Axes 75-125 years old fully restored FOR USE! - $80 (Wilmington)
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All have been restored for full heavy use. I have restored them very carefully, but always with the intention of putting them back to work instead of putting them in a museum. In some cases, I’ve been able to save the original handle, but in most cases I have either (a) made a new one or (b) used a vintage handle other than the original that could survive hard use or (c) bought a new handle from one of the premium US handle makers.
Wedges are exotic woods usually (cherry, cypress, osage, walnut, ironwood etc) Some of the handmade handles are also exotics. I made most of the sheaths and over strike guards.
All axe heads are at least 75 years old with some of the oldest over 125. I’m very excited to show you how we know how old they are.
I only have a few left in Wilmington, but many more at our cabin. Right now I have for sale here:
Bluegrass Saddle Axe, Homestead splitting axe, Gamble fallers axe, a 1941 Sager double bit, a Legitimus carpenter’s roofing hatchet, a Bluegrass bushcraft hatchet and a huge, incredible Rixford that is on the original branded handle it was made on.
More coming!
Don’t ever buy another Home Depot axe. My nicest are less than $250 and many are as little as $80. Chop wood once using old American steel, sharpened to proper angles, on a properly balanced handle carved for comfort and efficiency and you will love cutting wood again.