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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Edkat3 on September 11, 2013, 04:11:09 PM

Title: Strange Ax
Post by: Edkat3 on September 11, 2013, 04:11:09 PM

Thought I would share this strange looking ax I pulled out of a barn this past weekend. I've never had one like this. Seems to be an ax/brush cutter combo. Ax head is smaller in length than a conventional ax. Interesting.

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: Nolatoolguy on September 11, 2013, 05:15:00 PM

Ive never seen anything like that. My best guess is that it was homemade but I could be wrong.

Can you tell if it was cast that way, or the sickle part was welded on?

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: mikeswrenches on September 11, 2013, 05:42:28 PM

It seems to me that I saw this on a website and it is a form of bill hook.  When Billman49 checks in, he'll know...if anyone does.

Mike

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: Edkat3 on September 11, 2013, 06:49:30 PM

It's all one molded piece. I searched good for any maker name or markings and there was not any to be found. It's not homemade.

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: Edkat3 on September 11, 2013, 07:07:48 PM

I found 2 of these on the web. One site listed it as a fire brush ax, it does have some of the original red paint left on it. There is also one listed on ebay as an old farming tool, badly rusted. It's not hand forged as the ad states. He wants 425.00 for it. Good luck.

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: rusty on September 11, 2013, 07:13:33 PM

Is the curved piece sharpened? or just pointy?

Thinking some variant of a hookeroon...
(for rolling logs)

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: Edkat3 on September 11, 2013, 08:39:20 PM

The curved piece is sharpened.

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: Billman49 on September 12, 2013, 02:55:21 AM

Hi it's a form of brushing axe (also known as a bush hook) ....

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: Billman49 on September 12, 2013, 03:00:54 AM

and other types

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: amertrac on September 13, 2013, 09:37:48 AM

We used them foe cutting roots when digging ditches .We called them grub axes   bob w.

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: jimwrench on September 13, 2013, 06:38:19 PM

 Bush hooks have been around a long while. Heres a cat page from a 1876 GW Bradley  reprint.

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: Billman49 on September 14, 2013, 04:14:08 AM

Thanks for those images - especially as they show the elusive American billhook.... Now to try and find one of them for my collection...

Title: Re: Strange Ax
Post by: jimwrench on September 14, 2013, 04:03:42 PM

 Thought you might notice that one.