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Offline krscanes

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Staatsburg ice axe or hatchet?
« on: August 16, 2014, 07:00:47 PM »
Hello, is anyone out there familiar with a Stattsburg ice axe or hatchet.     krscanes

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Re: Staatsburg ice axe or hatchet?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2014, 07:05:31 PM »
First off, welcome to Tool Talk.

Secondly, it would be helpful if you could post some pictures.

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Re: Staatsburg ice axe or hatchet?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2014, 07:23:00 PM »
Hello, I'm new to this and I'll have to figure out how first. krscanes

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Re: Staatsburg ice axe or hatchet?
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2014, 07:59:01 PM »
Staatsburg, as in New York (a city) home of  J. G. Bodenstein & Co. (1868), later Staatsburg Ice Tool Works....

Just a weathered light rust/WD40 mix patina.

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Re: Staatsburg ice axe or hatchet?
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2014, 09:25:11 PM »
Welcome to Tool Talk!
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Re: Staatsburg ice axe or hatchet?
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2014, 03:48:02 AM »
J.G Bodenstein of Staatsburg NY made ice axes....