(05-07-2023, 09:25 AM)Gordi Wrote: Hi @"Ninurta"#2
The Kent Hand Axe that I have is a specific pattern/type of Steel headed axe, used in one hand (like a tomahawk) for wood-splitting, making kindling, general woodcrafting etc (I may have mis-described it as a "hand-axe"? but that's how we've always referred to them, to differentiate between them and the bigger (2-handed) "proper" axes, like for tree felling and big log-splitting.)
Mine is around 15" long (on a 14" shaft I think...?)
Hang on.... I'll upload a quick photo...
The "arrowhead" shape that I've highlighted in red is what seems to typify a "Kent" style axe head here, and they do come in many different sizes.
Mine was made in Sheffield, England by J HARRISON, of UNSTONE MILL around 1900. the previous owner had painted the head black (which I don't like) but it's a lovely wee axe in the hand, and I might be tempted to restore it back to bare metal soon.
Cheers,
G
I see! It's that language barrier thing. They generally call those "hatchets" here, with a "tomahawk" being a specific kind of hatchet with a tapered eye such that the centripedal force involved in swinging it actually tightens it on the handle as the tapered eye is forced up the tapered handle, no wedges driven into splits to keep the head tight on the handle like a regular axe or hammer.
Most tomahawks also have a long handle, around 18 or 20 inches. I have one that I mounted to a 30 inch handle to make something in between a hatchet and an axe. It has a head made like a battle axe or a Dane axe, but smaller, of a hatchet size. It's handier than a full sized axe, and generates more power per stroke than a regular hatchet due to the longer handle.
I have a pipe tomahawk that some idjit chromed, sort of like someone painted your hand axe black. It's annoying. I've tried sand-blasting the chrome off of it, but with less than stellar or complete success.
Speaking of language barriers, I have a nephew who won't talk to anyone unless he's speaking Gaelic. Not being fluent in Gaelic myself, I generally have no damned idea what he's trying to say. His Facebook posts can be an adventure in linguistics.
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