Sweet $6 Axe, The axe is back

Two garage sale finds are joined into a superb axe.

[@CharlesJohnson-yd9ym]

Excellent finds!!! I'll be out there also when the weather breaks looking for treasures like yours... Chuck in Michigan

[@Mindokwin]

Good luck Chuck! That's where I found these, I live here in Michigan too. There are many axes in Michigan.

[@CharlesJohnson-yd9ym]

@@Mindokwin Thank you!!!

[@fernandochavez4312]

Great job, looks like an axe you could hand down to your son then your grandkid. Beautiful taper.

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks, It's hard to beat the quality of the old axes.

[@craftybynature3760]

That's a fine axe my friend. . Well done

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks for watching and the sub.

[@jeffreyhill5178]

These vintage unmarked axes are usually made by the large companies like Kelly and True Temper and left unmarked and sold to hardware stores where the store's paper labels are put on them.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

Good ole Plumb . Hammer forged on progressive dies and differentially tempered 1085 . Would be fun to do a Rockwell and acid test on that axe . Thanks

[@garybenedict3673]

Nice find great workmanship. Hand file the edge and it will be A1

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks, they were good finds and it turned intro a favorite.

[@_BigLife_]

A lot of Plumb axes have that mark. Nicely hung.

[@Mindokwin]

Somebody else told me that too. Thanks!

[@adamrkidd73]

Virtually identical to the head I have... Nice job!...

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks!

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks, I hope to get more videos done soon.

[@ShaneHerrick]

Very nice... Good vid sir.Thank you

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks again, man.

[@Mindokwin]

Yeah, It's a beauty!

[@ryanb1314]

I have a couple heads with those divets in them aswell. Never realized it was an anvil mark someone told me once it was a temper check? Or temper mark. I also have a couple with an X pressed into them.

[@Mindokwin]

I'm not sure. It could also be from a clamp when the axe head is ground and sharpened after forging. It is in the softer steel part of the axe. I have others with a C and a round dent right in the center on one side.

[@MichaelClaudio13]

That's a really nice fauns.

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks!

[@robertpothier1861]

Now THAT is a properly hung axe head.

[@Oldrustystuff]

Good video! Keep making more.

[@westmeathguy]

Nice job!

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks!

[@Hammer357mag]

Nice Axe man!

[@QueenLiliTheRed]

That looks like mine except it has a red axe head and has zd on the very top trying to figure out the brand

[@Mindokwin]

It is a nice axe I bet but I do not know the brand.

[@zechariahhall2620]

What type of garage sales should i look at for finds like this

[@Mindokwin]

In places with a history of logging. Rural areas are best. Plus you need luck and persistence. I hit a lot of garage sales before I find a gem or two.

[@zechariahhall2620]

Which is better Flea markets or Garage sales and i live in a rural area blairsville georgia population of barely 1k and as a kid i don't exactly have acces to drive a car

[@Mindokwin]

You should look at both. I find more at flea markets but the prices are usually higher than garage sales. Maybe you could get somebody take you around on a Saturday and look at a lot of sales. Good luck.

[@zechariahhall2620]

Thx for the Advice Mindokwin

[@zechariahhall2620]

And by the way how do you remove rust from an axe cheaply i've been hearing mostly soak in vinegar and also what are qaulity axes so far i have heard True temper's, Nordlund's

[@conleycustomironwork3227]

I found a old plumb with that hole

[@Mindokwin]

+Fish n guns Yes some old Plumbs have it. I think other companies too but not sure. Thanks.

[@alexwhite4967]

Jerry?? Ha, nice try Arnold!

[@Mindokwin]

? I live near Arnold.

[@davidclark9086]

American made but unmarked. Just how would you determine the origin of an unmarked axe head? And, why is that important.

[@Mindokwin]

Just by the shape. That dent is also a characteristic of earlier twentieth century American axes. The only importance is then you know it is probably a good axe with good steel.

[@robmochdre]

Nice work!!

[@Mindokwin]

Thanks!