Thread: English Hand Tools, i.e., Axes?

Hi Andrew,

A bloke I work with is a bit of an axe aficionado, mainly euro (Gransfors Bruks and the like) but he is from england so maybe knows something about it, could you post a picture?

Cheers

Chris

G'day All,

After some playing I have two pics of the axe (hope there ok)

Chris I hope your mate can help out, its really bugging us that we cant find any info on this axe.......might be worth a fortune


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/am...glish+axe.html

Regards
Andrew Shaw.

Looking at your photo's it looks like a very old firey's axe.I attach a photo of mine that is on a shield given to me when I retired.The concept of the two are very similar.My axe had an insulated handle,but before that the axe had wooden handles.So if yours is an old fireman's axe it is very old indeed.
Hope this helps.
John.

Originally Posted by Disco44

Looking at your photo's it looks like a very old firey's axe.I attach a photo of mine that is on a shield given to me when I retired.The concept of the two are very similar.My axe had an insulated handle,but before that the axe had wooden handles.So if yours is an old fireman's axe it is very old indeed.
Hope this helps.
John.

Thanks John,

I have a few axe's in my collection, one the same as on your shield which I got last weekend at the Castlemaine swap meet, two from Germany (Old East & West) and a full size US monster.

When I bought the English axe I was told it was a firefighters axe hence why I bought it, but also as I havnt seen one like it before ,

Also I took a punt and got it anyway.........

Do you know of any Fire gear collectors up your way? Im chasing anything to do with firefighting, helmets, branchs, uniforms, turnout gear, badges & Patchs, soda acids, signs etc etc........

Oh forgot to mention Im a snr Vol firefighter with Hamilton Urban Fire Brigade CFA......

Regards
Andrew

i wouldnt be suprised if it wasnt a fire fighters axe. I only say this because it looks light. It may be a tool for roofers thatched or shigles? it could be a glasiers tool. or even a small axe for splitting reeds of bamboo? maybe fishrod construction......all guesses on my side. But just becasue its axed shape doesnt mean much. could be a million things

sorry not much help.

handle looks like english oak

Originally Posted by uninformed

i wouldnt be suprised if it wasnt a fire fighters axe. I only say this because it looks light. It may be a tool for roofers thatched or shigles? it could be a glasiers tool. or even a small axe for splitting reeds of bamboo? maybe fishrod construction......all guesses on my side. But just becasue its axed shape doesnt mean much. could be a million things

sorry not much help.

handle looks like english oak

Thanks Bud, yep I agree, it is very light hence why I asked the question re handtools.

I thought it may have been used for wood turning or fine woodworking of some kind.......but thankyou for the input anyway

Andrew, There is an antique shop in Tocumwal that specializes in axes, don't know their name or if they can help but if you want me to I can get my inlaws to find out as they live at Toc.

Dave.

Originally Posted by amshaw

Thanks John,

I have a few axe's in my collection, one the same as on your shield which I got last weekend at the Castlemaine swap meet, two from Germany (Old East & West) and a full size US monster.

When I bought the English axe I was told it was a firefighters axe hence why I bought it, but also as I havnt seen one like it before ,

Also I took a punt and got it anyway.........

Do you know of any Fire gear collectors up your way? Im chasing anything to do with firefighting, helmets, branchs, uniforms, turnout gear, badges & Patchs, soda acids, signs etc etc........

Oh forgot to mention Im a snr Vol firefighter with Hamilton Urban Fire Brigade CFA......

Regards
Andrew

I was an SO 1,over 30 years service,

PM me I can send down a couple of things..Qld shoulder patches,an old black woollen turnout coat and a round thread hose spanner that you can have.I'll look around and see what else I is around.
Cheers,
John
J