We have quite a few items for sale both on Etsy and (we’re working on it) eBay. You should take a look! Remember – Sharpened Axe readers get a discount on Etsy if they enter the code mikeoscarhotel. That code will save you 15%. Click here for Our Etsy Store: I’m [...]
Archive | Antique Axes RSS feed for this section
….On Buying an Axe.
Today in the News: Our Etsy store is doing a nice amount of business. I’ve decided to offer all Sharpened Axe readers a discount code in case you see anything you like. When it asks for a coupon code, simply enter my name (Mike Oscar Hotel) and you will receive 15% off of everything in [...]
Heirloom Haft
Today in the News: For a guy that is unemployed, I certainly am working a lot. Please forgive the tardiness of this post. My grandfather was one of the best people that I’ve known in my life. He was simple, intelligent (in a woodsman way) and kind. I think most of the men in [...]
A Gift of Axe Heads
You know you’ve made a reputation for yourself when friends start bringing you the stuff that you collect. It is cool. Having extra sets of eyes at garage sales and antique stores is never a bad thing. At 4:30 on Saturday my neighbor, Eeyore, brought me three small hatchet heads from a yard sale. How [...]
Restoring Ax Heads, by Richard Williams
This video was sent to us by Richard Williams, over at the Old Virginia Blog. Richard is a relic hunter and historian based in Virginia. He found some really great old axe heads with his metal detector. I’m really fascinated by this kind of archeology and I’ve had fun reading through his site over the [...]
Another Cruiser Axe Restoration
After reading my post, ”An Axe Saga,” Bill Thompson was stirred to comb his dad’s old shop looking for rusty axe heads. The five heads above are what Bill came up with. Bill liked my own 28” cruiser axe and wondered if the double bit 2.5 pound head could be made into a fully restored [...]
From Fell to Fire
Tried out my new (old) saw this weekend and had a fire with one of my boys. Christopherson Salt Chuthers did the music. Very mellow piece that plays through my mind a lot. Pax Domini Sit Semper Vobiscum, Mike, Oscar, Hotel…..out
Another 28” Cruiser Axe Project – by Keith, the Jeep Shootist
My recent post on The Sharpend Axe entitled ”An Axe Saga” elicited an interesting response from my pigeon hunting partner, Bill Thompson. Bill is a commercial pilot when he’s not hunting pigeons. This fellow pictured above is Bill. We are engaged here in pigeon control for a commercial milk dairy in central Washington. The pigeons [...]
Hafting an old Snow & Nealley
Today in the News: Be on the lookout this week. We’ll be adding new items to the store. If you haven’t checked it out yet, look just left of center on the toolbar and click “shop”. In addition, Keith, or as I’ll call him, “The Jeep Shootist” will be returning this week. He’s writing some [...]
The Axe on the Web
We're giving you tons of ways to follow us. Choose your favorite.
Check out our Pins
