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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 23, 2017 at 18:43

Starts NOW!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on April 23, 2017 at 18:59

Woo Hoo!!! Good luck to everyone! That hatchet looks sweet.

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Permalink Reply by Michael E. Roper on April 24, 2017 at 12:16

YIPPEE.....resembles my "Boy Scout" hatchet.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Andrew Chapel on April 24, 2017 at 12:48

My second career after I retired from the army back in August, 1983 was mainly as a professional carpenter.  I always loved 'Estwing' products, and owned and used framing hammers and also finish hammers as well.  They have always been top quality US manufactured tools!

Jan Carter said:

Starts NOW!

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Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on April 24, 2017 at 18:20

Ok

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 24, 2017 at 19:37

Did you know we have 71 groups?

http://iknifecollector.com/groups

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Carl Rechsteiner on April 25, 2017 at 5:41

Eastwings are great tools. Did my very first forging using my Dad's favorite EW framing hammer. Hammered out a frog spear from rebar on a big rock. Had my little brother fanning the coals from a fire of pine cones with a trash can lid. Heck no, I didn't have a clue what I was doing.......but Dad educated me through the seat of my pants!

He later taught me some about real forging. He made and repaired tools for miners during the Dahlonega Gold Rush in N Ga.

(The spear worked quite well, by the way)

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Permalink Reply by Jake Cutting-Edge on April 25, 2017 at 10:14

That is a very nice hatchet / axe. I got my first Estwing ( a hammer) back in 1987 and it still is in GREAT shape. It was used hard for many years because it was my main work hammer when I was employed by a stair building company.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 25, 2017 at 14:58

Carl,

ROFL, so you first forging brought on a bottom warming!  Your dad may have been the only guy making money from the Dahlonega gold rush

Jake,

I can imagine the work out it and you got building stairs!

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Carl Rechsteiner on April 26, 2017 at 4:21

Actually Dad and his little brother, Uncle Harry, were in the 8th and 7th grade at the time of the rush. Grand Pop was the true geologist and miner along with his brother my great uncle Kanute. Kanute was very much the Norwegian (Viking) of the family and looked the part - big, raw boned, hardened and blonde. He was a true smith and taught my dad, who took to it like he was born with a hammer. They did pretty well.

Never forged much around my Dad, just because......Did stock removal blades for 20+ years before I got serious about bladesmithing. Now I know how to forge axes. Guess it took.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 29, 2017 at 18:45

Thank you to everyone that played this week and posted in our groups.  I hope you took a look and found a new group to fascinate you!

Mr Billy Oneale, Congrats!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on April 29, 2017 at 18:53

Congrats Billy! Nicely done.

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