Hi Guys
I has at the boot sale and picked up a few things last Sunday. One of which was this axe head that I have now cleaned up a bit.
So the makers mark is not very clear but I'm pretty sure that its the S J and crown above of Spear & Jackson. Does anybody have an idea of when this may have been made? Also now I consider spear and jackson to be a bit rubbish these days but was this produced when they were a more quality producer? The steel seams OK, maybe a little on the softer side but seams to take a decent edge.
I'm going to try to handle it up with a 30 inch handle but I'm strugglig to find some where with a bucket of handles I can look at close by.
Thanks guys I'll let you know how it goes.
I has at the boot sale and picked up a few things last Sunday. One of which was this axe head that I have now cleaned up a bit.
So the makers mark is not very clear but I'm pretty sure that its the S J and crown above of Spear & Jackson. Does anybody have an idea of when this may have been made? Also now I consider spear and jackson to be a bit rubbish these days but was this produced when they were a more quality producer? The steel seams OK, maybe a little on the softer side but seams to take a decent edge.
I'm going to try to handle it up with a 30 inch handle but I'm strugglig to find some where with a bucket of handles I can look at close by.
Thanks guys I'll let you know how it goes.