Kent pattern small forest axe

[Lacijag1]

I bought an old W. Gilpin kent pattern head and made a handle to it.

The head was in a pretty good shape, i only had to use a sharpening puck and a strop to make it razor sharp again. It has a very low angled edge, ideal for cutting.

The handle is made from ash, i bought a piece of planned doard from online and from that i cut out the rough shape than finished the final cuts with a spoke shave and a file.

This one too has palm swell scales, i quiet like them from a different wood, i think it looks good.

Over all i am happy with the result, this small forest axe is pretty handy at coppicing and hedge laying, did some felling with it too.
Here are the pictures on my instagram page:

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[Broch]

Nice axe, excellent steel and comes with soul

 

[swotty]

Great work! Should be great steel, I love my old British axes

Sent from Somerset using magic

 

[briar87]

Hi there. Hoping you’re well.
I have just bought an old axe, with what appears to be a Kent Felling Axe head shape, but the size is a lot closer to a hatchet than a felling axe. I am going to re-handle this myself, (am trying to source some nice hickory currently).
Unfortunately the link to your instagram page showing your axe doesn’t seem to work? Any chance of sharing a photo or two?
Many thanks.
Briar

 

[briar87]

 

[briar87]

This is mine. I have since removed the oak handle.

 

[Broch]

Sorry briar87, but that's not a Kent pattern axe. Nice looking axe none the less.

 

[briar87]

Ah yes, you’re absolutely right. It’s not a Kent pattern axe, but it is apparently the shape (although smaller version of) a Kent Felling axe.

 

[Broch]

The only axe of that shape I have seen described as a Kent Felling axe is the one dredged up from the Thames.

Vintage Kent Felling Axe Head found on River Thames - ID help please.

Hi Everyone. I'm a mudlark on the River Thames. I recently found a pretty bashed up and pitted axe head, and have tried to clean it up as well as possible. I think it was made in the late 19th century, and has since been used as a tool during WWI or II by the War Dept., or similar. I think it...

bushcraftuk.com

A little bit of discussion here:

Kent Pattern Axes

I have a number of 'wedge' type axes which I use for splitting and for roughing out carving blanks but am looking for a tool with a thinner profile. I see that old Kent Pattern axes are quite popular for carving and come up quite often at boot fairs but was wondering if there are any particular...

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[briar87]

That’s all interesting. Thank you. I just recognised the axe head shape in a google search, and saw that someone had called it a Kent Felling Axe, (not a Kent Pattern) and then found a few other examples of people calling that shape the same name, just through google searches.

 

[Laurentius]

I have a nice little kent pattern combination axe, kent pattern blade with a hammer poll on the other side.

 

[briar87]

The only axe of that shape I have seen described as a Kent Felling axe is the one dredged up from the Thames.

Vintage Kent Felling Axe Head found on River Thames - ID help please.

Hi Everyone. I'm a mudlark on the River Thames. I recently found a pretty bashed up and pitted axe head, and have tried to clean it up as well as possible. I think it was made in the late 19th century, and has since been used as a tool during WWI or II by the War Dept., or similar. I think it...

bushcraftuk.com

A little bit of discussion here:

Kent Pattern Axes

I have a number of 'wedge' type axes which I use for splitting and for roughing out carving blanks but am looking for a tool with a thinner profile. I see that old Kent Pattern axes are quite popular for carving and come up quite often at boot fairs but was wondering if there are any particular...

bushcraftuk.com

 

[briar87]

The axe head third from the left on the top
row looks like a larger version of mine, and is called a Kent Felling, not to be confused with a Kent Pattern.

 

[FerlasDave]

Yeah. Kent felling is a pattern within itself. Looks like a lovely axe you have there, would go nice on a 16-18” shaft.

 

[Broch]

Well, I learn something every day , thanks.
New to me!