the 10lb head is a post maul for knocking in posts and stakes. Still in use here in Scotland. I have a 16lb one. Lots of nice finds. All the best from Scotland.
Nice meeting you at our yard sale this weekend. Great talking to you and learning about your channel. Will be on the lookout for you if I ever come across any tools. Jesse.
Re: the W-N hammer, I used one like that to drive survey Stakes and Hubs back in my more youthful years (near 50 years ago) . My boss called it post maul, as pwaterdu said, used for wooden posts and stakes. The flat face didn't concentrate the force of the blow, so it didn't "tear up" the top of the stake or post like a rounded face sledge would. I am looking for what dad always called a Top Maul about 5 lbs with a probably 24 to 28 inch handle. A longish pointy peen and rounded hammer face. He used it to drive 20 to 60 penny spike on bridge jobs, he couls drive the spike just shy of the surface, spin the hammer in his hand and set the head of the spike below the surface without skipping a stroke, I typed this upbefore I finnished watching the video. I went back the to video and at 20:30you showed the "top maul" I was talking about.
@ 19:56; my blacksmith friend says that is a drift or punch. He says the pointy end goes into the hole & the flat side is struck by a hammer! I picked one up myself, @ an estate sale for a buck! My friend said: "Now all you need is a project that needs a tapered HEX hole"! NICE haul! Thanks for sharing! Greetings from the PNW 🇺🇸! 🪓🌲🪓🌲
Excellent video, man. Loved seeing the haul. That pungent sound pattern you found in the wheelbarrow is a nice score. I don't come across those here on the East Coast. Plenty of good finds! For that zenith, I'd measure the eye to see if it's a crusier size or full size. It's an easy way to tell if a head is a genuine crusier or worn down double bit.
So jealous of your finds! Well done , I'm buying all I can find at the car boot sale's (UK) what you'd call yard sale's 🚘dunno sorry if I'm wrong but same kinda thing
I honestly think it's a Dayton pattern but I'm not super high speed on exact patterns. I made a short on it but never finished the video. But that head cleaned up is in it.
6:10 is an electricians axe. You can tell by the way the eltrical tape was used & how well it was applied. That stuff can last a long time when applied by a pro (im not a pro. But my dad sure was)
will you upload any tutorail how to recognise makers how to check who made it and when or a list of stamps and their meaning it would be reallu helpfull
That first log brand with the green paint is fairly modern, because it was made from a 70's+ michigan. Starting in the mid 70's or so the poll on the Michigan pattern got much narrower and the heads started to look almost like an HB.
I know you said you where gonna leave scrap metal at scrap metal but do you mean like a srap yard or recyclery? Asking since therese one in my town and i wanna know if its worth going to
The only real use I've seen for the metal felling wedges is for greenwood splitting. Thin profile means it can bite real good into a wet log for carpenters
It's crazy. A lot of people at yard sales won't even put them out because they don't have a handle and think because of that, they have no value! I always ask if I don't see any. My local dump has been giving them to the same guy for over 10 yrs.
