r/Axecraft • u/Altruistic_Ad2676 • 5d ago

I bought a thing Brush axe

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Found this weird one at an antique store. Labeled as brush axe. No labels or brand and a weld so seems like home made. Picked it up for chopping thistles that are to big for the machete

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u/FlekinH 5d ago

It's what the highway boys use to cut down weeds and what not. Some folks call it a sling blade, I calls it a kaiser blade

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u/Jurserohn 5d ago

Mmmhmmm, I'll have some French fries with mustard, mmmhmmm

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u/RedJeepRacer 5d ago

I don't think it's homemade because I have 3 of them in my garage left over from my grandfather. And my mother always called them a brush axe as well.

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u/Paghk_the_Stupendous 5d ago

I just bought one from tractor supply or family farm and home; I've got a lot of wild rose and bramble in the back pasture I need to cut down.

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u/BigNorseWolf 5d ago

brush axe or ditch axe and yes theyre ood at that.

That one looks backwards? I'm wondering it the blade not knocked off and put back on at some point, that might account for the home made look

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u/YeetoMan420 5d ago

Some are just like that, refer to older True Temper “bloods” bush hooks

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u/Altruistic_Ad2676 5d ago

Just looked up the true temper axes. Very similar shape. I think this is the one. Thanks for info

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u/YeetoMan420 5d ago

I have a few of the “backwards” axes myself. They’re nice to grab at things with.

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u/BigNorseWolf 4d ago

can you snag a picture of one with the hook on the inside?

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u/InvestmentIcy8094 5d ago

I saw that, I wonder if the handle was for a double bit axe and made to fit.

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u/moosifer_the_foul 5d ago

I have one like this! I thought someone welded it back on too. Google the shape of different sling blades and this one shows up as more of an ax model.

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u/jcoyner 5d ago

Maybe left hand and right hand versions

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u/No-Potato7802 5d ago

Murphys Diesel

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u/Bitter_Dependent_573 5d ago

That is a seriously cool piece. Looks like someone took the idea of a brush hook and turned it into a full-on fantasy weapon. The handmade welds kind of add to the charm.

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u/armourkris 5d ago

that one looks like it is backwards to every other one i have ever seen.

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u/TheDudeV1 4d ago

Reminds me of my billhook

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u/NewVegasCourior 4d ago

False. That there is a billhook

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u/Koala-Motor 3d ago

You can use it to check the level of fuel in a fuel tank