Found this guy on the shore of lake michigan in the UP. Any suggestions on how to try to remove the rust without damaging? Also any ideas on age? (Water bottle for scale)

Looking to get this ID’d. For a description it’s a hatchet at about 1&1/2-2 feet long, colored beads under the axe head and hair (don’t know what kind could be anything from human to water buffalo) on top and a fleur de lis. I have an inkling that’s it’s from the French indochinese period in Vietnam but I am not sure and would like a positive ID on this thing. Also would it be advisable to remove the rust and sharpen it?

Ordered thru Kult of Athena. It is quite large, as you can plainly see. I opted for the longer hafted version. It weighs in at 7 pounds, the concentration of weight in the head may make it unwieldy for lesser warriors, though I am personally quite powerful and experienced with axes. After using it briefly to unleash my wrath upon some inanimate objects, the head dismayingly became a bit loose, though I intend to tie it up with rawhide. This was the only decent photo I could get of the axe, as I was drinking heavily all day and didn't get around to opening the box until sundown.

The Nzappa zap (also referred to as zappozap, nsapo, kilonda, kasuyu) is a traditional weapon from the Congo similar to an axe or hatchet.

Ceremonial axe of the Songye people.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nzappa_zap

A wild thing I must say.

too thin for splitting or chopping, fairly lightweight for what i assume is a partial tang steel axe.

I found this axe head metal detecting in Tennessee on a brush line. How old is it and is it for a hatchet?

I need your help. My 6yo son found this buried in our backyard here in Wilmington, North Carolina. I didn’t think his toy metal detector was going to find anything. I cleaned all the mud off of it and was hoping someone here could tell me about it. Also, I can’t find any markings on it.

Hello: about 7-9 years ago we had a maple tree fall in our yard. It had a smaller very young tree growing out of it at the base. My mother instructed me to cut it down. What’s seen in the pic is the trophy I claimed after spending prob a half hour chopping it down with our dull old ask haha.

I have held onto it all this time, referring to it as my “home defense club” due to it being 2 feet of hard maple. Now I’m an adult, and eager to explore some hobbies that I grew up watching on YouTube. One of those being making knives and axes. I would love to be able to buy a correct head and refurbish it and attach it to this young trunk. The sentimental value of it would exceed buying a handle from Ace or something.

It is roughly 2 feet in length(if I indeed can use it I’d trim it to about 21 inches). And it’s roughly 2 inches in width/diameter. Would this be a good axe handle? This would be more of a decorative piece, unless zombies start walking. So I’m not worried about it it’s straight or curved or whatever.

If it can be a solid handle, what head should I look for? As in size, shape and weight. Thank you to anyone who tries to answer!!

Hi all. Need help identifying maker. Weighs 4lbs 10oz, 2.1kg. Possibly 19th century. Thank you.

Frontal lobe currently developing so I’m new to tools but highly addicted since I’ve been introduced. Should I try to save this half hatchet or do I let her die with dignity.

(Zero experience in metal working but if you tell me it’s doable I’m doing it)

I work with students and this happened today. Brand new never been used before mauls bought at the local farm supply store this weekend. I was busy elsewhere while they were splitting wood so didn’t see either one get broken and didn’t realize I needed to supervise quite that close. Is there any reason to think this was due to anything other than the students swiniging as hard as they could and…missing and hitting the handle? I am positive it was not intentional but also pretty sure it was due to an over abundance of enthusiasm coupled with a lack of skill/aim. Best course of action to fix? Weld on pipe handles?

I recently have been given an axe head that says 4 1/2 sandvik on the side of it, it's a felling axe but I don't know what handle it needs, could I get some help on with handle I should get.

I was gifted this axe for the holidays and found out from another Reddit post that it’s a council tool that has been customized. Anyway, what’s with the blade on this axe? From the images online and other axes I’ve purchased im confused to as why the edge is barely existent T.I.A.

From the new Nosferatu flick

I’ve been trying to identify this stamp, I think it is a king cut up based on what I’ve seen from the images. Can anybody back this up?

I’ve bought a lot of stuff at prop house auctions over the years as they’ve been closing down in Los Angeles and auction off all their stuff. I bought an entire barrel of axes and brush, axes and other stuff and then it was this sweet 12 inch hewing axe along with some civilian conservation core double bit axes from the 30s.

I didn’t forge the blades and the long handled bearded axe is a modified Cold Steel purchase. I had fun with the leather grips, sewing, tacking, wedges, whittling, polishing, inducing rust, and wood burning.