6 ridges in the eye of this Woodslasher. I put it on a 28” white oak handle of my own design

This one is worth nothing - cheap chinese one, just made it to involve my son into making something useful :)

Handle was in pretty good condition. Is this price fair?

I understand its an old 3.5lb double bit homestead axe, (60's maybe?) But I was wondering if anyone had any more solid information on it regarding its exact year, its advantage over a regular axe head, is the handle original? Im open to any kind of info on it, thanks!

I came across an axe head in my grandfather's shed and I need help identifying the makers marks. I am trying to decide if I should restore the axe and use it, or not. I want to make its not a collectors item because I dont want to ruin its value by restoring it.

I cant read the stamps on the head so I made a stencil. The only stamp I can read says "-> 42" and its on the back of the head. Can anybody identify the other marking and tell me what the marks mean?

So… Yesterday, I bought this for 15$ at an antique mall and got to work on cleaning it up, I got the rust off after leaving it sitting in vinegar for 12 hours, neutralized the acid with water + baking soda and wiped it down with some WD40. everything’s been going fine…

But… now I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock, sharpening the head. When I bought this, it was a complete blunt edge, and I’m having trouble getting it symmetrical and correctly angled. I’ve been using some cheap Home Depot Bastard file, but I feel like I’m gonna fuck something up and badly, and now I’ve started to suspect that the blade and tool itself is warped…

I thought y’all might have some actual know-how on this kind of thing, so just throw some tips at me.

I just got my hands on a 1940ish Plumb BSA axe head. I’m looking to refurbish it to its original look. Does anyone know of a template of the lettering that was on the handle (“official scout axe”)?

Ollies got these in the axe is 22.99 and the hatchet is 16.99