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08/09/2022

HH Stricker circa 1884-1896 from Vinemount, Berks County, PA. Beautiful 4 pound head on a nice oldie fashion stick with a cool little palm swell.

17/08/2022

Great condition JB Stohler Hatchet - one of these days I’ll do a Stohler flatlay.

18/06/2022

H.MOHN in Exceptional condition rehung on an old PA style handle.
Henry A. Mohn, born Dec. 20, 1810, in Cumru (Cocalico) Township, PA, acquired a fair education and then learned the blacksmith's trade at Adamstown. For several years he carried on this business at Muddy Forks, PA, and then purchased a mill property, operating the mill in connection with agricultural pursuits for ten years. He died at Fritztown, Pa., June 18, 1866.

28/05/2022

FINALLY HUNG - Jacob Landis (1780-1848), a farmer, blacksmith, and owner of the Brick Farmstead, Landis Valley, PA.

This one was a lot of work but I think it came out great!

17/03/2022

“KATCO” King Axe & Tool Co. - Maine

They don’t get much better than this diamond eye…

03/03/2022

R.KING made by Collins Co.?on a comfy New England style handle. This Connie’s has a nice overlaid bit and is sharp as hell.

20/02/2022

JB STOHLER - the legendary John Beamesderfer Stohler b.1841 d.1920

Biographical annals of Lebanon County:
JOHN B. STOHLER, of Heidelberg township, blacksmith and manufacturer of edge tools. The Stohler family came from the Palatinate region of Germany, to America prior to the time of the Revolution. His grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was a native of Lancaster county.

By trade Stohler was a blacksmith. In politics he was a Republican. In religion he was a member ot the Lutheran Church.

He was two years of age when his parents settled in Heidelberg township, and he grew up in the knowledge of his trade under his father's instruction. He attended the local schools and received a common education. He began working in the blacksmith shop at the age of ten, operating the bellows, and he had a box placed in front of the anvil on which he stood, with sledge in hand, to help his father forge the iron as it was brought from the fire.
 Stohler was especially skilled in the art of making edge tools by hand, and while he made all kinds, his specialty was the "Home-made Stohler axe," for which the demand was greater than the supply, regardless of the fact the cost was more than double that of factory made axes. The wood cutters, carpenters and farmers for miles around used these tools, all of which were made and tempered in charcoal fire by Stohler.

By ‘inlaying high carbon steel’ (correction) to the cutting edge of an axe, Stohler imparted durability to the edge. His axes would stay sharper longer. Naturally his wares were the most expensive. Secondly, Stohler marked his tools with a distinctive cross either above or below his name. Stohler's workshop is gone. His house, however, still stands off St. 501, south of Schaefferstown, near the Penn Dale warehouse.

01/02/2022

H. Mellinger marked lopping axe. Attributed to Henry Mellinger estimated 1860’s of Washington Boro, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Good stamp photo on No.8
I made this handle out of a bent double bit cutoff I had in my burn pile. It could benefit from a lip or small swell but I really like the way it turned out!

17/01/2022

I told someone recently that I only regret selling a few of my past axes, the most regrettable being my JB Stohler. But I also said I’d find another just like it. WELL, THIS WEEKEND I HIT THE MOTHERLOAD!!!

4 Stohlers, HH Stricker, Brady, Landis, Beatty, Mellinger, to name just a few… I’ll probably highlight a few of these over the coming week(s).

09/01/2022

No filters needed on my 4lb Spiller BRUISER.

02/01/2022

MINTY GW Bradley on a reclaimed oldie handle. I’m really happy with how this one turned out!

05/12/2021

Emerson Stevens E&S MFG Co. Hand Made Jersey Pattern hung on a Oak Handle.

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