Steve & Maree Lehmann's Axe Collection

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Gallery of Sold Axes 1-100 101-200 201-300 301-400 401-500 501-600 601-700 701-800 801-900 901-1000 H 1-100 H 101-200 H 201-300 H 301-400
  Please note that most axes listed here have already found new owners
 
 
                       
800 Collins 8 squaring axe fitted with an early Krugers handle. Pitted. 7 1/2 x 7 x 28", 2.5kg

 

  
                       
799 Scarce Gilpin 5lb Moss pattern felling axe. 9 x 5 1/4 x 31", 3kg

 

  
                       
798 Large Underhill Edge Tool Co ca 7lb axe. Steve indexed it as Yankee pattern axe. It looks like a broad axe but it's bevelled on both sides. 11 x 8 x 33", 3.7kg

 

  
                       
797 Hughes 12" broad axe with rounded lugs and steam bent left hand hickory handle. 9 x 12 x 33", 3.9kg

 

  
                             
796 Plumb 11" broad axe, extended face for use on railway bridge girders in the Townsville area. 10 x 11 x 23", 4.1kg

 

  
                       
795 Kelly 12" broad axe with new steam bent l/h spotted gum handle. 8 x 12 x 32", 3.9kg

 

  
                       
794 Collins 8 side axe / squaring axe fitted with a type conform Australian spotted gum handle. Some pitting marks on off-side. 9 x 7 x 28 1/2", 2.4kg

 

  
                                 
792 Keech 00 Aussie Speed Axe 7 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 30", 2.7kg

 

  
                  
791 Ca 4 lb mystery felling axe marked COUNCIL? with an Australian hardwood handle. Might be stamped under the rust. Mystery solved: Will Ford kindly sent us a link pointing to the American Council Tool Company as the maker. 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 31", 2.6kg
 		  
                            
790 Hytest 4 1/2lb with metal overstrike guard and government arrow mark. Fitted with a good early Krugers handle. 7 x 5 1/4 x 33", 2.9kg
 		  
        
789 Fayette R Plumb 10" froe in good condition.
 		  
        
788 Brades 8" froe. Moderate pitting marks.
 		  
        
787 Gifford Wood Co Ice Axe in very good, little used condition. Fitted with a hardwood handle. 15 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 28", 2.1kg

 

  
                       
786 Elwell 6 lb Welsh pattern woodsman's axe fitted with an attractive long Bob Wood handle. Somewhat rough casting around the eye and stamped with the serial number 46548. Good looking early big bruiser!  10 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 36", 3.5kg

 

  
                       
785 Collins long felling axe ca 1726-1875, old style that looks similar to morticing axe but flared and has a ridge down the face designed to lift the chip out of the cut when withdrawing the blade. The head unfortunately was cleaned to a shine in vinegar and needs darkening/bluing to match the age of this old feller.  12 x 3 1/2 x 32", 3.2kg
 		  
        
784 Brades heavy morticing axe. 11 x 2 x 23", 2.2kg
 		  
        
783 Rare Sorby lightweight morticing axe with an unusually refined design, waisted neck and rounded shoulders. Fitted with a North Qld Damson Plum handle. 9 1/2 x 2 x 23", 1.4kg

 

  
        
782 Early Sorby morticing axe, pitted 12 x 2 x 23", 2kg
 		  
        
781 W H Plumb, Sydney morticing axe with hardwood handle. 10 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 26", 2.2kg
 		  
        
780 Ward morticing axe with hardwood handle. 11 x 1 3/4 x 23", 1.9kg

 

  
        
779 Brades morticing axe with old hickory handle. 11 x 1 3/4 x 23", 2.1kg
 		  
        
778 Gilpin 4 lb morticing axe with old somewhat rough hickory handle. 11 x 1 5/5 x 26", 2.5kg
 		  
        
777 Elwell morticing axe with hickory handle. 12 x 1 1/2 x 25", 1.9kg
 		  
        
776 Cockerill mark on both side of this heavy morticing axe. Possibly a Sheffield made tool by Spear and Jackson who used the (John) Cockerill name on some of their tools. Attractive spotted gum handle. 11 x 2 1/4 x 25", 2.6kg  
             
775 Whitehouse slaters axe with 8 1/4" edge. Handle bruised on back. 14" overall length.
 		  
             
774 Elwell 344 slaters axe/sax with 9 1/2" cutting edge, 17" overall length.
 		  
        
773 Wm Graves No 2 long coopers adze with 3 1/4" cutting edge.
 		  
        
772 J.P. Ewald heavy coopers adze with 3" cutting edge.

 

  
        
771 Ibbotson coopers adze #1 with round maker's stamp. 2 1/2" cutting edge.
 		  
        
770 Barton coopers adze. Partial maker's stamp on side of hammer poll. 3" cutting edge.
 		  
        
769 Brades # 2 lipped shipwrights axe head with square pin poll. 12 x 5 1/2", 2 1/2lb.
 		  
                                      
768 Hults Bruk racing axe, unused. I buffed it to a mirror finish which is not the smartest thing to do before you take the pictures!  7 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 32", 3kg

 

  
                                  
767 Tuatahi Kingi racing axe, unused. 7 3/4 x 71/2 x 30", 3.1kg

 

  
                  
766 J. Broadhouse & Co coopers broad axe in very good condition. Nice vintage hickory handle.7 3/4 x 10 x 15", 1.4kg
 		  
                            
765 D Sharp 4 1/2 lb felling axe, manufactured in 1899 by Douglas Axe MFG Co. Fitted with a vintage hickory handle. 7 1/2 x 5 x 31", 2.9kg
 		  
                       
764 Welland Vale 4 1/2 lb  felling axe with Krugers hardwood handle. 8 x 5 x 32", 2.6kg
 		  
                       
763 Hytest Tordon parts axe - most probably a cut-down version of a Clark's patent poisoning axe. 7 x  2 1/2 x 19",  1.6kg
 		  
                       
762 Very rare Robert Sorby Pitching Axe - an early pattern of felling axe used to cut the birds mouth or sink in a tree (which guides the direction of the fall) 10 1/2 - 3 x 28", 2.5kg

 

  
                       
761 Elwell long felling axe fitted with one of Steve's unique chunky handles.  9 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 29", 2.6kg  
                       
760 German coppers hand axe / side axe, stamped Wilh. Gust, Bottner. Head excellent for age, handle worn.  6 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 14"  
                       
759 French coachmakers axe / side axe with one of Steve's type conform handles. 8 x 6 1/2 x 17", 1.7kg  
                       
758 Hytest wood pick / hookaroon with a standard axe handle. I assume it's custom made form an axe head. 7 x 30", 1.5kg  
                      
757 Scarce  Scotch pattern axe marked Gaunless, fitted with a North Queensland Damson Plum handle made by Steve. 9 x 4 x 29", 2.1kg

 

  
                       
756 William Swift side hatchet with stripped/cleaned hickory handle. 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 17", 1.5kg
 		  
                                      
755 Rodier Axe Co Australian racing axe with an attractive smooth hardwood handle. (My guess is spotted gum - looks a lot like Tiger Maple). One of a limited run of 15. This is a good looking tool but I do have to mention some flaws: the most obvious one is a small crack on the lower end of the eye towards the wedge, going all the way through. There are other smaller cracks and a spider web of hairline stress cracks all over the head - a sure sign of some underlying problem with the steel or the way it was treated.  (see last XL picture) . Not a user axe in its current state but it is rare and collectable all the same.   8 x 7 3/ 4 x 30 1/2", 3.1kg

 

  
                       
754 W.A. Lyndon Kent pattern long feller with a custom turned Krugers handle.10 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 30", 2.9kg

 

  
                               
753 Gilpins (note the spelling with an 's') ca 4 1/2 lb with a well made hardwood handle. 8 x 5 x 30", 2.6kg  
                       
752 Sorby long shipwrights axe with very good serrated edge stamping used on early edge tools (one side only). Moderate pitting marks, especially on the off-side. 14 x 6 x 31", 3.1kg

 

  
                            
751 D.R. Barton 11" size 1 broad axe with Krugers hardwood  handle. Moderate pitting marks. 9 x 10 3/4 x 31", 3.6kg

 

  
                        
750 Springbank 11"/ size 8 broad axe, stamped on both sides. Looks little used with what I assume is some of the original paint left. Fitted with a good vintage hickory handle.  10 x 11 x 32 1/2", 4.3kg

 

  
                       
749 D.R Barton (oval stamp) 11" / 6 1/2 lb broad axe with custom made bevel-edged hardwood handle. 8 x 11 x 32", 3.5kg

 

  
                            
748 Buhl & Sons Co Michigan 10" broad axe, late 1800s/early 1900s. Pronounced bevel with chip breaker, hafted for l/h use with a Krugers handle. 8 1/2 x 10 x 29 1/2", 3.4kg

 

  
                       
747 Douglas Axe Mfg Co - established by Warren Hunt in 1835-  Kent pattern axe with one of Steve's hand made chunky rosewood handles. (I think it's Australian Red Cedar but hard to be sure without cutting it) 9 x 7  x 30", 2.5kg

 

  
                           
746 Plumb National pattern Official Boy Scout Axe with paper label in fine condition. 7 x 4 1/2 x 27", 1.5kg

 

  
                             
745 Plumb ca 3 1/2 lb yard axe with very good vintage hickory handle. 6 1/2 x 5 x 31", 2kg

 

  
        
744 W.H. Plumb Sydney, Fern brand morticing age with a good vintage handle. 12 x 1 5/8 x 24", 1.9kg  
                       
743 Whitehouse bodgers axe with government broad arrow mark and dated 1943. Nice hickory handle. 9 x 5 x 12", 1.7kg

 

  
                                 
742 Scarce all Tasmanian 5lb racing axe BOW (Betterment of Woodchoppers) built by a member of the Champion chopper Youd family of Deloraine made from a JPC cast (Johns Perry Casting, later to become Boral Johns Perry Hayward and still operating today as Tasmania's major steel fabrication group Crisp Bros. & Haywards in Launceston). Axe production reportedly stopped in the late 80s after Boral bought out JPC. There simply isn't a more authentic Tasmanian axe than this one! 7 3/4 x 7 x 33", 3.6kg

 

  
                            
741 NIVEK Aussie racing axe with a new hickory handle - I believe this is the second grind and the third handle on this axe since Steve acquired it in 2016. According to HTPAA's Directory of Australian Tool Makers Nivek is a trading name attributed to axeman Kevin Meyer of Victoria . 7 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 31", 2.8kg

 

  
                       
740 Kelly Registered Australian Trademark ca 3 1/2 lb with a good white hickory handle sourced from a Cockatoo axe! 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 32", 2kg

 

  
                       
739 Plumb Super Scout axe, unused with paper label both sides and original Permabond handle. 6 x 4 x 26", 1.1kg

 

  
                       
738 Early John Whorff & Son ships axe manufactured in Madison, Maine ca 1855-1861. 10 1/4 x 7 x 30", 2.9kg

 

  
                       
737 Large 8 1/2 lb  broad axe stamped W. Hunt manufactured by Douglas Axe Co with good hardwood handle. 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 35". 4.6kg  
                        
736 Collins 12" broad axe, apparently had a small repair to a lug but you wouldn't know if Steve hadn't marked it in the index card. Fitted with an early Krugers hardwood handle. 9 x 12 1/4 x 34", 3.4kg

 

  
                       
735 Underhill, Boston Railway tie hackers axe with a very nicely bevelled vintage hickory handle. 10 x 8 x 33", 2.7kg

 

  
                    
734 Arvika 4 1/2 lb felling axe. No maker's stamp but Steve never doubted its provenance. Donated by a local timber cutter in Steve's early days of collecting, entered as his 183rd axe. 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 30", 2.5kg   PS: Eagle-eyed Arvika collector Rob Baxter kindly pointed out that the lower part of the Arvika diamond stamp is actually visible and would date this axe between 1930s-1950s. Much appreciated.

 

  
                  
733 Somewhat rough/pitted early Sorby bearded axe with short hardwood handle. 8 x 5 1/2 x 24", 2kg  
                            
732 D.R. Barton size 2 side axe with nicely grained early hickory handle. Very good despite small chip on poll.  7 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 21", 2kg

 

  
                       
731 James Howarth Kent pattern long feller fitted with a nice hickory handle. Early 1900s, James Howarth closed down in 1913 and was later acquired by Robert Sorby & Sons. 11 x 4 x 31", 2.9kg

 

  
                       
730 Vintage German, Swiss or Austrian 14"  broad/hewing axe with with traditional decorations and hickory handle. There is a world of difference between this solid, well made tool with the pronounced chamfers as opposed to the thin bladed axes from the Balkans that proliferated the collectors market. 8 x 14 x 23", 2.6kg

 

  
                  
729 Well proportioned sabotier's axe with vintage bulbous (cracked) fruitwood  handle. 7 x 8 x 15", 1.9  kg
 		  
             
728 Rough cast Keech washboard 12" broad axe head. I can't count how many times a looked at this sleeping beauty sitting on a cupboard in Steve's shed waiting to be awakened by her prince! Well, Steve might have kissed the odd axe but he wasn't a grinder so princess Keech is still waiting.  8 x 12 3/4", 7 3/4 lb / 3.5kg

 

  
        
727 Very good Cornelius Whitehouse slaters dressing axe with 8 1/2" cutting edge. 14 1/2" overall length.
 		  
   
726 Unused Elwell made in England 3 lb export axe head with paper label and two-face logo in Portuguese 'Duas Caras' (see H221 for another example) 8 x 3 1/2".
 		  
                            
725 True Blue Racer with C mark on back (usually comes with a year around mid 1990s, this one has none) Some mild pitting marks and a small crack in the handle near the eye. 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 31", 2.6kg

 

  
                            
724 Plumb Tasmanian 4 lb with Permabond handle. Unused. 7 x 5 1/4 x 31", 2.6kg

 

  
                            
723 Plumb 4 lb Dreadnaught rafting axe with Permabond handle and sticker. The 5lb with the same pattern was advertised as constructors axe in the 1930s- obviously this is a later model.  8 x 4 3/4 x 34 1/2", 2.5kg

 

  
                      
722 Yates & Co Kent pattern, little used 4 lb axe with good stamping and hand made hardwood handle. 8 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 31", 2.3kg  
                       
721 Higgins & Libby, Portland mid 19th century ships axe with a great vintage kinked (offset) hickory handle.10 x 6 1/2 x 29 1/2, 2.6kg

 

  
                       
720 Mid size shipwrights masting/blocking axe. No maker's mark. 11 x 5 1/4 x 28 1/2", 2.3kg

 

  
                            
719 Challies of Dover New Hampshire shipwrights axe fitted with Tasmanian blackwood handle. 11 x 7 x 31", 3.5kg  
                       
718 Skinner & Johnson long feller - an absolute monster of an axe. Head is 16 1/2" long with a small 3" cutting edge. 31"/3.3kg overall. Fitted with a good vintage hickory handle. Salaman explains... the long blade gave an advantage when undercutting the 'sink' (to direct the fall) for it penetrated further; and it tended to produce a cupped out stump which would hold rainwater and consequently rot quicker. I remember that Steve paid a King's ransom for this axe at the Toowoomba swap. As he later mused on Facebook   Would like to know just how this managed to get into the country & be available -- I bring axes of this nature in but then I'm nuts.

 

  
                       
717 Collins 5 lb with a good hardwood handle. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 32", 3.1kg

 

  
        
716 Little used Keesteel 4lb axe head. 7 x 5 1/2"  
                       
715 Exceptionally nice Barton size 1 1/2  cooper's broad axe with original offset hickory handle. 8 x 9 1/2 x 19", 2.2kg

 

  
   
714 Elwell 7" froe with 2 1/2" deep blade. Chemically cleaned.  
             
713 Large William Greaves 7" stirrup adze with custom carved orca handle in Australian beech by Kevin Ahearn, local historian, writer, wood carver and all round good bloke. Dimensions are probably not ideal for work but this really is not meant to be a tool! 11 x 7 x 16"

 

  
                  
712 Wm Beatty & Son coopers adze. 9 x 2 3/4 x 9"
 		  
   
711 I found this unusual 9 lb Quikwerk double sided single direction mattock head on the shelf with the mortising axes. I'm not sure if it belonged there. 21 x 3 1/4"

 

  
        
710 W.A. Lyndon morticing axe. 11 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 23 1/2".
 		  
        
709 Yates & Co morticing axe. 10 x 2 x 24".
 		  
        
708 F Barnes & Co morticing axe. 10 x 2 1/4 x 24".
 		  
        
707 Gilpin morticing axe. 11 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 21".
 		  
        
705 WH Plumb, Sydney morticing axe with Fern trademark. 11 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 25".

 

  
                  
704 Plumb Sydney Fern trademark morticing axe. Some pitting marks, remnants of original red paint. 11 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 21".

 

  
       
703 Plumb Sydney morticing axe, little used with some of the original red paint left. 11 x 1 1/2 x 22 1/2".
 		  
 

 

  
702 Sid Axworthy 5 1/2 lb NOS ships axe head with paper label. 10 3/4 x 6 /2"
 		  
                       
701 Wm Marples 3 lb side axe with hand-made offset handle. Head re-steeled by Ron Devin. 8 x 5 x 19", 1.6kg
 		  
     
Gallery of Sold Axes 1-100 101-200 201-300 301-400 401-500 501-600 601-700 701-800 801-900 901-1000  H 1-100 H 101-200 H 201-300 H 301-400