Another Watzit?

[rmaynard 14,926]

 

Obviously it's an axe, but what is it's intended purpose? @formariz?

Edited January 14 by rmaynard

[ri702bill 7,373]

Used to make hand split shingles???

[Ed Kennell 35,909]

Vintage True Temper GENUINE UNDERHILL Shingle Hatchet Roofer's Axe | eBay

[rmaynard 14,926]

1 minute ago, Ed Kennell said:

Vintage True Temper GENUINE UNDERHILL Shingle Hatchet Roofer's Axe | eBay

Nope

[rmaynard 14,926]

7 minutes ago, ri702bill said:

Used to make hand split shingles???

Nope

[Ed Kennell 35,909]

Hand fitting notched logs.

[rmaynard 14,926]

1 minute ago, Ed Kennell said:

Hand fitting notched logs.

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[formariz 11,865]

That is a mortising hatchet. A bit of an unusual one since to be a bit more useful one of the sides, the wider one, it usually is oriented at 90 degrees to the other. 

[SPINJIM 1,978]

Yep, for cutting a mortise to fit the tenon.  It looks too big for use on furniture, so probably intended for post & beam construction on barns.

[formariz 11,865]

Just now, SPINJIM said:

Yep, for cutting a mortise to fit the tenon.  It looks too big for use on furniture, so probably intended for post & beam construction on barns.

It’s usually done in reverse. Tenon is cut to fit mortise previously made. Yes it is used for timber framing. It is more of an adjusting tool rather than one to make a complete mortise. 

[rmaynard 14,926]

1 hour ago, formariz said:

That is a mortising hatchet. A bit of an unusual one since to be a bit more useful one of the sides, the wider one, it usually is oriented at 90 degrees to the other. 

 

That is the correct answer. I had never seen one before. The one in the picture was at an antique store in Shrewsbury, PA., and I decided to wait for their black Friday sale, two weeks later to get15% off. I went back and of course it was gone. However, just this past Friday, I visited an antique store in Lemoyne, PA., and they had 5 of them.

 

Cas, see me at the Wheel Horse show and I'll give you your prize.

[formariz 11,865]

9 hours ago, rmaynard said:

 

That is the correct answer. I had never seen one before. The one in the picture was at an antique store in Shrewsbury, PA., and I decided to wait for their black Friday sale, two weeks later to get15% off. I went back and of course it was gone. However, just this past Friday, I visited an antique store in Lemoyne, PA., and they had 5 of them.

 

Cas, see me at the Wheel Horse show and I'll give you your prize.

Thanks Bob. Another forgotten tool . Not well known and not an easy tool to master. It was actually more frequently used in notches rather than mortises.