Fraser Style Axe by Brian Barker
It is made from wrought iron with an old buggy spring welded in for a bit. The bowl is threaded just like the old ones were. It has an ash haft stained with nitric acid and the axe has been aged a little to mellow it out some. I don't like my things to be too shiney. You can also see the leather gasket between the head and haft in one of the photo's.
Copy and photos supplied by Brian Baker.
Why is it called a Fraser Style Axe? I am interested because an ancestor of mine is John Fraser who was a gunsmith in 1700's Maryland. I have been searching for anything that shows his "mark" or describes his work. Thank you
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