An interesting short video that caught the end of how it used to be done...
Making axes in 1960's Oakland, Maine
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Cool video. Glad I watched it. The guy in the video has the same last name as me; Wood. It is a last name I come across once in a while here in CT, but not really common. But whenever I do, it seems like the persons relatives came from northern New England, or Canada. My grandfather came from Maine. Guess I’m not surprised to hear that name in Vermont.
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25 minutes away . . . and five years before my time.
I think the Amish in Smyrna Mills are still making axes -- Snow and Nealley axes specifically . . . although I suspect they buy the ax heads all ready to go.
I think the Amish in Smyrna Mills are still making axes -- Snow and Nealley axes specifically . . . although I suspect they buy the ax heads all ready to go.
No hearing protection. My ears hurt just watching that...
Guy was finishing the blades on the grinding wheel with no eye protection either. That seemed like a bad idea considering what he was doing.
Great film.
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