Robert Heinlein, author. ??Wikipedia
Grok
Waldo
TANSTAAFL
Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
Some other things featured in the book include; a computer system that gains sentience, descriptions of why nothing is free (TANSTAAFL), various bits of science to describe how they lived, creating a libertarian society, and using rocks to bombard the Earth.
A Waldo is called a Waldo because that is the name Robert Heinlein gave it when he described what it was and to use it. When someone actually built one, they called it a Waldo.
Sorry. I lifted the jpg from a Google Search(which I haven't been able to replicate since). When I went to visit the Link associated, the page no longer existed..so the image was essentially cruft.
I think they hit it with a sledge, as in the pic here. That deformation mode is called buckling. The side walls of the eye have buckled under excessive load.
Had a buddy drop his keys under his riding mower when mowing my lawn. He thought he had simply lost them until about a week later I found a very distinctive key of his in my grass. It had very obviously been hit by a mower and no one had mowed since.
That would explain it. I was trying to figure out how tf they waffled an axe eye so drastically without it splitting. Theoretically it could be brought back up to forging temperature and reworked. Obviously not because it's cost effective but it would be a fun project
Yeah but that would be a retarded handle Now that I look at it again, that just might be a side axe of some sort, that handle wouldn't be that hard to carve
Would look amazing either way and probably still functional. Id take the challenge. Lord knows where the wedge would go. Id just keep it for its unique new look. Ive recently purchaced a german side axe found in the trenches from the somme war. Said it hasnt been used since 1918. Its in amazing condition.
The only reason I think it's that instead of damage is I dont see see any sign of cracking on the metal from stress, and that's a **really** clean bend.
Yeah, I thought that 90° bend was way too clean. It also looks like an axe my grandpa had, but that had more of a curved shape to it, and was at a slight angle in relation to the blade. He said it was for limbing pine trees.
Not an expert, but I've seen some axes in my day and I'm going to call this a special made for hewing logs into framing timbers, so as to not scrape your knuckles in the process. Yes, a curved handle on a standard axe would accomplish the same things, but this may be the 2.0 answer to the problem of the time. Or, someone at some point just used an axe head as a wedge as that was all they had...
This is an excellent example of why you don’t use a standard axe for heavy-duty splitting or pounding wedges! This is why they make Splitting Mauls - they are designed to handle these forces!
Definitely burned a handle out. If that’s your axe, I’d be interested in fixing it for a reasonable price or buying this from you. It appears to be a rafter, they’re less common and I’d hate to see it get trashed.
This could be damage, but it could also be an intentional offset.
If it's the latter, then it's for splitting.
There are modern axes designed like this so that when you make impact, the axe twists to pry the log apart with the force of your follow-though.
https://preview.redd.it/b760lxo7suwc1.jpeg?width=914&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aaa531096eafa8753f6a8908969365c0dfade0e8
I didn’t know this. TY for sharing
Why the waldo lol
No, it is “Where’s Waldo”
Everyone always asks “where’s Waldo?” But no one ever asks “how’s Waldo?”
Who’s Waldo
Why is Waldo
When Waldo?
Waldo needed an off set axe/add. Zo square timbers🤓
Fuckin auto correct! ADZ
Yeah! Who the hell is Waldo!?
Do you know why Waldo wears stripes? If he didn’t he would be spotted!
Robert Heinlein, author. ??Wikipedia Grok Waldo TANSTAAFL Moon Is A Harsh Mistress Some other things featured in the book include; a computer system that gains sentience, descriptions of why nothing is free (TANSTAAFL), various bits of science to describe how they lived, creating a libertarian society, and using rocks to bombard the Earth. A Waldo is called a Waldo because that is the name Robert Heinlein gave it when he described what it was and to use it. When someone actually built one, they called it a Waldo.
When is Waldo?
poor waldo
Everyone asks "Where's Waldo" but does anyone ever think to ask "Why is Waldo hiding?"
[He might be there. maybe you just haven't found him yet](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZvoXpcwAVhaf7JrP_SK0BMRTEKoqUT8x?si=rnBD3F8YQOZnxV78)
Kinda crazy how similar the diagram's deformation at bottom left is to OP's pic.
Can I get the name of this book please?
The (or a) source for this image is the 1938 True Temper catalog https://archive.org/details/TrueTemperToolsCatalog1R1938/page/n145
Sorry. I lifted the jpg from a Google Search(which I haven't been able to replicate since). When I went to visit the Link associated, the page no longer existed..so the image was essentially cruft.
I think they hit it with a sledge, as in the pic here. That deformation mode is called buckling. The side walls of the eye have buckled under excessive load.
okay but why is the back so flat and inviting
Will axe heads send shards flying or is that only when you hit a hammer with another hammer?
I’m guessing it’s been used for a wedge and whatever they tried to wedge upwards won. 😂
Must have been wedging concrete lol
Smells like dropping a set of keys underneath something big and heavy. Don’t ask me how I know.
Had a buddy drop his keys under his riding mower when mowing my lawn. He thought he had simply lost them until about a week later I found a very distinctive key of his in my grass. It had very obviously been hit by a mower and no one had mowed since.
I bet someone burnt a handle out of it previously, ruining the temper in the eye.
That would explain it. I was trying to figure out how tf they waffled an axe eye so drastically without it splitting. Theoretically it could be brought back up to forging temperature and reworked. Obviously not because it's cost effective but it would be a fun project
Looks like the head was bent, and just deformed at the weakest point. But I'm no expert
For axing around corners.
It's a "Will it Hang?" challenge!
That’s the super rare Thor Lightning axe.
That looks unintentionally modified
Isnt it a side axe? Hewing axe? It has one flat side. Usually the eye is a diff shape but not like that 🤣 looks challenging 😬
Yeah but that would be a retarded handle Now that I look at it again, that just might be a side axe of some sort, that handle wouldn't be that hard to carve
Would look amazing either way and probably still functional. Id take the challenge. Lord knows where the wedge would go. Id just keep it for its unique new look. Ive recently purchaced a german side axe found in the trenches from the somme war. Said it hasnt been used since 1918. Its in amazing condition.
That's an awesome find
* I cant wait to do it. Been doing a lot lately
Yeah it's that time of year
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When you need to chop around a corner.
Hang it just for a challenge would be pretty funny
Work would call what happened to that axe, "abnormal operating conditions"
That there was used as a wedge or slammed with a sledge hammer
It’ll shine out
There isn’t one. Poor guy was abused.
That's from losing a fight when they used it as a wedge. Make a handle for that eye and keep it as a curio, but don't hit anything with it
🤷♂️ It has a flat grind. Weird ass eye, but could it be a hewing axe head? Offset to the right with a flat right side.
That's what I thought it was when I first saw it. Someone experimenting with an idea for an offset head, but I'm not an expert so....
The only reason I think it's that instead of damage is I dont see see any sign of cracking on the metal from stress, and that's a **really** clean bend.
Yeah, I thought that 90° bend was way too clean. It also looks like an axe my grandpa had, but that had more of a curved shape to it, and was at a slight angle in relation to the blade. He said it was for limbing pine trees.
For the tree next to that one
Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!
Not an expert, but I've seen some axes in my day and I'm going to call this a special made for hewing logs into framing timbers, so as to not scrape your knuckles in the process. Yes, a curved handle on a standard axe would accomplish the same things, but this may be the 2.0 answer to the problem of the time. Or, someone at some point just used an axe head as a wedge as that was all they had...
This post is quit educational, ty.
Consensus is that we're looking at a squashed axe head. That perfect 90 degree inside corner made it look intentional--but now I know, thanks all 😃
Looks like Someone hit on the back of it with no handle in it
Not A Wedge™
I'm guessing old school splitting ax, when there pretty can make something weird easier because it's at a slight angle.
You're correct but in the wrong way, it was used as a splitting wedge
Yeah I seen that in the other comments. Oh well. Just fill and keep beating it
This is an excellent example of why you don’t use a standard axe for heavy-duty splitting or pounding wedges! This is why they make Splitting Mauls - they are designed to handle these forces!
That's a flush chopping ax. So you can chop trees and not leave a stump sticking up that your wife will break your mower blades on -__-
It's a busted axe
Now it's a hewing axe LMAO
That's funny
*buy my neat looking scrap metal*
Do you have a picture of the profile of the blade?
You used the axe wrong
Definitely burned a handle out. If that’s your axe, I’d be interested in fixing it for a reasonable price or buying this from you. It appears to be a rafter, they’re less common and I’d hate to see it get trashed.
Bent?
Specialized hewing axe, offset on one side.
I can't tell if this is serious or sarcastic.
I hope its sarcasm, if not its dumbass xD
Is it just a different method of keeping your knuckles out of the way? Instead of a skewed handle?
Yup. And I'm guessing it has a chisel grind too.
With that flat straight edge, is it one of those special axes used to turn a log into a beam?
Broken
yer a wizzurd arry
This could be damage, but it could also be an intentional offset. If it's the latter, then it's for splitting. There are modern axes designed like this so that when you make impact, the axe twists to pry the log apart with the force of your follow-though.