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Offline skipskip

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An Estwing gift from the past
« on: March 18, 2013, 09:58:47 PM »
Many years ago, I worked at the family hardware business.

Once a year we went to the big hardware show and bought for the upcoming season, usually Christmas.

The salesmen had a few different ways to get you to spend more than you had planned.

Sometimes they would slip you a few bucks, sometimes there was a gift for the wife, sometimes they just plain gave you stuff.

One year, the Estwing hammer booth  gave out personalized hatchets.

I still have mine, and tho it hasnt been well cared for, I still kinda like it.


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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2013, 10:00:59 PM »
That's one to keep forever!
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2013, 11:03:40 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2013, 11:14:30 PM »
Nice! So about how old is it?
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Offline Nolatoolguy

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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2013, 11:59:05 PM »
Very nice hatchet, Expecially when your name is on it.

Estwing recently came out with a "black eagle" series of tomahawk things.
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2013, 01:15:23 AM »
Very nice, is that original leather work?
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2013, 07:11:38 AM »
When I was a kid I remember my dad had a hammer with the leather strips on the handle like that, but I believe it was stained black.
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2013, 07:48:19 AM »
keep it forever mabe your your great grandson can tell the story on a tool forum 30 years from now .
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Offline Branson

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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2013, 08:01:29 AM »
The first hatchet I ever used!  It was my grandfather's, and the handle was almost black from use when he let me play with it around 1951.  Good memories!
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2013, 09:58:16 AM »
Not cared for?   Looks awful good to me.   I'd consider that tool irreplaceable.   Have a couple of Estwing hammers, very top quality.
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2013, 10:07:24 AM »
I have an Estwing  hammer with steel shaft. It is great for front suspension work.
I used to tear up the wooden handles when doing ball joints etc.
It's the one I usually pull out of the drawer when I need to get serious.
great tool.
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2013, 06:04:47 PM »
It's a model 24A, I think from about 1980.


Original leather on the handle and on the sheath
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2013, 06:40:02 PM »
Dang fine hatchet.
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2013, 11:38:38 PM »
What a treasure!
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Re: An Estwing gift from the past
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2013, 09:46:58 AM »
Nice piece Skip!  Has anyone ever re-leathered an estwing? I have a hammer that has a very tired handle.
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