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Kingcreek

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Re: Vintage axes
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2021, 09:48:20 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on February 08, 2021, 09:41:47 AM
Well those people are evil Frenchies and should be punished.

But yeah.

I've gone to using metric for carpentry. I find that my work is a LOT more accurate and a lot faster overall.
Might as well.
Since a 2x4 isn't 2x4 anymore anyway.
Atleast 16" centers are still 16"
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Re: Vintage axes
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2021, 09:58:32 AM »
"Atleast 16" centers are still 16"

That's 40.64 centimeters, pal...   :rofl:
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Re: Vintage axes
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2021, 04:43:54 PM »
Well my research indicates this Kelly axe was probably made between 1896 and 1910 and a previous owner valued it enough to stamp Oly Nelson on it. I think that’s pretty cool!
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