Hammer/ hatchet?

[LostinGeorgia]

Not sure what to call this but it is the first one I’ve found. Going to try to refurbish. Good luck everyone!

 

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[tnt-hunter]

When I was framing houses over 50 years ago, we used such hatchets for installing cedar shingles as siding. When we got to a place where a narrower single was needed, we'd split a wider one to size and usually use a block plane to smooth the spit. The hammer end was used for nailing. Presumably, these hatchets could have been used for cedar shingle roofing, too. They are not for asphalt shingles.

I agree with you Almy. My father was a builder and I sometimes helped as a kid in the 60s. We used the same style hatchet on a number of jobs. Congratulations LostinGeorgia on the interesting find. Good luck with the cleanup.

Stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

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