Old Jimbo's Axe/Hatchet Information

Eric Hamilton

Updated: 3:40 PM 7/6/2025

Under Construction

This is useful Axe and Hatchet evaulation and seems to be well though out.

In 2006 I found interisting information from Old Jimbo while surfing the internet. At that time I made an effort to copy all of his information. I mostly succeded in getting all it of except for the various links that he had on the site. If the links are clicked either a very strainge site has taken over his old site or the site has gone "404".

I have made an effort to find something useful about the "Old Jimbo" web site. I looked for it with the "Wayback Machine" and did not get anything useful. I haven't been able to find the original site and I hope that he does not object to having me include my semi-copy of it here. Most of what he writes about is worth while and it seems to be well though out and I reccomend at least reading it.


  1. Axe Stuff
  2. Advanced Axe Selection

  3. A Gift Axe
  4. Cheap Axe

  5. Colorado Axe Tests
  6. Axes

  7. Gransfors
  8. Iltis Axe

  9. The Hatchet
  10. Hatchets Continued
  11. Hatchets Part Three
  12. Hatchets Part Four

  13. The tiny pocket hatchet
  14. tiny hatchets part two
  15. Vaughan for bogdan

  16. The Barteaux Machete
  17. Tramontina Machete

  18. Singularity's Sharpening Page


Unfortunately in most of this web site there has a very heavy emphisys on Crosscut Saws, etc. Old Jimbo was mostly interested in Axes so I have included ten PDF docuents about axes here.

  1. C Hammond and Son Illus Catalogue 1910, 74 pages 11/23/2022 03:34 PM, C Hammond and Son Illus Catalogue 1910.pdf
  2. Council Tool Catalog, 36 pages 11/23/2022 11:32 PM, Council Tool Catalog.pdf
  3. Douglas Axe Mfg Co Catalogue 1873 (slow loading), 120 pages 11/23/2022 03:40 PM, Douglas Axe Mfg Co Catalogue 1873.pdf
  4. Douglas Axe Mfg Co Catalogue 1877, 115 pages 11/23/2022 03:12 PM, Douglas Axe Mfg Co Catalogue 1877.pdf
  5. Hults Bruk 1890 Katalog (in german), 72 pages 11/23/2022 03:37 PM, Hults Bruk 1890 Katalog.pdf
  6. Mann Edge Tool Co Catalog 2, 12 pages 12/11/2022 01:10 PM, Mann Edge Tool Co Catalog 2.pdf
  7. Vaughan Fine Tools 1940, 32 pages 11/23/2022 10:24 PM, Vaughan Fine Tools 1940.pdf
  8. Wetterlings 1930 Export Catalogue (multilingual), 25 pages 11/23/2022 03:38 PM, Wetterlings 1930 Export Catalogue.pdf
  9. Wetterlings 1950 Katalog (in german), 26 pages 11/23/2022 04:06 PM, Wetterlings 1950 Katalog.pdf
  10. Warren Axes and Logging Tools 1937, 44 pages 07/05/2025 09:51 AM, Warren Axes and Logging Tools 1937.pdf