(Apologies for the gratuitous movie quote 🙂 )
When I tidied out the shed last year I found some long handled shears and an axe which presumably belonged to the previous owner.
I’d just got my Tormek, so I figured they’d at least come in handy for experiments in sharpening, but despite sharpening some shears for a family member I never got round to it.
I found it again yesterday when I was gathering the tools I needed to dismantle my mother-in-law’s Pergola, which was hanging off the back of her house looking hazardous.
It’s quite rusty and has a few nicks in the edge of the blade, but I think it’s worth saving.
The head is marked W Gilpin 1944 and has the WD arrow.
It’s held on by a wooden wedge which seems a little loose, so before I use it I’ll probably remove it and glue a slightly larger one in.
In the mean time it’s queued up waiting for me to do some de-rusting next week.
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Very interesting reading about the broad arrow mark and its history. Must have been pinched after the war. Good luck with on your tool rehab projects!
Hi Art,
The arrow turns up in a surprising number of places!
There’s one on my GPO chisel and there are a couple of stone “milestones” that I pass on my way to work which denote the boundary of the Tower of London.
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-508104-hm-tower-of-london-liberty-boundary-mark
John