John Neeman carving axe

[Elen Sentier]

What beautiful craftsmanship! I'm so sorry some (**!!!***) stole it. Am tempted to hope they cut their foot off with it . I hope your new one arrives soon and that nobdoy else steals it, it really does look to be a beautiful tool.

 

[dwardo]

Lovely looking Axe. Really sad that people will steal other peoples stuff regardless of value.

I recently had a bow and 2 hatchets stolen from the museum I work at. Not only do I have to pay to replace the tools but I invested a lot of time in each blade and handle adapting them to my personal preference.

I hope Robin's replacement arrives soon.

I'm sure the original post was intended to help increase the public awareness of a fine axe maker and why not. Crafts people need to work together to keep skills alive.

I will ill be posting pictures of me new axe when it arrives and hopefully that will increase the exposure of the maker so he is still in business making quality tools when I need more tools in the future.

Stolen from a museum, poor show.
Would rather something stolen that i just purchased than something i spent tens of hours on. Time is such a precious thing for some chimp to steal.

 

[robin wood]

I don't understand why all that work went into the axe head and handle and they pounded a metal wedge at an odd angle into it. A simple soft wood wedge aligned to the grain would do the job for the life of the handle. Makes me think this whole thread is a sales job for Neeman Tools after John left. Maybe I am wrong, but the folks at Neeman tools seem to have a better photographer and video producer than handle hanger.

I'm not convinced the folks at Neeman Tools know what they are doing.

I struggle to understand how the purchase thread was created by someone who bragged about the purchase, posted numerous pics prior to delivery, but claims the tool was stolen in some other thread. ***?!? Was it ever delivered? I'd expect delivery pics in this thread given the OP's build-up.

Makes me think the OP was paid to advertise Neeman Tools, then never got his axe. Just saying.

4th post from new member who doesn't know folk so I won't try to argue. I don't think Neeman tools are in a position of needing to pay for advertising they have a very long waiting list and closed order book. The axe has a wooden wedge and then the metal wedge at the angle secures the wooden wedge in place, it is done by all top firms, Gransfors etc and helps the wood wedge stay put whether it comes to wet UK or superdry Arizona. There are folk out there that seem to want to join in a fight between Janis Nimanis at Autine and Jacob and the rest of the crew at Neeman tools. I am happy that there are two good tool companies out there. I was working on this axe with Jacob before Janis left to set up Autine so continued. I like him and he is great at tool design and development which is rare, there are plenty of skilled smiths out there. I get nothing out of the deal other than the axe I want, Jacob likes my work so I am paying for both axes with bowls rather than cash. Janis didn't do the handles when he was at Neeman tools, handles and sheaths were always Jacob's job if anyone cares.

 

[Grebby]

I don't understand why all that work went into the axe head and handle and they pounded a metal wedge at an odd angle into it. A simple soft wood wedge aligned to the grain would do the job for the life of the handle. Makes me think this whole thread is a sales job for Neeman Tools after John left. Maybe I am wrong, but the folks at Neeman tools seem to have a better photographer and video producer than handle hanger.

I'm not convinced the folks at Neeman Tools know what they are doing.

I struggle to understand how the purchase thread was created by someone who bragged about the purchase, posted numerous pics prior to delivery, but claims the tool was stolen in some other thread. ***?!? Was it ever delivered? I'd expect delivery pics in this thread given the OP's build-up.

Makes me think the OP was paid to advertise Neeman Tools, then never got his axe. Just saying.

The axe most definitely existed!
I saw it at a woodland fair where Robin was turning bowls. It was/is a work of art.

Robin, I'm so sorry to hear that some git nicked it. I wouldn't have thought that they would able to shift it on as it is rather unique.

Willow took your the bowl into nursery last week along with some other bits (the spoon that I finally finished for her amongst them) and had to stand up in front of the class and talk about the items. You got mentioned as "the woodman made me this" and she held up the bowl. She did also say that the woodman made the spoon too though, but god knows what goes on in a 3 year old's brain.

It was lovely to meet you at the fair, and I hope to finish off the bowl soon. I just need to check it has fully dried out.

Cheers

Grebby

 

[Parbajtor]

I don't understand why all that work went into the axe head and handle and they pounded a metal wedge at an odd angle into it. A simple soft wood wedge aligned to the grain would do the job for the life of the handle. Makes me think this whole thread is a sales job for Neeman Tools after John left. Maybe I am wrong, but the folks at Neeman tools seem to have a better photographer and video producer than handle hanger.

I'm not convinced the folks at Neeman Tools know what they are doing.

I struggle to understand how the purchase thread was created by someone who bragged about the purchase, posted numerous pics prior to delivery, but claims the tool was stolen in some other thread. ***?!? Was it ever delivered? I'd expect delivery pics in this thread given the OP's build-up.

Makes me think the OP was paid to advertise Neeman Tools, then never got his axe. Just saying.

Hmmm, you're not from round here are you?

 

[ozzy1977]

you get troll everywhere

 

[Jonbodthethird]

I don't understand why all that work went into the axe head and handle and they pounded a metal wedge at an odd angle into it. A simple soft wood wedge aligned to the grain would do the job for the life of the handle. Makes me think this whole thread is a sales job for Neeman Tools after John left. Maybe I am wrong, but the folks at Neeman tools seem to have a better photographer and video producer than handle hanger.

I'm not convinced the folks at Neeman Tools know what they are doing.

I struggle to understand how the purchase thread was created by someone who bragged about the purchase, posted numerous pics prior to delivery, but claims the tool was stolen in some other thread. ***?!? Was it ever delivered? I'd expect delivery pics in this thread given the OP's build-up.

Makes me think the OP was paid to advertise Neeman Tools, then never got his axe. Just saying.

Wow 4th post and he's already being a pain in the proverbial! Some people Ay... Ban!!


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[John Fenna]

He posted in Sept last year ... has he posted since ...
I think someone must have had a word

 

[firedfromthecircus]

Been looking at carving axes and stumbled upon the Neeman website and saw this axe. Now I notice from other sites that there is another axe available with your name. I also noticed that the handle on the current offering from Neemans is different to your original.
So I am just wondering if you are still enamoured with your Neemans axe and if you would still recommend one to others? Was the handle redesign down to you or Neemans and what are your thoughts on it? Cheers.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Until the moment the leather workering axe mask maker deployed the kind of two-part stud you can purchase in John Lewis rather than a copper rivet of similar component count I was impressed.

Their knives also leave me cold and when I consider what one might purchase for £1K with an edge, even more so, and I don't mean an Alan Wood Woodlore.

K

 

[Dave]

I got a Robin Wood Hatchet, HERE, and took it with me to Canada in the winter, its a nice hatchet. Nice heavy weight, nice grippy unsanded handle, nice broad edge, and the steel is EN9 tempered to 59 rockwell. It felt ever so slightly on the softer side, [barely noticeable]to me [?] but easy to sharpen. Never come across this steel before, dont know anything about it. I made a big mallet and brought a couple of different sized plastic wedges, and I ended up doing most of the splitting on the trip. Big logs, firewood, bench, spruce, cedar, its a nice axe and a nice system to use. Two of the other guys had the really big silkys for sawing dead trees.
The price point is excellent. A great carver mainly.

 

[Robson Valley]

Two-part brass rivets are used in the dry-hafting of the Mora #171 and #188 farrier's knives.
Many other applications I'm sure, we call them "cutlery rivets."
With hard use, they do loosen up quite a bit. As for the male/female assembly, a couple of light taps
on either end will snug them up again. A whole lot less work than trying to reseat and peen a copper rivet.

 

[Bhod]

I think I've just found my next watch purchase That Damascus and bog oak looks absolutely divine !