Bevel Identification Guide

Concave Bevels

H.W. Warner Patented Bevels

An American Axe and Tool sold design.

Fred T. Powell Patented Bevels

The "Red Ridge" and "Keen Ridge" of the A. A. & T. Co.

William C. Kelly Patented Bevels

The modified Kelly bevels.

Ethan Rogers Patented Bevels

Patented in 1891 for the Simmons Hardware Company of Missouri.

C.W. Hubbard Patented Bevels

One of the American Axe and Tool Company's most common bevel designs.

James W. Carver Patented Bevels

Patented in 1891.

Thomas Bakewell Patented Bevels

The true "Phantom Bevel".

Carlos B. Drew Patented Bevels

The second oldest US patented bevel design for axes.

The oldest US patented design for a bevel face on an axe.

William C. Kelly Patented Bevels

The original Kelly Bevel design.

James P. Kelly Patented Bevels

The "Sunken Blade" or "Raised Bit" design of numerous Kelly lines.

Quite an odd design.