Mark Pfeifer wrote:
>  4. Does anyone have experience using both a straight and a bent hewing, and
which use cases each fits better? I can see how the bend would definitely work a
lot better with a full sized hewing axe, for logs on the ground. I can see how
it might work better for a rough log bucked on my low horses. But the straight
seems like it will definitely work better when holding a piece of stock upright
on my chopping bench….

I'm currently making a handle (from appallingly tough hickory) for a 2 1/2 Lb
Kent Pattern
Hatchet.

But I have a 2 1/2 Lb Kent Pattern Side Axe (AKA Hewing Hatchet) waiting too.

I too would welcome advice on the use and handling (both meanings!!) of this
tool.

   BugBear