I am kind of shocked over current ax offerings.
For several hundred years every man had an ax and there were more
besides.
ALL axes were handmade. They had it down so well.
Mirror polish, carved/shaped heads.
Millions available and never more than a few dollars.
If you can't get a great old ax head for 5 bucks you simply aren't
looking.
I hardly even look at them at yard sales anymore unless there is
something special about them.
The first time I saw modern rough forged axes for hundreds of dollars
my teeth fell out of my head!!
Lets see, finely ground and mirror polished Plumb, Kelly or any one
of dozens of great old axes for $3, or a forge scale rough ax for $200?
Tough decision
From there you get to alter / shape / restyle to suit yourself.
Grind, polish, sharpen, carve a handle.
And it doesn't even matter if you screw up because you might ruin 3
dollars
and you have 4 or 5 more laying in the pile anyway.
http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/hometools/carving-ax.jpg
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http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/hometools/fireaxe2012c.jpg
http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/hometools/sideax.jpg
yours Scott
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