Due to high demand, this item is often backordered. Order early to get your axe as soon as possible. These items are handcrafted, make sure to get your name on the list ASAP.A chop axe for hewing bowls and other wooden objects, artistic wood carving and architectural work. The characteristic curved shape of the cutting edge, carried well above the head's eye, the position of the edge in proportion to he handle, the rather thick bit and the big angle of the wide beveled face makes this axe a good carving tool. You "cut on the beveled face" with curved movements. This new axe pattern, based on old Swedish carving techniques, was developed by Wille Sundqvist, master craftsman and author of "Swedish Carving Techniques" in cooperation with craftman adviser Onni Linnanheimo. The handle is "rugged" to give a good grip. The axe has a 4 1/3" face and a 14" hickory handle and the head weighs 2 lb. It comes with a grain-leather sheath.A note regarding Axe Handles: It is important to keep your axe handle well protected from the effects of moisture, excessive dryness and temperature extremes. Routine axe handle maintenance should include periodic use of any product marked suitable for unconditioned wood. Howard's Feed N Wax, (a mix of beeswax and orange oil), Boiled Linseed Oil, even traditional Paste Wax, are excellent products with which to treat your axe handle. These products are not expensive and routinely available at most hardware stores. Periodically conditioning your axe handle will significantly negate any opportunity for the wood grain to contract. Such contraction when left unchecked, allows an axe head to become loose on its handle.Should you notice your axe head seeming loose without apparent cause, soaking the entire head overnight in Boiled Linseed Oil will in most cases allow the wood grain inside the eye fitting to hydrate and expand. This should provide a long-lasting solution.Axe handles are a natural material and may vary in color.
4 1/3" face
14" hickory handle
Head weighs 2 lb.
