14 1/2″ overall. 5 1/2″ 1045 high carbon steel head with 2 1/2″ cutting edges. American hickory handle with enlarged lanyard hole.
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Good fun Hand forged axes are usually quite expensive and come from Sweden or Germany. This is hand forged in El Salvador, but is some really good steel for the price. The handle is unfinished hickory, which is another trait it shares with expensive axes. Put some boiled linseed oil on the handle, and boom you have a quality axe at a fraction of the price.
” A lot of lesser than satisfied reviews out there Yes, its small. Think “Nessmuk.” A lot of lesser than satisfied reviews out there, but READ the dimensions as they are listed, and comprehend what you are getting first. It’s a little heavy hitter, and practical for its intended purpose. It’s become my favorite compact hand axe (read, hatchet). You won’t build a log cabin with it, but it certainly processes anything I throw at it from hardwoods to heavy root systems while doing woodcraft out in the back 40. I’m sure excellent for…
Not a bad little Nessmuk. I took the risk on this sucker even with the bad reviews. I was pleasantly surprised. Let’s get into it.The head:The dimensions given are exactly correct. It’s 5 1/2″ long and has 2 1/2″ edges. The head is maybe 16 ounces but 12 ounce weight wouldn’t surprise me. One side is slightly thicker than the other. It will be good for the rooting/splitting side of the head. I wouldn’t count on it on every sample, because it looks like an irregularity. The edges are present,…