Snow and Nealley Hudson Bay Axe
June 13, 2017 - Comment
Snow and Nealley has been making quality steel tools since 1864. When you buy a Snow and Nealley tool you know you’re buying something that you’ll likely pass on to the next generation. We offer the Hudson Bay axe that’s preferred by outdoorsmen everywhere. Its forged from “fine” grain steel and hand worked to provide you with a look and quality that is second to none. Includes a genuine leather blade guard for your safety.Handle Length: 21″Head Length: 6-3/4″Blade Height: 4″
Product Features
- Featuring a 1 3/4# head on a 24″ hickory handle
- Our genuine leather blade sheath is included for your safety
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manufacturing Since the Maine manufacturing company changed so has the quality of the axe head…it is no longer the same lasting, durable metal. The handle and the wedge are fine but the axe is not the same as when made 100% in the US.
Not what I expected As a warning to the casual purchaser, these axes need finished by a bit of work with a metal file and stones (or sand paper) or quick work with a water wheel. I knew this before purchasing, and that is not my complaint. I bought this axe to have a good American made axe, but was shocked to find out when I received it that the heads come from China. I contacted Snow and Nealley who told me all their axe heads have come from China for the past 7 years, and are tempered in the US (handles come…
They were an American company that outsourced production to China in the mid 90’s and quickly ran their good name into the groun If you aren’t big into axes you probably haven’t heard of Snow and Nealey. They were an American company that outsourced production to China in the mid 90’s and quickly ran their good name into the ground. The axes were made in China, then heat treated and assembled in the USA. Something which legally allowed the company to mark their product as made in the USA, even though it really wasn’t.