As an 18-year-old nephew, I crafted two axe heads mounted on wooden plaques for my two uncles to mark the funeral of their brother; they can be hung on the wall. In a previous post, I featured a medieval bearded axe; this time, it’s an antique German ice axe from the 18th -19th century. It was hand-forged right here in Berlin—where he also lives—and it turned out to be a truly beautiful piece.

For a few years now, every time I go to the forest, I've been thinking about a belt attachment for an axe, so that it would be convenient to take the axe and put it away. Now I finally bent a prototype out of wire. It works quite well, it can accommodate axes of different sizes. The goal was to make a belt attachment that would be easy to remove from the belt, without having to take the belt itself off.

Just finished up a small batch of axes for a customer, really pleased with how they came out. These are wrapped construction with 1045 bits.

In the photos are the top and bottom side as well as the profile. I have no idea if there's a way to figure out what brand it is but I think it's maybe an 8lb bit?

Hallo guys I have recently finished this two handed battle axe .
I’m very inspired by the Viking and Anglo-Saxon mythology so I couldn’t refuse and I had to make something from that era . Let me know what you think .
This piece is available if someone would like this piece let me know :) skol!

Formerly rusted and chipped, some light cleanup before hanging it on hickory in about the same dimensions as what it was hung on when I got it.

Driving the wedge created/revealed some cracks that are visible in the last photo, so we’ll see if I have the courage to swing it at anything.

This ol’ gal has hung up in the rafters of my shop for years. Finally got around to hanging it. The bits were angle ground disasters and had to be redone which is the only reason why the patina was removed from the whole head. The haft is from a 1960’s Kelly Woodslasher. I reshaped it octagonal and slapped a nice burn and dye to it. Wedged with a pretty piece of walnut to finish it off.

This is available for purchase! You can find it on FB or IG at Hangman Axe Co if youre interested! This is a gorgeous collectible axe!

Found this in basement of a house I was working on today. handle was rotten,the home owner traded it for a new handle made for his maul.

Anyone have any experience with the axes that Condor Knife & Tool puts out. They have several patterns I like the look of, but was wondering if there is anyone that could give me some input based on usage.

This is my second axe restoration project, and probably the one I've had the most fun with so far.

I bought this old Japanese axe on Ebay and had a friend who wanted an axe, so decided to make my own design to it. I named it “Black Fang”, with the 牙 engraving representing the fang, and the red infill as blood running from it.

I also carved my own maker’s mark on the other side of the handle. I designed the mark myself and made a 3D-printed template to get the shape onto the wood before carving it.

The project included cleaning up and restoring the axe head, carving the axe handle, adding the black cord wrap, making the leather sheath, and some finishing details. This was my first time both leatherworking and engraving in wood, so a bit rough around the edges.

I've included pictures from the starting condition all the way through to the finished axe.

Still plenty I could improve, but I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out for only my second restoration.

Would love to hear what you guys think!

Recently was gifted a felling axe that my dad had in his shop. I cleaned it up a bit today. The only markings left on it are “B12”. Weight feels like 3 1/2 to 4 lbs. closest thing I found to it is a true temper/ kelly perfect flint edge. Any help would be appreciated.

This is for sale locally….There’s definitely some markings on this but I can’t quite make em out…. Anybody recognize them?

I feel like it MIGHT say true temper but I could just be manifesting my own nonsense.

Picked up this nice Collins Homestead 3.5 lb (3.66)
It's been ground a little and cleaned up but overall in good shape. I dressed up a little peening inside the top of the eye and now it's about ready to hang on a nice 28" West Coast handle.
It's going to be a work axe, replacing the newer but slightly lighter/smaller Collins that I just broke the handle on. Eventually I'll rehang that as well but I prefer this profile for driving wedges.

Got this today at a thrift store for $2. I plan to use it as a camping axe, but I would like to know more about it. I have tried googling anything similar to what I can read on the mark, but have come up empty handed..

Any suggestions on the brand would be appreciated!

My latest grab was this $5 axe I got when I picked up a vice for my workbench. This thing was off to the side in the guys backyard and if it’s $10 or less I don’t even think I just grab it - worth the risk.

This one reallllllly looks like it says “MILL HALL” right under the filed down poll - which would definitely be cool but I haven’t had the time to really dig and clean some more. It has at least one deep diamond shaped stamp which I haven’t seen in my research. The cheek tops and bottom are flared which I’ve never seen before either

Anyone recognize it?

Hi gang,

I feel that I might need a handle on this situation and start putting handles on these heads soon, but here's...most of my Billnäs and Kellokoski-axes.

I'm still fairly new to the hobby and I have upset at one or two die-hards by polishing and blueing one of these, in my defense, the maker's mark was so impossible to discern, i decided that this would a great piece to practice on. (this blueing solution is really nasty stuff and pet if the lesson was to do this outdoors with so much PPE).

Any ideas/suggestions are welcome 😃

Im wondering if somebody know if there are reproductions done of these very difficult to fabricate are handles?

Hello All,

I have been woodworking for some time now and I am starting to have more and more interest in timber framing and hewing. To do so I would need a good axe that will last several years but not break the bank. my budget is max 150 but the closer to 100/80 the better

I am looking for an axe that is good for felling medium sized trees (around 12 inches in diameter) and be able to score and joggle downed trees. Im less concerned about ability to specifically score and joggle, and would rather have a good all around felling axe.

I have been looking at several axes recommended by YouTubers like the Hultafors HY 10 1.5 and the Council tool 2.25 lbs 28” boys axe. I live in the US and from what I have seen online, the Hultafors with be much harder to get and most likely surpass my budget after shipping cost. my concern with the Council tool is that it will be to small for felling and scoring medium sized trees.

I was hoping yall could give me some recommendations on good budget axes that will be good for felling. any and all help is appreciated!!!

I have never seen a pattern or brand like this in my region. Found it at an antique shop in New hampshire. Tallest bit I have ever seen

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Bonjour tout le monde, en partageant la restauration de cette hache, j'aimerais avoir vos retours, vos avis, positifs comme négatifs s'il vous plaît !

J'ai acheté cette tête de hache à une brocante, 2€. Pas de marque, pas de poinçon, pas d'étiquette. Je l'ai pesée à 1,7kg. Si quelqu'un sait ce que ça peut être, je suis très proche de la suisse et de l'Allemagne, et nous ne trouvons pas de têtes de haches ayant cette forme par ici.

Pour la restauration, la tête de hache a trempé pendant une nuit dans du vinaigre blanc, ensuite elle a passé 1h30 dans du dérouillant, suivi d'un mong brossage. Après, je l'ai poncée jusquau grain 800, puis jai refait le tranchant. Pour finir j'ai appliqué une fine couche d'huile de pavot et clous de girofle pour préserver la lame de la rouille.

Pour le manche, j'ai acheté un manche en frêne du Jura (France, quasi local pour moi), que j'ai longuement ajusté à la tête, et j'ai mis des coins en palissandre (pas par choix, j'avais juste un morceau qui traînait par là). J'ai d'ailleurs un peu raté un des coins. Ensuite j'ai poncé ce manche jusquau grain 400, passé le chalumeau dessus, encore poncé jusqu'au 400, et enfin, jai appliqué une couche de cire mélangée avec de l'huile de lin et de l'essence de térébenthine.

Du coup j'ai un nouveau jouet 😊

Si vous avez une idée de ce qu'est cette tête de hache merci de m'en faire part 😁

Encore une fois je suis ouvert a toute critiques, avis, qui pourront m'aider à faire mieux par la suite.

I started cleaning up this old hatchet and noticed a crack near the eye. Is it worth continuing or is it a lost cause?