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Axe Handle Size & Fitting Guide. Selected from the finest hickory timber, Faithfull replacement wooden handles are made to BS 3823 BW/BR British Standard specification which governs density, moisture content, grain, twist, knotting, finish, and staining etc.
- Cutter Mattock
- Hudson Bay Axe
- Double Bit Axe
- Felling Axe
- Dayton Axe
- Michigan Axe
- Jersey Axe
- Swamper’S Axe
- Forest Axe
- Pulaski Axe
A cutter mattock can be considered a type of axe. That is because it has an axe blade on one side and the adze blade on the other. Cutter mattocks are excellent for clearing trails and making clearings in areas thick with roots in stony ground. The adze side can be used to dig, leverage and pull rocks and rip up roots, while the axe side can either...
Hudson Bay axeshave an axehead that has a teardrop-shaped eye, a flat poll, which weighs around 2 lbs and which is usually mounted on a 20”-28” handle. The name comes from the Hudson Bay Company, which dominated the fur trade in the Hudson Bay area and its drainage basin (that is, the rivers flowing into it) in modern-day northern Canada and some p...
Double bit axes have two bits, or cutting edges, on the axehead. These are mounted on both smaller and larger handles, and have two main benefits. The first is that you don’t have to sharpen the edges as often (since there are two). If you’re felling many trees and one edge starts getting dull, you can simply flip the axe around and start using the...
Felling axes are one of the main types of axes out there. These are large axes, with handles ranging from 30 to 36 inches and axe heads weighing starting from 3 lbs and going up to 5 and even 6 pounds. These axes need to be hefty and with long handles so that the user can put a lot of force into his (or her) swing. If you’re interested in buying a ...
Dayton pattern axeheadsare named after Dayton, Ohio. These are full-sized felling axes that were (and maybe still are) used to fell hardwood trees that you would build your home out of. Unlike Hudson Bay axeheads, with their 2-pound weight, Dayton axeheads usually weigh starting from 3.5 lbs and going up to 5 pounds.
The Michigan axe head patternappeared in the 1860’s in Michigan, where settlers logged big eastern white pine (pinus strobus) trees. The Michigan axe pattern is similar to the Dayton pattern, but with a more rounded poll end and thicker (or fatter) cheeks that made it suitable to use as a splitting axe in addition to felling. Put in terms of geomet...
Jersey axes have what is known as a “lug”. This is an extension of the axehead’s cheek facing downwards at an obtuse angle. This gives more contact between the axehead and the handle and improves stability. The Jersey axe’s toe, heel, and poll corners are also more angular than the rounded Michigan axe. The Jersey axe pattern, just like the Michiga...
Swamper’s axes were used by swampers – the men who limbed a tree after it had been felled and then cut it up into sections to make transportable logs. Swampers cleared brushbefore fellers got to work and made logging roads and trails in the forests. Swamper’s axes were meant for limbing and bucking a tree, and working fast was important. That’s why...
Forest axes, sometimes known as woodsman’s axes, are all-purpose axes meant to be taken on trips – however long – into the forest. They are often large enough to fell and limb trees, but usually not as large as true felling axes. This is because portability is important for a woodsman walking for several miles or days, with other survival essential...
A pulaski axe, sometimes also called a fireman’s axe is designed for fighting fires. It was designed in 1911 by a man named Ed Pulaski, originally for use by the United States Forest Service. He added an adze edge to the poll side of the axehead, so that forest rangers and firefighters battling against forest fires could use the axe to dig up lines...
The ax consists of two primary parts: the head and the handle. The head and handle themselves have many parts. Figure 4–1 shows the various parts of single- and double-bit axes. Wedge. Weight. Maker marks. Roll pin. Cheek (face) Wedge kerf Bevel. Poll (pole) Shoulder Axe blade.
- Adze. The adze was first used back in the Stone Age for carving wood and farming. The blades are very sharp, making them popular with carpenters, even today for leveling, trimming, and shaping wood.
- Battle axes. Battle axes came in a huge range of sizes and shapes, all designed to perform specific tasks in combat. Some were huge devices like the bardiche that was a type of polearm with a huge blade, ideal for breaking up units of horsemen.
- Boy’s axe. A boy’s axe, aka cruisers, is a medium-sized axe that’s an all-rounder for any age (and gender), not just boys. Although they’re not designed for cutting down large hardwood trees, they’re good for splitting kindling, cutting down saplings, pruning, and trimming branches.
- Broad axe. A broad axe, or hewing axe, is a purpose-built tool to help carpenters transform round logs into timber with a flat edge. The axe head has one flat side and one side with a beveled edge, great for chopping.
Today, typical single-bit ax heads weigh 31⁄2 to 41⁄2 pounds and typical handle lengths range from 30 to. 36 inches. Figure 5–4—A sledge hammer (top) and a splitting maul (bottom). Competition-style (or -pattern) chopping axes (figure 5–5) appear to be the next evolution of the single-bit ax.
What are the different parts of an axe? Although axes vary depending on their type, they all have a head and a handle. The axe head has a bit, toe, heel, beard, cheek, and butt; the axes handle comprises an eye, knob, throat, belly, and shoulder. Check out the axe diagram below for a quick overview.
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A High-Rigger’s or Topper’s axe consisted of a full-size double-bit axe head (usually a puget-sound) on a compact 24″ handle. The handle had a large hole in the grip, for a rope so the axe could hang from a high-riggers belt as they climbed a spar tree.
