Elwell 7.5lb English felling axe.

[jamin]

Look what i got guys!!

 

[Clouston98]

That is huge, I bet it would take down a serious tree!

 

[British Red]

That would be brutal to use for any length of time !

 

[jamin]

Only a real man can swing that one.

 

[Harvestman]

That's a beheading-size axe!

 

[HHazeldean]

Jeez thats a big'un!

 

[CLEM]

That's a monster

 

[Passer]

Bye heck, that's one hell of a weapon

 

[TallMikeM]

hope you're gonna put your boots back on before using it!!!

 

[ozzy1977]

Cracking axe, I have a 7lb and that's big enough

 

[dwardo]

Surely that's a display piece? I can feel tendons pinging just thinking about that.
Great looking thing.

 

[Dave-the-rave]

I think it's a Gransfors Small Forest Axe with an Action Man beside it for scale.

 

[leedsbrew]

Bloody hell!

 

[Longstrider]

I have an Elwell 7, known as the 'Forest Blazer' that was my fathers. Elwell did these in a variety of head types, some super long and slim (true 'felling' axes, like mine) and others thicker in profile (more 'general purpose'). Some were thicker still for predominantly splitting work.
How thick is yours across the eye ? It looks to have a longer edge than mine too.

It's obviously been recently re-helved. What it needs now is cleaning up properly (I would have done that whilst it was off the helve, but never mind) and sharpening so it can properly do the work it was designed to do.

 

[Tat2trev]

Now that is impressive

 

[robin wood]

Nice axe. I have a few Elwell 6lbers, sadly don't often get to use them these days. When I worked in forestry we used to have the last day before Christmas as a hand tools day and used to go out and fell a big oak with axe and cross cut then sned it up with axes, happy days.

 

[FGYT]

seen a few of these about they always seem to have relatively short handles ???

 

[Big Stu 12]

Now thats an axe... have you tried it yet????

 

[mrcharly]

The handle looks mighty skinny against that head! Is it a standard-sized handle?

 

[jamin]

howdy. its 4.5" eye. its been re handled yesterday. took a while to find the corest size shaft. also got some danish on it too. its used almost every day for splitting firewood. sadly have to give it bk to the owner. he got it from carboot £10. hope to get my paws on it again sometime soon as i suply him with the wood.