My biggest axe so far

[Tjurved]

Hello just wanna show you my biggest axe so far. 85 cm long birch handle made from a split straight grain almost knotfree log I saved from the fire. Used an axe, hammer, knife and draw knife in the making of it. The wedges are also made of birch and secured with an old horse shoe nail. Now I gonna oil it and let it dry then sharpen it.

 

[*Big Beast*]

that looks a nice job, let`s see it after oiling, it`ll look the bizz i think.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

nice job mate looks the dogs dingdongs and well once its oiled it can only get better

 

[HillBill]

Nice work mate, Its got a good curve to it, plenty of whip round. Won't have to put too much effort into the swing with that.

 

[Tjurved]

Thanks I find curves more interesting then straight lines true for most things in life . It is so fun to carve straight grain birch!

 

[pinerevolver]

It looks the deal.
I bet the weight in it makes chopping easier and if you have a good swing you could go through a ton of logs no bother .

 

[badgeringtim]

Looks a beaut!
Im halfwey through a few (smaller) handles meself although the comfy feel i think is going to make one of them a bit to thick by normal standards.

But...is birch good for handles, i thought it was too sort and wouldnt last Ahh.. although you are up north where it grows slow and stronger, still though is it a good alternative to ash?
To any axe buffs - look up the traditional scandinavian 'lofting' axe its a beast!;
http://taigaloghouse.com/school/
(just an example)

 

[Tjurved]

The tensile strength of birch is quite high. http://chestofbooks.com/home-improv...ical-Properties-of-Wood/Tensile-Strength.html I think both ash and birch work fine.