My new carving axe is on it's way and should be here in a few days. It's made by Nic Westermann -thanks again Nic! -and is the third one down (in the 2nd pic) with the dark handle here:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106613
The head weight is about 600g so will be quite a bit lighter to carve with than the GB swedish carving axe I'm using now. I'm really looking forward to getting it!
Specs from Nic:
The axe is made from mild steel with a bearing steel ( 52100 ) edge laminated in. It goes about 1 1/4" up towards the poll. The steel is 59-60rc. Head weighs roughly 600g, edge is just under 4 1/2" and edge to poll is 5 1/2"
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106613
The head weight is about 600g so will be quite a bit lighter to carve with than the GB swedish carving axe I'm using now. I'm really looking forward to getting it!
Specs from Nic:
The axe is made from mild steel with a bearing steel ( 52100 ) edge laminated in. It goes about 1 1/4" up towards the poll. The steel is 59-60rc. Head weighs roughly 600g, edge is just under 4 1/2" and edge to poll is 5 1/2"