Recommendation for a double bit axe handle?

[Smokin]

Hey guys,

I bought a vintage axe a week or so ago and I'm in the process of restoring it to it's former beauty at the moment. Unfortunately though, I can't see to find a suitable handle for it! Initially, I thought a Gransfors Bruks double bit handle would do but the thickness of the axe at the eye is apparently only 5.5cm but the axe head I've got is 7cm wide, and I would prefer not to have any gaps. Other axe, or pick axe, handles I've looked into seem to have a similar problem too. Can anyone recommend a handle which might do the job? I'd like hickory if possible, around 35" in length and as long as it's wide enough at the top, I'm sure it'll do a job for me!

Thanks!
Jack

 

[Stew]

Make one from scratch?

 

[British Red]

They simply are not available in the UK. Your choices are to import one from the US or, as Stew suggests, make one. You can find pick axe handles wide enough and then use a draw knife and shave horse to shape them

 

[bushwacker bob]

Make one from a bit of ash, you'll only find 'handed'handles in the UK, you need to make an ambidextrous one.