I'm also not a fan of the flat sided Swedish axes, I much prefer a convex head. I know 'everyone' thinks the Swedes are the axe gods, but truth is, American axe making in the late 1800's into the 1900's was the pinnacle of axe design.

Swedes dealt with lots of softwoods.

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