To add on to Girlhunter's long handle, small head point:
I made an axe head from an old truck axle, 2 lb, with a hammer poll and longish blade, but short cutting edge and put a longer handle on it from a single bit handle I had laying around. I'll have to measure it, not sure on length. First axe I made from scratch, so learning experience, I didn't draw the cheeks out as far as I'd like, but so far it's a real chopper. Limbed some, and chopped some small lodgepole for schidts and giggles. Going to make another one for a buddy, but will make wider cheeks and probably widen the edge as well, as this one will bury itself and get stuck. Neat to have in the truck, but too heavy I think for what the OP was writing about.
Been making some small hatchets from ball peens though that I think would fit the bill nicely. After I plow my driveway out out, going to fire up the forge and try to crank a couple more out this weekend and post up for sale on FB or here if anybody'd be interested.
