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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.

Got any pics billy goat? Thanks

I do but on my phone. I'm happy to text them to anybody with an iPhone. Maybe I'll try another pic hoster or something tonight. Been saying that for months.

Copy just pmd ya

You should be right in the middle of '[bleep], I have too damned many axes' territory. All the logger and old loggers around, there has to be an abundance of old axe heads.

Get the [bleep] on it and gather some up. I'll take a few and put together a few handy [bleep] for you.

A pair of Puget sound doubles would be hella cool

Ya I got the ol man on the lookout he’s always out and about

Puget Sound head. The Sagers are pretty common, I'd love to have one. This is a Plumb.

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Here's a different pic

👍 I’ll check the ol mans shop he’s got some double bit heads out there

Which reminds me, the boy found the remnents of a old steam donkey down on the coast last week, at the tail end of there setting.. be cool to take a metal detector down there and look around

I have a Gerber version of this one, looks to be identical, probably same thing rebranded. I've been known to shape an old hockey stick to put in the hollow handle to reach higher on a chaga tree.

On the Cold Steel tommy, did you need to do much work to it before use, or just as is? Seems a good price for a complete ax, is it real soft steel or what?