These will.be the last of the Outfitters axes at the 2019 price of $119 with free shipping ONLY on the Axes I have on hand in the pics below.
They are the last of these I will be getting. Josh is in the midst of completing an OEM contract for a well known large U.S. firm and once those are done ,he will be concentrating on large blade projects for the rest of the year. So, this is the last of the Axes for a long while.
This is Josh Clarke's "Outfitters Axe". It was designed as the big brother to his popular Riflemans belt Axe .
The idea for these started last Fall when one of his customers who is a registered Guide asked if he could make a larger version of the Belt axe for saddle use.
The Axe is 34 oz and is 18 inches long. The head is an Iroquois style with a fully hardened flat hammer poll . The Axe head is about 6 oz heavier than the Belt axes . The bit has agressively flared cheeks for full splitting capabilites. The neutrally balanced head along with the straight handle provides a lot of blade speed and striking accuracy. Testing has proven these to be wicked little choppers and splitters, as good of a 2lb axe as you can buy.
Made from US made Vaughan Axe forgings ,the head is reshaped and tge edge is hand ground ,and given a razor sharp 25 degree inclusive cuttng bevel. The performance rivals anything coming out of Sweden these days and I believe these heads are actually a bit tougher and less prone to chipping.
The Handle is hand shaped, sanded and torched .Then it's given six coats of pure Tung oil .The resulting finish is smooth but still grippy. The Axe comes with one of Josh's hand sewn Vegetable tanned leather masks (shown in the second pic) and heavy duty leather throat collar.
The Axe ,Leather Mask and Collar is $119 with FREE shiping to the lower 48.
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Outfitter vs Belt axe-
Polished and hardened poll-
Leather edge mask & Throat collar-