This hand forged piece from Elmer Roush features a hand forged head patterned after 18th century hatchets. The design features a generally straight handle with a head featuring a broader pol and a built up neck that broadens to a fairly large bit with an overall symmetrical profile. The head has a mild steel body with a high carbon edge forged into it for maximum strength at the edge. The head profile is a superb all-around profile with large forward cutting edge, with enough space behind the beard to help with finer work. The head features the natural forged texture and patina finish from its creation for an almost ‘historic’ look, with Elmer’s makers marks forged in the head. This one has a hickory handle with a linseed oil and beeswax finish for both looks and to protect the wood. Comes with a spec card written by Elmer.
Note: Each axe is hand forged and hand-hung. These are hung in one climate, shipped to another climate, and then shipped to you. It is 100% natural for some wiggle in the head to be present after changing climates. If it goes to an area more humid than Arizona, it might firm up all on its own, or else a small amount of effort by the end user can get things locked in tight as can be. It is expected for the end-user to have to maintain an axe and handle, so don’t worry – axe users have been managing this just fine for a few (actually, a lot more than a few) thousand years, so you can too!
Each production comes with a personal handwritten note from Elmer about the item you just purchased with:
Please call for availability, since these are one-of-a-kind pieces made by hand.
