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Thanks for your reply Brian, I never heard it called a G-mother's axes but I was discussing with some friends yesterday how the weight of this axe would make it able to be used by the inexperienced...

I wanted to get input on my new Wilderness Pack Axe from a design stand point as I will be doing a lot of them with the first run being fifteen. I made a prototype a while ago but wasn't too found of...

As it says in the title, pure and simple, what do you look for in an axe what ever the size or type what are the qualities and performances you value? Any and all opinions/ discussion is of course...

Like so many other good folks on here I thought I would share some of the Christmas gifts I've made this year. Let me know what you think. Most of these projects were new to me aside from the axe but...

I just finished up the second in my line of "Wilderness Axes" this one being a pack axe hence the name. This is a fun little axe and it was a fun project to make. Axes really do have their simple...

Haha thanks Sam...yeah my fiance isn't ever to happy with me for never having arm hair..but now she just rolls her eyes...

Thanks Sam, The spine on this guy is 3/16 and tapers to 1/8 at the butt of the handle. I tend to agree with you about the sheath but it's the only design that "came to me" at the time. And I am on...

Okay so I still need a lot of improvement on my leather work but here it is with it's sheath. This was my first inlay and I used stingray skin which dulled about 5 of my exacto knife blades before...

Here is a recent project that I just finished up, as the title says it's a camp chopper. I forged this knife up last week and just got around to finishing it yesterday, but still need to make the...

Thank you Dennis. The custom or hand forged axe market is an interesting one. No different then the custom knife market or the chisel market. Many would say they could get a set of chisels from home...

Likewise Chuck it was great having you at the classes this summer. Thanks for commenting on the axe it really has become one close to my heart and hard to sell.

Thanks Chuck...it's an easy image to conjure up isn't it.

I wanted to share a recent project that I have been working on, I have been trying to make a wolf's tooth pattern axe and this was my first attempt which was a disaster on the side of the pattern but...

Shawn, this axe was made using the wrap and weld method, so I first forge welded the billet for the edge and forge that to shape and then I forge welded the body of the axe onto the edge. The edge...

So here is a fun project I was working on while hanging out at Dave Delagardelle's this past weekend, this axe head was greatly exaggerated from one of his sketches but I think it came out well. Dave...

When at my wits end I figured I should ask everyone here if they could point me in the right direction or had any ideas. I'm trying to find a supply of Curly or flaming birch and if possible in the...

Thanks everyone :) This axe has inspired three other axes to be born but with hickory handles. Jerry, The head of the axe is pretty standard as far as head shapes go, but I haven't seen an axe handle...

Hello all! I wanted to share an axe that I made between yesterday and this morning. It is a wrap and weld construction made from 1/2 x 2 1/12 inch flat bar with a 3/16 x 2 1/2 inch piece of 1095 for...