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- Forged tool steel head, Made in USA
- 5 lbs. head weight
- 4-3/4" Bit length from toe-to-heel
- 7-3/8" Overall head length from bit-to-poll
- Longer poll for balance, and a larger surface area, including chamfered poll corners, so that it does not cause excessive damage while driving HDPE plastic felling wedges
- Balanced head from front to back, with the center of mass within the eye, which reduces head-roll/blade-drop
- Head coated with red enamel and cutting edge in clear lacquer to deter rust
- Axe head is hydraulically seated onto handle and secured with a serrated aluminum wedge
- ANSI Standards call for bit hardness of Rc 45-60, at least 1/2" back from the cutting edge
- 28" straight American hickory handle
5 lbs. Fallers single bit axe with a 28" straight wooden handle. A mid-sized felling axe for general axe chores including driving wedges. Cutting edge is approximately 5" of overall length and the poll is square. Newly designed head has a larger poll, balanced head and wedge shaped balde with chamferred poll.
