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- Used for light splitting, chopping, driving tent pegs
- Forged tool steel head
- Hand sharpened, tapered bit for cutting and light splitting
- Tempered bit hardness of Rc 48-55
- Head coated with boiled Linseed Oil over the as forged finish
- 18" curved American hickory handle
- Eye section is dried to below 10% moisture content to minimize shrinkage and help prevent loosening
- Axe head is hydraulically seated onto handle and secured with a traditional double wedge system
2 lb. Hudson Bay Axe head outfitted with an 18" curved hickory handle. One-handed camp axe. Used for light splitting, chopping, driving tent pegs, etc. The pattern is thought to have originated from "Biscayan" in Northern Spain, near France. French traders used this hand axe as a trade tool in their dealings with Native Americans for fur and other commodities in the Hudson Bay area, St. Lawrence River, and other trade routes.
