Unlike the closely related species, Western Red Cedar, it is only a small tree.Įastern White Cedar grows to a height of 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) tall with a 0.4 metres (1.3 ft) trunk diameter, exceptionally to 30 metres (98 ft) tall and 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) diameter. It is an evergreen tree with fan-like branches and scaly leaves. Also a heads up to other hand forged tools, check out buffalo forge tools, dictum tools in Germany, they stock there own and also some austrian style ones as well as the usuals like gransfors and wetterlings.How Is Eastern White Cedar Commonly Used?Ĭommonly used for sidewall and occasional roof applications, Eastern White Cedar grows in Eastern Canada, and because of its lighter, more neutral color, it can be stained to nearly any color, with semi-transparent stains.
The raven axes look very interesting too. There is a guy in England along with westerman, Nick Johnson, also making beautiful hand forged tools The neeman tools are simply the finest out there, if you have the money and use them a lot, I would get in line and grab at least one or two of their beautiful tools. I don’t mind investing this kind of money into hand tools this good. I have also the drawkives, froe, chisels and a few more on order.
The svante axe is magic! Very nice to use and handles nicely, although it doesn’t come with a leather sheath but I will be getting a couple more items from them for sure! But the neeman tools are king in my opinion. The gransfors is great, although I had to send it back as the tip of the blade chipped off! Never seen that before and did not expect it from those guys. I have a gransfors felling axe, a svante little viking and I have the neeman tools finnish splitting axe, bearded broad axe and robin wood. Still hungry for more hand-forged axes?īe sure to read my follow-up post, (More) Axes We Love, featuring a few lesser-known blacksmiths producing quality tools. Best of all is that you can feel good supporting any of these companies and individuals, as they are very small outfits dedicated to preserving the skills that support high quality tool production. Well, there you have it - 26 axes that are beautiful and functional, and made with great care by a variety of talented blacksmiths. Does it help or hinder the ol’ wrists? Either way, it’s a fine looker. I can’t actually speak to the benefit of the sudden crook in the handle end, but I often wonder how it works in use. The Finnish Splitting Axe has a mirror-finish blade, nice handle protection under the head, and a very odd handle. The unique Finnish Splitting Axe, ready to work (Update: I do have a child now, and I haven’t forgotten about the “baby axe.)
I often joke that if I ever have a child, I would first hand them a froe and club, and soon after that, one of Djarv’s “baby axes”. Given the tiny nature of the business, and the apparent quality of the work, I imagine the investment is well worth it, but I have not had the pleasure of using their tools. Among the tools they forge are some rather unique axe patterns, which command a rather high price tag. Svante Djarv is a very small family-run operation based in Sweden, where they make no more than 4000 tools each year. Read more about this one from Robin Wood himself. I could never justify getting another carving axe myself, but this one would be a top pick. The s-curve handle looks equally well-done. This is John Neeman Tools’ take on the carving axe pattern, with an exceptionally clean blade design. The Robin Wood edition Carving Axe with gorgeous shaping and haft It’s just about the best combination of old and new - creating extraordinary and timeless tools with traditional skills, and promoting the stuff through very modern means. The small team of craftsmen are based in Latvia, where they do everything in-house - forge the steel, handle the tools, create the sheaths, and promote the final products through stunning videos and a popular facebook presence. John Neeman Tools (to be known as Northmen beginning in 2017) puts out some stellar quality hand tools, as many people have seen through their high quality photo and video presence online. To celebrate the axe and the people who continue to make them, here is a selection of 26 modern day hand forged axes made by a variety of blacksmiths that are beautiful, functional, and swoon-worthy. Of course I love using them, too, probably more than any other hand tool. It’s the sheer variety and the craftsmanship that I’m most attracted to, I think. Over the hundreds of thousands of years they have been in use by humankind, any number of styles, shapes, and sizes have been made to perform a variety of splitting, chopping, carving, and shaping work. I think it’s their timeless functionality and dashingly good looks. I’ll admit, I spend perhaps an inordinate amount of time looking at images of axes.
The very artful John Neeman Goosewing Broad Axe
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