Jan 10, 2017 · 18" is my sweet spot for heads in the 2lb range (rigging axe handles). 20" is found on old house axes and are to long for most users. After that you get a axe that is to short for …

Oct 2, 2019 · A/k/a Rigging Axe, Rig Axe, Rig Builder's Hatchet, Rigster Axe, etc. I have been on the lookout for one I could restore. They have an interesting history and I think it will be useful. …

Jan 2, 2013 · Lets not forget it is a throwing axe Since when? Just for the sake of adding information to the thread here is the description from Council Tools. The Flying Fox …

Jan 2, 2013 · I wouldn't compare it to a rigging axe though since the intended use and designs are completely different. My curved stick hasn't stopped me from using the poll so far. I won't be …

Mar 17, 2021 · So the Wetterlings Bushman Axe (Les Stroud collaboration) has one of the best feeling hafts on it that I've ever held. While I've never owned a Bushman, I loved the handle so …

Jun 20, 2023 · I've done a few using old rigging axe heads. The long one with the Wetterlings Bushman haft is my truck axe. The shorter one was made from an old Stanley hatchet head. …

Mar 9, 2009 · About a week ago at an estate sale I found a 28oz rigging hatchet, Vaughan I think. I remember seeing a axe put together by @2Stroke and one by @Ptpalpha using similar …

Feb 28, 2017 · The ergonomics are pretty good on most rigging axe handles, but the replacment ones that House Handle sells are terrible. Still most folks prefer a curved haft, its what led to …

Mar 14, 2019 · Couldn't see the twist in this donor rigging axe head before I hung it and, now that it's hung, the twist is bugging the crap out of me. In my research on twisted bits, most say that, …

Jun 10, 2024 · I don't know the science behind it but I swung a rigging axe for many years and no handle ever made it from winter to summer. It would get wet in the winter and spring, then dry …