The axe thread

[CurSedVoyce]

 

[lxskllr]

Lot of work for an ash handle :^P

Seriously, I wouldn't put that kind of effort into ash unless I was just practicing to make hickory handles.

Does any other wood make a credible axe handle? Oak? Ironwood?

 

[Burnham]

Pacific yew.

 

[Burnham]

I doubt even @davidwyby could break one .

 

[Kaveman]

Elm don't crack. They make chisel handles out of it.