Destructive Testing: "Grade B" Hickory Axe Handle

[@alexbeedie6940]

Most of my handles are ash and you really notice the difference when you over strike hickory takes it far better than any wood I have tried

[@the_sharp_carpenter]

Awesome, I've wanted to set up a mechanical test rig for a while to test grain against over strikes and glancing blows.

[@macmurfy2jka]

Had an axe with similar problems, lasted a few years before it broke one me. Even “bad” handles can still be pretty serviceable.

[@seff2318]

The handle nazis are losing their minds right about now HAHA awesome video man. GOT EM’!

[@BushcraftSisyphus]

knowledge!

[@TheGrowlery]

I don't think I would get mad enough to break one.

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

Nice wouldnt have thought it could take most of that.

[@Schmunzel57]

Do your Axe and hammer heads have a similar eye opening?

[@FortyTwoBlades]

...which ones specifically? That eye style is traditional on Italian axes and hammers (as well as in France, Spain, and Portugal) but we note in our item descriptions when they have a slip-fit style eye.

[@Schmunzel57]

@@FortyTwoBlades I meant thothe used in the Video. I have never seen hammer with slip-fit andles.

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

Nice video bro, I think your axe handle became sentient and created a KZbin account, look there is a single thumbs down, I bet it was him.

[@ioanvasilevraja1091]

Questa ascia è progettata per tagliare la legna non per spaccare. Prova ad usare l'ascia stessa con manico in fibra e poi vedi la differenza. Buon lavoro americano !!!

[@FortyTwoBlades]

The purpose of this video was to deliberately put strain on the handle to show how strong it was despite the grain of the wood being less than perfect! We are fully aware that it is not a splitting axe. 🙂 Lo scopo di questo video era quello di mettere deliberatamente a dura prova il manico per mostrare quanto fosse forte nonostante le venature del legno fossero meno che perfette! Siamo pienamente consapevoli che non è un'ascia da spaccare. 🙂

[@ioanvasilevraja1091]

@@FortyTwoBlades ok, sorry.

[@balmoralpjk]

👎👎👎👎👎

[@FortyTwoBlades]

???

[@balmoralpjk]

Don’t see you in the video☹️

[@FortyTwoBlades]

@@balmoralpjk that's me doin' the swinging, but the video's not about me! :D

[@balmoralpjk]

FortyTwoBlades I know but be better to see you in the videos

[@tikkidaddy]

Dang Ben! And that was the "weakest one"? How you doin man?

[@FortyTwoBlades]

Yup! That was the weakest one! And doing pretty good, thanks--just quite busy!