During the construction of our second cabin, hand tools have been an integral part of the process. Sledgehammers, wedges, and axes have always remained some of the most used items throughout our ...

BERTHOUD, Colo. — Bent over a 14-foot-long ponderosa pine log, Peter Haney gripped a 19th-century broad ax and meticulously shaved small slices of wood from its right side. Haney’s green cloth chaps ...

Before the days of sawmills, table saws and planers, you chopped away with a hewing ax if you wanted flat sides on round wood, says Wood magazine. In the hands of the skilled craftsman, this nearly ...

This long-bitted, British-type felling axe head was found in the excavation of a house in the fall of 1955 that used to be part of the Fort Crown Point settlement constructed in the 1760s. It has ...

During my high-school and community-college years in western Michigan, I sold firewood to supplement my meager income from on-again, off-again construction work. I’d follow in the wake of commercial ...

1. Get a good ax and make sure it’s sharp. Having a quality, sharp ax is key to a successful split. Zdon recommends a 36-inch handle with a 4-pound ax head (Zdon used a Best Made Co. Felling Ax for ...

In this video, I'm going to show you a new axe I came across called the AX4 from a company called Beavercraft. They focus on wood working tools and make some high quality (if not pricey) products.

SEELEY LAKE – You wouldn’t think a tool with no moving parts could have so much subtlety. The cross-cut saws and axes on display at the Seeley Lake Ranger District’s traditional skills class on ...

Perennial lumberjack contenders Arden Cogar Jr. and Mike Sullivan are bringing their Lumberjack Show of Champions to the main arena for the 67th annual Woodsmen Show. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p ...