While on a camping trip in northern Minnesota this fall, I found this axe at an abandon campsite on National Forest Land. Head is a Norlund which were made in Lewistown PA, not far from where I live. Someone obviously spent a lot of time making the handle, pretty, but not very practical. I have it displayed on my living room wall.
There was also one of those frame splitter/kindling things there, but in bad shape. The campsite wasn't trashed or anything, just those 2 items laying there. It was pretty strange actually.
That’s a diamond willow handle. We have that stuff all over Alaska. I’ve only seen walking sticks made of it. First on a tool. It’s a trophy make sure to use it on occasion, honor the person who took to time to make such a beautiful piece.
