Kings County Tools Japanese Kindling Hand Axe | Bearded Axe Woodworking Tool | Wood Splitting Froe | 4-1/2” Steel Blade | Hardwood Handle | Camping Hatchet with Excellent Balance | Weighs 1.6 Pounds

This is a tough ax with great balance. The 4-1/2″ laminated steel blade has a “bearded” shape, which brings the center of gravity closer to your hand. The high-carbon edge is sandwiched between thick layers of softer steel that give the super-sharp edge great strength. It will be particularly good for splitting kindling. Japanese tools frequently look different, but those that try them inevitably find them wonderful to use. Overall length: 13″ Because wood swells and shrinks in different weather conditions, an axe head will from time to time become loose. On better-made axes, like our Japanese hand axe, a steel wedge (flat in this case) is driven into the wedge of the handle tenon. If your axe head becomes loose with use, or even it arrives loose, simply drive the steel wedge deeper into the handle tenon to improve the fit. Use a hammer or mallet with a punch or large nail set. Though the Forest Service and Boy Scouts recommend soaking an axe in water to remedy a loose axe head, this is a temporary fix at best, because the handle will eventually dry out, often resulting in a looser fit than what you started with. Of course, if you’re out in the woods with no tools, the Boy Scout method will work just fine.
STRONG LAYERED STEEL – The high-carbon edge is sandwiched between thick layers of softer steel that give the super-sharp edge great strength
UNIQUE AXE HEAD LOOK – The 4-1/2″ laminated steel blade has a “bearded” shape, which brings the center of gravity closer to your hand
DURABLE – This is a tough axe with great balance
EASY TO HOLD – Overall length is 13-inches with a hardwood handle and string