Council Tool 20HBS18P01 Hudson Bay Camp Axe, 18" Curved Handle with Sh XHU4D_TF181

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Forged Tool Steel Head. Hand Sharpened, Tapered Bit for Cutting and Light Splitting 18-Inch American Hickory Handle Axe Head is Hydraulically Seated Onto Handle and Secured in a Traditional Manner With a Wooden Wedge and a Round Steel Wedge Durable sheath with snap and belt slit is included Council Tool Company is as much about people as it is about tools. After all, it's people who design the tools and manufacture and market them. The employees at Council Tool are hard-working Americans who take great pride in their work. Our employees have the skills, experience and dedication necessary to produce the quality and value you're looking for. Council Tool employees, as of 2016, cumulatively have 500 years of tool-making expertise. 2 lb. Hudson Bay axe head outfitted with an 18′′ curved hickory handle and furnished with a sheath. One-handed camp axe. Used for light splitting, chopping, driving tent pegs, etc. The pattern is thought to have originated from "Biscayan" in Northern Spain, near France. French traders used this hand axe as a trade tool in their dealings with Native American for fur and other commodities in the Hudson Bay area, St. Lawrence River and other trade routes.