Hickory Axe Handle

This Hultafors axe handle is a premium product designed for serious wood chopping, felling, and competition. The long, curved handle made from American hickory, provides maximum speed and force when felling trees and chopping wood. Swedish design since 1883.

To fit a new shaft to your axe, do the following:

1. Cut off the existing shaft just below the head.

2. Drill a number of holes in the eye.

3. Tap out what is left and clean the eye.

4. Press and tap the head onto the new shaft, firmly but carefully. Cut off the protruding part of the shaft.

5. Fit the steel wedge so that the end of the shaft fills the eye. If the steel wedge is not sufficient, you should fit a wooden wedge before the steel wedge. You can make this by cutting a wedge from a dry piece of hard timber. Then split the end of the shaft using a chisel. Apply some wood glue, tap in the wooden wedge and then cut off the excess.

6. Tap the steel wedge out so that it locks the wooden wedge in position. Then apply oil to the end of the shaft to protect it against moisture.