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Ended up getting one of their handles, it's a little on the p grain wise but acceptable all the same. Passed the strength test, I used my 12t press to snug the handle home after a slight trim and...

McNotty, can you measure the haft of your handles where it fits the eye of the axe head? I need 65x22mm oval basically... Cheers!

Pinning won't stop the head working loose, it will stop it flying off if it does come loose though. But, if it's loose you shouldn't be using the thing so... It's a little different with a race axe...

They aren't 'not finished' - the surface is textured by bead blasting or something like that I think to give it a satin finish. It makes the grind on the blade really stand out, and I think it looks...

Hows it look on the handle after a serious amount of work? I had one similar to this design with the front bottom of the eye hole is cut away, and it was a bugger for working loose on the haft. All...

Good on you for backing the maker, a few would probably bash happy pics all over the web and not even realize the potential issue!

Straightenable? Or does it have a twist and dish as well as the kink?

Last one I got with a bend in it had a dish or twist as well, could straighten one rail perfectly but the other was on the...

Given the price of an axe handle at the hardware shop now which are usually not straight and rubbish grain layup, I'd do a bit of sanding as well... The other thing I've noticed with the hardware...

I got a couple of US-made hickory 900mm axe handles for cheap that I used to rehandle my splitting axe (crap chinese but with a really nice head profile which is pure luck I think) and a Kelly head. ...