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Cheers, I've forwarded Leech Wood Products to Tuatahi, perhaps they can sharpen their pricing with better priced handles

Interesting, seems like that's the only change from my prototype. Pinning is probably overkill on an axe like this. More of a last ditch safety to stop the head flying off. Highly unlikely that would...

The cover arrived today, so now I can start using it a bit more without worrying about losing fingers...
Think I'll get a belt loop so I can keep it handy and hands free when working on the section...

The head on mine is totally solid. I highly doubt it would ever come loose. The head is also pinned, which is kind of overkill for a small axe like this, but they use the same methods on their work...

Cool, I'm totally stoked with mine, just need to get the cover on it, it's lethally sharp and no way you want to touch that blade. Seems to be holding a good edge too, I've chopped all kinds of...

Looking at other pics I think the dark line is just where the rust proofing meets the part of the blade where it's been ground. I can vaguely see it on my axe, but there's definitely no damage to the...

Attached some fancy pics from Tuatahi224803224804224805

Here are some pics I took of my test axe, as far as I can see its identical to the commercial model.
It's dirty of course, but was obviously spotless when I got it. And wickedly sharp.
Looking...

I have no idea, didn't even notice it myself. There is certainly nothing like that on my axe, and I think extremely unlikely they'd release a product with an obvious flaw. In my experience with them...

OK folks here it is, 2 years later....
The Tuatahi Trapper.

It's not on their website yet, but they have the axes in stock and ready to go.
I did ask about a group buy, but they said they can't...

Yeah it's been a while alright

OK, so Tuatahi told me today they're launching the small axe in June. Just in time for winter

yep definitely outsourced. I guess they'll ask their existing outfit but have not discussed this with them in any detail. I had a look on aliexpress to see if I could buy a cheapie in the interim,...

Yeah I hope not too long. I have no complaints at all with mine, but it really needs a cover. It is so sharp it'll tear up the inside of your back pack, or hands if you make a wrong move. Hopefully...

It'll be worth the wait!

OK, after sending my review to Tuatahi, they confirm they will be putting the axe into production. My only issue with it was that I think it needs to come with a cover supplied. It's razor sharp of...

Yes, I am giving the latest version a really good test. So far I can find no faults. I want to try it with some very dry old hardwood over the weekend, and also some splitting. I will be sending...

yeah, in the end its their product, brand and reputation, I'm just the beta tester. But you guys will know first when they are ready for release

They asked me not to send out any pics when the prototype was underway, I guess they don't want them floating around on the internet until the design etc is finalised. They are on hols now, but one...

no idea on price yet, they are on holidays. I'm pretty sure the version I have is the commercial version, it looks completely finished and is branded etc. So I'm guessing they'll open up orders in...

cheers guys, I am keeping a list of potential / confirmed buyers, pretty close to 10 now. I've had a chance to use the axe, and it chops way better than the prototype. Handle is longer and a bit...

OK, the new axe arrived today....This is clearly the finished version, stamped with the Tuatahi logo as per their production models, and the model name. They are on hols currently, so I won't post...

yeah same here, hopefully they'll start taking orders early next year. I'm going to test it hard, the only issue I had with the previous version was the handle was too small. But it was clearly a...

hi guys, the latest iteration of the small axe is on the way to me now, will update next week. Must be pretty close to production spec by now, they want me to give it a good test. Apparently there...

Hi all, nice contributions to the thread, always good to see people using their tools. As an update from Tuatahi, I've given the prototype a lot of use, found some strengths and weaknesses, and...