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This is on my mind because I'm probably gonna give my boy's axe to a good buddy for Christmas, so I'd like to replace it with a nice older one. I'm assuming I'll just buy a head & put it on a thinned down 28" factory handle.
I note that 2 1/4 pounds seems to be the most common/popular weight for a boy's axe head. But I've also seen some nice vintage 2 pounders on the 'bay that caught my eye. Do you guys have a preference either way, or am I just splitting hairs here? I mainly used my boy's axe for smaller stuff, where the lighter weight is easier to stop again at the end of the swing after it snicks right through a 2" thick branch. So that's why I was maybe leaning towards the lighter 2 pounders. Thoughts?
I note that 2 1/4 pounds seems to be the most common/popular weight for a boy's axe head. But I've also seen some nice vintage 2 pounders on the 'bay that caught my eye. Do you guys have a preference either way, or am I just splitting hairs here? I mainly used my boy's axe for smaller stuff, where the lighter weight is easier to stop again at the end of the swing after it snicks right through a 2" thick branch. So that's why I was maybe leaning towards the lighter 2 pounders. Thoughts?