These are all brand new and unused, handmade traditional Basque-style axes, made in Urnieta, Spain. My understanding is that these are relatively hard to obtain and/or they are often out of stock, given the lower production numbers.
All I've done with these is treat the handles with a variety of products (BLO, Danish oil, teak oil, beeswax, etc -- I forget which was which, but they all look about the same). The sticker on one of them got a little messed up when I treated the handle. Whoops.
My opinion -- these axes are fantastic! I have several more that I've kept for myself, and I use them regularly. I really like the size-to-weight ratio, in that it's not a very long handle, but the head has a lot of well-positioned mass that makes it an extremely solid and efficient cutting tool. Most (if not all) of these came to me with an extremely sharp edge -- I haven't done anything to them. Speaking for the axes that I kept for myself, I can confirm that these can be sharpened to an extremely sharp edge. I think they're a joy to use.
There are two bit shapes -- recta (straight edge) and curva (a curved "moon bit" shape). The numbers are the weights in kilograms (1 kg = about 2.2 lbs).
Prices are as follows, including shipping. I can make a little bit of a deal if you want more than 1, or make even more of a deal if you want them all.
1.000 recta -- $100
1.000 curva -- $100
1.250 curva -- $105
1.500 curva -- $115
1.500 recta -- $115
2.000 curva -- $135
Photos to come shortly.
This is the 1.000 recta:
All I've done with these is treat the handles with a variety of products (BLO, Danish oil, teak oil, beeswax, etc -- I forget which was which, but they all look about the same). The sticker on one of them got a little messed up when I treated the handle. Whoops.
My opinion -- these axes are fantastic! I have several more that I've kept for myself, and I use them regularly. I really like the size-to-weight ratio, in that it's not a very long handle, but the head has a lot of well-positioned mass that makes it an extremely solid and efficient cutting tool. Most (if not all) of these came to me with an extremely sharp edge -- I haven't done anything to them. Speaking for the axes that I kept for myself, I can confirm that these can be sharpened to an extremely sharp edge. I think they're a joy to use.
There are two bit shapes -- recta (straight edge) and curva (a curved "moon bit" shape). The numbers are the weights in kilograms (1 kg = about 2.2 lbs).
Prices are as follows, including shipping. I can make a little bit of a deal if you want more than 1, or make even more of a deal if you want them all.
1.000 recta -- $100
1.000 curva -- $100
1.250 curva -- $105
1.500 curva -- $115
1.500 recta -- $115
2.000 curva -- $135
Photos to come shortly.
This is the 1.000 recta:
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