Favorite Handle Length (Full Size Axe)

What is your favorite handle length on full-sized axes?

  • Under 18" (specify)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 18-20"

    Votes: 1 2.9%

  • 22-24"

    Votes: 1 2.9%

  • 26-28"

    Votes: 7 20.6%

  • 30-32"

    Votes: 23 67.6%

  • 34-36"

    Votes: 15 44.1%

  • Over 36" (specify)

    Votes: 1 2.9%
  • Total voters
    34
FortyTwoBlades

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Interested in seeing what the range is on this. For full axes of any kind, any purpose, what do you consider your favorite length? I had to divide it into 2" ranges because it wouldn't let me put quite enough slots for each to have its own, but feel free to say a specific length in the thread. Personally I find about 32" measured from the top of the eye to be my preference.
 
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I'd love to get a FE connie, but this is taking up all my free $. Don't get me wrong, I love the truck, but the simple body and powertrain swap has turned into a full resto and my wallet is feeling the effects of that. Hopefully this fall I can get back to spending money on axes and gas for this when I hunt for axes .
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The wheelie vroom vroom things are cool, but I'm having a difficult time understanding how they're connected to a thread on handle length preference? :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I'm 5'9" for reference. The seeming standard of 36" handles and scarcity of 32" perplexes me.
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I dont see scarcity of 32" handles you speak of. Alot of the full size felling/bucking axes come with 32" handles and the sweedish boutique axes gransfors wetterlings hults etc. dont make but a few larger. Autine, john neeman other hand forged companys only have the 31.5 on the splitting maul

I found it more difficult to get a good longer full size quality axe, let alone finding it for a decent price. Thank goodness fiskars came out with the x27. Fiskars lacks a 32 inch axe but i would guess thats more related to the redundancy of axes vs the cost to add it in their process.

I also notice alot of makers claim 36inch but if you actually check its closer to 34.5. Alot of my old rafting axes had short handles on them from the factory 26-28 inch. Im a taller guy 6'4-6'6 depending on which gas station im leaving. So i prefer longer and usually if its a head i love i have to just hang it on a longer handle. I will also say that my council bad boys axe is a perfect size for campfire/camping duty though.

Seems that the only way to truly get what you want is rehaft or rehang on the length you like
 
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