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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
Handle length is nominal, not actual. It's the pre-assembly length. So typically 1-2" of handle length is lost in the hafting process. Nominal 32" handles can be found, but they're not easy to turn up compared to 36".