French trade axes

[Raymond Richard]

Finished these up yesterday. This is a style I've been thinking about making for over a year and finally got around to trying it. There's so many different styles of this ax I decided to go with this one what ever that means. Here's the Mother and her off spring. Both heads were forged from solid bar 1065. Mother has a ash haft, the son has a curley maple haft. The father must have been a doug fir. Here's an interesting link: http://www.lanouvelle-france.com/

 

[Bruce Bump]

The doug fir father must be a "deadbeat dad"
Those are cool Ray!
Yep I will be there friday and will need to spend friday dinner time with my sis and her husband. When is the social hour for the show? Friday or Saturday night? Maybe we can hit the steak house Saturday night.

 

[Raymond Richard]

Bruce, I'm really not sure about the social hour but think it happens Friday. Here's a link to the show: http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/ I'm going to spend Sunday night there. Your not heading north on Sunday after the show are you? We'll find a night to go out and eat.