Hatchets on longer handles

I'll be yer friend.

 

I like this idea. I have a beefy Collins head that I'd like to get on a longer handle I was thinking between 16-19" but maybe longer would be interesting.

 

oops double.

 

I think it is a great idea. If US handle makers would offer a 20" 21" hatchet handle it would blow the foreign "Boutique" axe market away. I picked up a few 18" handles from House and they feel great. The niche market for bushcraft and hiking axes could easily be met with vintage heads and new handles. Just price out a replacement handle for a GB/ Wetterlings I you don't believe me.

 

Looks cool. It would appeal to a lot of people. My latest favorite is a boys axe on a 18" handle, which a lot of folks would hate. Good thing we all don't like the same thing or it sure would be boring.
I think the older handles add a lot of character. You do good work Coop.

 

Yes that would be close to a house axe. Nineteen inches seems to be all the handle I want to swing with one hand. I am not at all a fan of choking up on a handle either. So those hatchets you are hanging would be two handed for me. I would think some of the Bush craft folks would love that set up. More so if pack weight is a concern. It could serve them very well I would think.