Is Estwing 26" camper's axe forged one piece steel ?

[dingy]

hi ,you all.

Is Estwing 26" camper's axe forged one piece steel ?

"The 26" Camper's Axe is the ideal axe for camping, hunting and farm use. It has a forged steel head with Estwing's patented Shock Reduction Grip®. The 4" cutting edge makes deeper faster cuts and easier chopping. Includes an embossed leather sheath." that is what Estwing describe the 26" camper's axe , does not mention to " forged in one piece steel "

what are you axe guys think ?

thanks

dingy

 

[300Six]

I have never seen an Estwing tool that wasn't single-piece steel construction.

 

[Steve Tall]

I recall reading something about some of the larger Estwing axes having a tubular section in the handle. Found it:

I have th bigger rubber handled Estwing and I took the handle off to shorten and lighten it, and the rubber is covering a hollow tube, which is somehow attached to the neck of the head. I was a bit put off by this and now use my fiskars mostly.
I like the look of the estwings hatchets with the leather washer handles a lot though.

Figured I would post a stock photo of what it looked like...

... just checked and there's about 2.5 inches of material going past the weld, and the tube itself is pretty beefy too.
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[FTR-14c]

Not an axe guy but I have one and like it very much. For a while it was the only axe I had so it was used for larger tasks when I should have been using a full size. It takes abuse without a problem. Also, you can choke up on it with one hand and it actually feels and works pretty good as a large hatchet.

 

[dingy]

thank you guys , very informative to me , cool.