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Recently, I have scored a good deal on a straight woodworking adze, or more correctly, on an adze/hammer/nail puller combination tool from a seller in Bulgaria called Ivan Tasev (AXESSIVE.com and mapsyst on evil bay). He sells several curved adzes for bowl carving, hatchet/adze combination as well as traditional Bulgarian/South_Eastern European patterns of bearded axes too. I found him accidentally, while googling adzes, and he had positive reviews on the lumberjocks forum too, so I decided to try out these adzes.
The adze is made of cast 4150 steel at HRC 50-55, and the hammer poll is used to pound nails. The slot in the blade is capable of pulling out some substantial nails, which is enhanced by the nicely angled/slanted orientation of the bit. The handles are round, tapering, tomahawk style and made of beech wood.
Mr. Tasev communicated regularly and very promptly throughout the transaction, he provided (and updated) tracking info. He shipped the item immediately upon receiving the payment. The payment was processed through Paypal, but did not require having actual Paypal account.
The adze arrived well packed. On the final leg the package was delivered by USPS, which provides the best delivery service in my locale (better than UPS or FedEx).
The shipping cost was somewhat high (US $25) due to being shipped from Bulgaria (EU), and the shipping was somewhat slower, than what we are used to here in the US. It arrived in a little bit over 2 weeks, but prior to the earliest estimated delivery date, and much faster than the predicted latest delivery date.
Overall, I am very satisfied with purchase.
I also thank Mr. Tasev for the excellent customer service! :thumbup::thumbup:
Highly recommend!!!
The adze is made of cast 4150 steel at HRC 50-55, and the hammer poll is used to pound nails. The slot in the blade is capable of pulling out some substantial nails, which is enhanced by the nicely angled/slanted orientation of the bit. The handles are round, tapering, tomahawk style and made of beech wood.
Mr. Tasev communicated regularly and very promptly throughout the transaction, he provided (and updated) tracking info. He shipped the item immediately upon receiving the payment. The payment was processed through Paypal, but did not require having actual Paypal account.
The adze arrived well packed. On the final leg the package was delivered by USPS, which provides the best delivery service in my locale (better than UPS or FedEx).
The shipping cost was somewhat high (US $25) due to being shipped from Bulgaria (EU), and the shipping was somewhat slower, than what we are used to here in the US. It arrived in a little bit over 2 weeks, but prior to the earliest estimated delivery date, and much faster than the predicted latest delivery date.
Overall, I am very satisfied with purchase.
I also thank Mr. Tasev for the excellent customer service! :thumbup::thumbup:
Highly recommend!!!