iSaur I see that you're located in Toronto. I visited a new Home Hardware store location in Ottawa yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by the quality and availability of hatchet and axe handles. For the past 20 years Home Hardware stocked flat slabbed (maximum 7/8" thick) Garant handles which I detest but now they've got much nicer stuff on hand. Even found 2 versions of 36 inch curved handles; one sturdy and called a 'splitter' and the other remarkably thin (certainly by today's standards) and called a 'chopper'.
I don't see a user having a problem with a straight handle but having a decent swell or knob is going to be essential, and finding one at the store isn't likely to happen since hammer handles have much smaller eye dimensions than hatchets. You could always try making one yourself!
I don't see a user having a problem with a straight handle but having a decent swell or knob is going to be essential, and finding one at the store isn't likely to happen since hammer handles have much smaller eye dimensions than hatchets. You could always try making one yourself!
Nevertheless, I'll check out Home Hardware. My plan was always to make my own, since I haven't been impressed by the quality of most commercial handles.
