Wooden Axe Handle (Haft) Grain

Wild indeed, but looks potentially like some gnarly runout. Sight down the length to see how many rings of growth run true end-to-end. I'm betting it's not many. That being said, if it's good dense hickory it may hold up well regardless.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Wild indeed, but looks potentially like some gnarly runout. Sight down the length to see how many rings of growth run true end-to-end. I'm betting it's not many. That being said, if it's good dense hickory it may hold up well regardless.
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Not a lot, looks like 4-5 end to end though which is about average on these thin double bit heads. If I have a runout break, id be fine with it. Honestly, if the handle has decent (parallel) grain orientation and interesting knot free grain, im happy. Perfect hickory handles are over $50 everywhere they can be found it seems. These are half that price. Hickory is hard to break, in my experience most cracked handles come from over strikes….
 
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Slice-and-dice said:
Not a lot, looks like 4-5 end to end though which is about average on these thin double bit heads. If I have a runout break, id be fine with it. Honestly, if the handle has decent (parallel) grain orientation and interesting knot free grain, im happy. Perfect hickory handles are over $50 everywhere they can be found it seems. These are half that price. Hickory is hard to break, in my experience most cracked handles come from over strikes….
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Yeah like I said, if the base quality of the hickory irrespective of grain is good and dense, it'll probably hold up to a surprising amount of stress. Hickory is a super-wood for a reason.
 
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