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Robin wood carving axe for sale. The axe head from the boot sale looks like a hudson bay camp axe. Also it has a large beard to allow very controlled one handed use. Wood carving can be lots of great fun but it does have a higher financial barrier of entry. The robin wood axe is a great carving tool for beginners and experienced carves alike.
Weighing in at 1 pound 9 ounces it is a midweight carving axe and considerably lighter than the gransfors bruks gb swedish carving axe just more than 2 pounds making it much more manageable for long term use and controlled cuts. Robin wood is a master woodturner handcrafting beautiful wooden bowls and plates and carving wooden spoons. I picked up a roofer s axe at a rummage sale and after sharpening it i love using it. I also own a robin wood carving axe.
John neeman carving axe robin wood edition. The blade has the traditional upsweep inspired from swedish axes of the past. If you pop your name on the waiting list below we will send you an email as soon as we have them available again. It s a lighter weight which i appreciate if i am doing a lot of.
However the axe that i use most often is my gransfors bruks carving axe. This axe comes razor sharp out of the box. It should be noted that if you have a throwing axe and want to give wood carving a try you should check out a local rental shop or find a class. Axes list carving axe robin wood master craftsman robin wood graciously helped us design this axe in an attempt to meld the best of carving axes from around the world.
Currently out of stock the robin wood axe is the perfect axe for someone starting the hobby of wood carving work or for teachers who want large. Robin i know how you feel i saved and saved my money for a long time over the last year to buy some nice tools to carve spoons and i went to a local craft show i was carving away and the owner of the show told me to come and eat dinner so i put my prize possessions in a little box my. The heads are of very good quality and are drop forged abroad read china but ground and honed by brian alcock the last professional grinder in sheffield england. We are currently unable to make more of these due to the health crisis.
Carving axes might still be considered axes but they are a different animal all together. We hope to get back to making as soon as it is safe to do so but at this point we have no idea when that will be. Made of full grain leather veg tanned and through dyed from a supplier in chesterfield england. You can buy axes with similar pattern heads for a lot cheaper like the bahco axe which you can pick up for about a tenner.
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I like the weight and works perfectly for hewing and roughing out billets.