The blade is of mild steel with a high-carbon bit welded in. The haft is flamed hickory. In the final picture there's a 6" ruler to show the scale. Also shown are two hooks for mounting.

"A year ago or so I ordered one of Adriaan's bearded axes of limbing axe size. I am here to tell you that the axe is very balanced, holds an edge, and works exceptionally well. It's quite similiar to the bearded hand axe shown on his web site, but somewhat larger. The axe is a credit to it's maker and I am proud to own it.

Adriaan makes his edged tools by hand, himself, from the raw materials - from scratch, in other words. His attention to detail is fantastic.

I strongly recommend you give his exceptional talents a try if you are in the market for a quality, hand-made edged tool.

Thanks, and well done, Adriaan!"

Pete Port Ludlow WA