{"product_id":"damascus-carving-axe-burl-wood","title":"Damascus Carving Axe, Burl Wood and Resin Handle, 14 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreen wood cuts easily when it is fresh off the tree, and a spoon starts with long slicing passes that take the waste off a split blank. That is the work this one is for. The head is Damascus over a high carbon core and the handle is burl wood set in resin. At 14 inches overall your hand goes up under the steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCutting edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStabilised burl wood set in resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, pattern welded over a high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched twist pattern running the whole head, fine bright edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWedged, wooden wedge with a steel wedge across it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand stitched leather, hand carved rose and scroll face, snap strap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLaser engraving, 20 dollars per piece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe head\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe steel is Damascus, pattern welded over a high carbon core and etched so the twist shows dark against bright. The edge is a fine bright line. The shape is bearded, so the edge sweeps down well below the eye, which leaves room for your fingers up against the steel when you want control. The edge is long and curved, and the bevel is about 30 degrees on both sides, so it cuts the same in a right or a left hand. Carbon steel darkens with handling and rusts if it goes away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe handle is burl wood, stabilised and set in resin so the soft figured grain is filled and held solid. Burl on its own moves and crumbles. The eye is wedged. The handle is driven up through the head from below, a wooden wedge is driven into the top to spread it tight against the steel, and a steel wedge is set across that. Fourteen inches is short. You work near the butt for roughing and slide up under the beard for finer cuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather head cover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover is vegetable tanned leather cut to the outline of this head, so the beard sits inside it and the whole edge is covered. It is stitched by hand with a welt run into the seam. The face is hand carved with a rose and scroll design and a brass snap holds the strap. Put it on dry. Leather holds moisture, and a cover over a wet bit is how rust starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone roughing out shapes in green wood, where the cut is a slice not a swing. It is not a hewing axe and it is not a broad axe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpoon carvers taking waste off a blank before the knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBowl and ladle carvers who want one axe for roughing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft handed carvers, since the bevel is even on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who wants a pattern welded head that gets used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe carving axe, head fitted and wedged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hand carved leather cover with its brass snap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifetime warranty and free sharpening for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery head is forged, ground and etched by hand, so the twist comes out differently on each one. Burl is worse again. No two blocks carry the same figure and the resin takes color its own way. Yours will not match the photographs. That is what buying one made by hand means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the head dry after use and oil it before it goes away. The handle wants boiled linseed oil, three to five coats on a new one over as many days, then once a year. Never varnish it, and never soak a loose head. Rags with linseed oil on them can catch fire on their own, so dry them flat outside. More sits on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per piece and you add it here on the page. Around 30 characters fits. The pattern covers this head, so we talk placement through with you first. We send a proof image before the laser runs and it adds 3 to 5 business days. Free on orders of 10 pieces or more. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e has the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a hewing axe?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is a carving axe for green wood, for roughing out spoons and bowls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use it left handed?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The bevel is about 30 degrees on both sides, so it cuts either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is the head held on?\u003c\/strong\u003e The handle is driven up through the eye from below, a wooden wedge spreads it tight against the steel and a steel wedge sits across that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Dry it after use, oil it before storage, and keep the cover off a wet head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the handle feel like plastic?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is real burl with the voids filled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the carved cover is the draw, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-tomahawk-walnut\"\u003eDamascus tomahawk with a carved cover\u003c\/a\u003e gets the same treatment, and for camp work there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-bushcraft-axe-rosewood\"\u003eDamascus bushcraft axe on rosewood\u003c\/a\u003e. The rest sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bushcraft-axes\"\u003ebushcraft and forest axes\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-axes\"\u003eDamascus axes\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gifts-for-him\"\u003egifts for him\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44143117959286,"sku":"VEF-CRV-DAM-430","price":259.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/carving-01-damascus-burl-resin_21689392-f686-4635-b1a8-c678360fa22c.jpg?v=1788832881","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-carving-axe-burl-wood","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}