{"product_id":"damascus-throwing-hatchet-olive-wood","title":"Damascus Throwing Hatchet, Olive Wood Handle, Raindrop Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrowing is repetition. You walk to the board, pull the axe out, walk back and do it again. The axe that keeps you at it sits the same in your hand every throw. This one is 16 inches overall, the head is Damascus over a high carbon core, and the handle is olive wood, so the grain on yours belongs to it alone.\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\u003e3.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOlive wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched raindrop pattern, bevel etched to the edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEye\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWedged, wooden wedge and a steel cross wedge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand stitched leather, stamped basket weave 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 over a high carbon core, etched until the raindrop pattern lifts out. Rings inside rings, running down the cheek. The bevel is etched to the edge too, so the pattern carries out to the working part. The head is 5.5 inches long with a 3.5 inch cutting edge, a narrow bit for a head that size. Narrow steel parts wood rather than shoving it aside. Carbon sits under all that pattern. It greys as you use it, and it will spot with rust if you put it away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlive wood grows slowly and crooked, and the figure wanders. Dark streaks cross a pale ground and no two blanks read alike. It is dense and oily, heavy for its size, and takes a hard hit without going dead. The eye is wedged. The handle is driven up through the head from below, a wooden wedge spreads it against the steel from the top, and a steel wedge goes across that. At 16 inches there is room for one hand and length to time a rotation.\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 and stitched by hand. The face is stamped in a basket weave, worked into damp leather so it has depth. A welt is sewn into the edge to keep the stitching clear of the steel, and a snap strap holds it shut. It goes on dry. A cover over a wet bit traps water against the steel and you find rust later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the buyer who wants a piece nobody else has, and who takes the photograph as a guide to shape, not grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrowers who want one axe with no twin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who like wood with figure in it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone giving an axe as a one of one gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who want Damascus they will use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Damascus throwing hatchet on olive wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hand stitched leather head cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree sharpening for life on any piece sent back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlive wood is not a manufactured material. One blank comes out heavy with dark figure, the next runs pale and quiet, and the same finish reads differently. The etch shifts too, since the pattern lands where the steel moved. Yours will not match the picture. That is rather the point of buying one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the head dry the moment you finish. Grease it with oil before it goes away for the season and put the cover on dry. Oil the handle with boiled linseed oil, three to five coats over as many days on a new one, then once a year. Never varnish it. Lay linseed rags flat outside to dry, since bunched up indoors they can catch fire on their own. More is on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare 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 on this page. Around 30 characters fits, so a name or a date. We send a proof image before the laser runs, and it adds 3 to 5 business days. It is free on orders of 10 or more, which suits a group buying together. Details are on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill mine look like the photograph?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Olive wood figure changes from one blank to the next and the etch never repeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I see the one I am getting?\u003c\/strong\u003e Message us before you order and we will photograph what is on the bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is the head held on?\u003c\/strong\u003e The eye is wedged. The handle goes up from below, a wooden wedge spreads it in the top, and a steel wedge crosses that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. There is carbon steel under the pattern. Dry it after use and keep a film of oil on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I pound with the back of the head?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The poll is not hardened for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does delivery take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the same size in plain steel there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-forged-throwing-axe-oak\"\u003ehand forged throwing axe on an oak handle\u003c\/a\u003e, and the same pattern on a longer head in the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-tomahawk-ash-handle\"\u003eDamascus tomahawk with an ash handle\u003c\/a\u003e. Short ones sit under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/throwing-axes\"\u003ethrowing axes\u003c\/a\u003e, pattern welded heads under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-axes\"\u003eDamascus axes\u003c\/a\u003e, and the whole rack in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/axes-hatchets\"\u003eaxes and hatchets\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44144486154358,"sku":"VEF-THR-DAM-444","price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/throwing-09-damascus-olive-wood_1e10ffe7-13aa-4c85-82f0-3396b7af3d10.jpg?v=1788841085","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-throwing-hatchet-olive-wood","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}