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	Straight Adze, Short Handle (24 cm/9.5") The Straight Adze has an axe style head with a flat blade for easy cutting. The 3” blade is slightly swept. Weight including the handle is approximately 2lbs.  Handle length: 7”. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with a snap fastener.  $290.00 Qty:
	Straight Adze, Long Handle (65 cm/25.5") The Straight Adze has a 25 inch handle This adze has an axe style head with a flat blade for easy cutting. The 3” blade is slightly swept. Weight including the handle is approximately 2.5 lbs. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with a snap fastener.  $340.00 Qty:
	Gutter/Curved Adze, Short Handle (24 cm/9.5") The curved adze has an axe style head with a drooped blade for easy cutting. This is the best one for sculptors!  The blade is deeply swept and slightly flattened at the bottom for clean shaping. It is 3” wide with a handle length of 7”. The head weight is 2lb. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with a snap fastener.  $292.00 Qty:
	Gutter/Curved Adze, Long Handle (65 cm/25.5") This premium Swedish adze features a hand forged axe-style head with a nicely drooped blade for easy, efficient cutting. Grasp its 25” hickory axe handle near the end for use with an erect stance and a heavy swing, or hold it just as comfortably 4” to 6” from the end for a compact, fully controlled swing with your elbows braced against your knees. The blade is 3” wide, deeply swept and slightly flattened at the bottom for clean, smooth shaping. Head weight 2.5 lbs. 20 Year Guarantee. $351.00 Qty:
	Two-Lugged Beard Axe (Broad Axe) This replica, forged by hand, is based on an 11th century axe found in Gothem on the island of Gotland. The original axe is exhibited at the Museum of National Antiquities on Stockholm. The two-lugged broad axe is characterised by two lugs below the eye and was often quite big and heavy. It had a short handle and a long extended edge. The beard axe was used primarily as a tool for woodwork and for cutting and smoothing planks, for example. The straight handle is 29-1/2" and the length of edge is 6". Weight including handle is approx. 3.5 Lbs. $438.00 Qty:
	Two-Lugged Chopping Axe This replica, forged by hand, is based on an 11th century axe discovered in Mermyr on Gotland. The axe was found lying in a carpenter's toolbox, which indicates that it belonged to a versatile craftsman. The original axe is exhibited at the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. The two lugs below the eye give the axe its characteristic look. The edge is short and straight. The chopping axe is thought to have been used primarily for felling trees as well as for timbering when building houses and boats. The straight handle is 29-1/2" and the length of edge is 2-3/4". Weight including handle is approx. 3 Lbs. $380.00 Qty:
	Broad Axe - Danish Style 11th Century This replica, forged by hand, is based on an original from the 11th century. The original axe is on display at the Viking Museum in Roskilde, Denmark. The axe is characterized by its long extended edge and its curved handle. The broad axe was first and foremost a tool used for woodworking, such as in cutting and smoothing planks for house and boat construction. The curved handle is approx. 19-1/2" and the length of edge is 14-1/2". Weight including handle is approx. 3 Lbs. $652.00 Qty:
	Battle Axe This replica, forged by hand, is based on an axe used during the Viking Age. The original is exhibited at Jämtlands Läns Museum in Östersund.This style of axe was developed in the Nordic countries during the 10th century. It is characterized by its four eye-lugs: two above and two below the eye. The axe has a wide, thin, curved blade with an accentuated steel edge. The straight handle is approx. 33-1/2" and the length of edge is almost 8". Weight including handle is approx. 3 Lbs. $818.00 Qty:
	Bearded Axe with Eye-Socket A Northern European axe from the 12th century. Axes with eye-sockets started to appear in the early Middle Ages in Europe. They had a long sturdy eye-socket and also a wide edge. It was used for timbering and to split logs, it might also have been used for some carpentry. The straight handle is approx. 23-1/2" and the length of edge is approx. 4-3/4 ". Weight including handle is approx. 2.5 Lbs. $338.00 Qty:
	Four-Lugged Chopping Axe This is a Norwegian axe from the 7th century which was developed into a western Scandinavian type. It is characterized by its four eye-lugs: two above and two below the eye. The axe has a relatively wide, curved edge. It was used both as a hatchet and as a working axe, but also as weapon in battle before the actual battleaxe was developed. The straight handle is approx. 23-1/2" and the length of edge is approx. 4-3/4 ". Weight including handle is approx. 2.5 Lbs. $424.00 Qty:
	French Trade Axe/Dakota Tomahawk This axe is based on the axes that were used by the French when trading with the Native American Indians. The straight handle is approx. 23-1/2". Weight including handle is approx. 2.5 Lbs. $316.00 Qty:
	British Trade Axe/Belt Axe This axe is also based on a trading axe, this time it’s a British version of the one above. A sturdier axe for more standard hatchet or small axe work. The straight handle is approx. 23-1/2". Weight including handle is approx. 2.5 Lbs. $316.00 Qty:

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