An Ax to Grind

Probably of no interest to anyone but me but I do love the booklet An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual published by the US Dept of Agriculture (also available in pdf). It’s a superb resource for anyone who uses axes. I’m not sure if there is a special name for an axe geek but if there is, consider me one – I’ve got 3 axes at the moment and use them at least twice a week for cutting down trees and chopping logs, I much prefer them to chainsaws mostly as I was taught how to use them properly when I was a teenage lumberjack (& yes, I’ve heard all the jokes already).