I ran into a video by this fellow on Lamnia's website while looking at a traditional Finnish axe.
His videos are informative but what I like is that he researches and compares some old proven designs.
Here is the link to the video
And here is a link to his blog...
Have you all seen this video? This is the second time I've watched this awesome video! But this time I have a new vintage Finnish Axe that looks much like the axe “The old man (äijä)from Rauhaniemen" is wielding, and it needs to be rehafted.
The head is heavy close to 4 lb., and it's a R...