Description
American Axe is a book that explores the history, photography, and profiles of collectible vintage axes, celebrating the resurging interest in this iconic instrument of settlement and industry.
Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2020
Publisher: Storey Publishing LLC
From the hand-forged axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteaders felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. American Axe pays tribute to this iconic instrument of settlement and industry, with rich history, stunning photography, and profiles of the most collectible vintage axes such as The Woodslasher, Keen Cutter, and True Temper Perfect. Combining his experiences as a forester, axe collector, and former competitive lumberjack, author Brett McLeod conveys the allure of this deceptively simple woodcutting implement and celebrates the resurging interest in its story and use.
From the hand-forged axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteaders felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. American Axe pays tribute to this iconic instrument of settlement and industry, with rich history, stunning photography, and profiles of the most collectible vintage axes such as The Woodslasher, Keen Cutter, and True Temper Perfect. Combining his experiences as a forester, axe collector, and former competitive lumberjack, author Brett McLeod conveys the allure of this deceptively simple woodcutting implement and celebrates the resurging interest in its story and use.
Weight: 770g
Dimension: 193 x 285 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781635861396
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