Before the days of sawmills, table saws and planers, you chopped away with a hewing ax if you wanted flat sides on round wood, says Wood magazine. In the hands of the skilled craftsman, this nearly ...

Before the days of sawmills, table saws and planers, you chopped away with a hewing ax if you wanted flat sides on round wood, says Wood magazine. In the hands of the skilled craftsman, this nearly ...

In this video, we explore the process of forging a very large Scandinavian hewing axe. The video demonstrates the techniques used in traditional axe-making, showcasing the tools and materials involved ...

Follow the process of forging a custom hewing axe for Erik Grankvist, from shaping the steel in the forge to testing it at ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...