Council Tool 20HB18P01 #2 Hudson Bay Camp Axe with 18" Curved Handle

Top quality axe from Council Tools. Council has been making hand tools since 1886, and they set the standard for quality and design. The Hudson Bay axe head pattern is believed to have originated in the Biscayan area of Northern Spain and was first used in North America as a trading piece along the fur trade routes of Canada, hence the name. The Hudson Bay axe is a shape and size ideal for any camping, hunting or hiking expedition.

• Used for light splitting, chopping, driving tent pegs
• Forged tool steel head
• Hand sharpened, tapered bit for cutting and light splitting
• Tempered bit hardness of Rc 48-55
• Head coated with boiled Linseed Oil over the as forged finish
• 18" curved American hickory handle
• Eye section is dried to below 10% moisture content to minimize shrinkage and help prevent loosening
• Axe head is hydraulically seated onto handle and secured with a traditional double wedge system