Author: Historic Archive

A look at early adaptations for reducing waste and boosting efficiency in handle production.

A look at the potential of uses of a 48-inch wide Douglas Fir.

A contemporary explanation of how axes were made in the late 1800s.

A woodsman buck’s conventional wisdom in support of using smaller and lighter axes.

A High Rigger performs many marvelous aerial feats and seems to defy death at every move in his poised position.