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How does a partnership like this come up? I notice they have a hatchet... which though it looks fine, it doesn't really have that same chutzpah. Minus some features, it's kinda like everything else. One thing your axe has going for it is no one could mistake it for anything else. If Batman had an axe on his tool belt, that might be what it looks like.
I keep thinking of Batman, but really the thing looks like it's medieval. Almost like you put a small blade on a sledge hammer.
Does the handle have some kind of lacquer finish?
The more I look at it, the more I love it... and I'm looking at it... a lot. haha
The partnership came up specifically because they were looking for a designer to help them out. Their parent company normally does contract wood manufacturing where a client comes to them with pre-designed parts so they aren't used to having to design stuff themselves, so when I reached out to them regarding what I observed to be a lack of direction with their already-existing design they gladly took me on due to my experience and familiarity with both American and Italian design and the partners they were already established with, so it was a good match.
That spine between the hollows seems like it would help splitting somewhat similar to a wedge ?
Yes, it helps pop chips when chopping and acts as a ramp through the bit/eye transition during splitting.