To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our awesome country Council Tool has decided to stamp a few select axes with a limited edition American Flag.
The Sport Utility Edition Axes are a huge upgrade in both functionality and value compared to their standard predecessors. They sit proudly on excellent American Hickory handles and are hung using an quality hardwood wedge instead of the aluminium wedges they were once fitted with. The robust and resilient finish given to the axe in the drop forging process has been left preserved and the head has been covered in a rust proofing agent to ensure its longevity. Each Sport Utility Edition is hand finished with an egde that would make any grizzled veteran woodsman proud! Be careful taking these axes out of their boxes because they come ready to take a bite out of your woodpile!
2.25 lb. Dayton axe head outfitted with a 28″ curved hickory handle. Popularly referred to as a “boy’s” axe. A “mid” sized tool. Dayton pattern originated from the Dayton, Ohio, area.
This is a great axe for everything around the homestead. It's a great weight for everyone in your house to use and the 28" handle makes it capable of even felling small trees! This is the lumber worker's "scalpel"
- Forged tool steel head. Made in USA.
- Hand sharpened, tapered bit for cutting and light splitting.
- ANSI Standards call for bit hardness of Rc 45-60, at least ½ inch back from the cutting edge. Council Tool internal standards call for tempered bit hardness of Rc 48-55 and we target 1-1/4 inches from the cutting edge. The poll and eye walls are not hardened and remain in the as forged condition.
- Head coated with rust proofing agent over the as forged finish.
- 28″ curved American hickory handle. Eye section is dried to below 10% moisture content to minimize shrinkage and help prevent loosening. Hafted high and proud.
- Axe head is hydraulically seated onto handle and secured with a traditional double wedge system.
- The interior detail of the eye is tapered and allows for a strong mechanical bond. Approximately 1/4″ of overall length of the handle is removed during assembly.
This is a standard axe so grain orientation is not guaranteed.
Customer Reviews
The two and a quarter flag stamp axe is to cool 👍
Sweet little limbing axe👍
Absolutely love the size of the Council Tool boys axe. It’s a great size to have in the truck or on the UTV for everything from splitting down a piece of firewood for kindling or clearing the random branches from the trails. The commemorative flag stamp is a nice added bonus and a neat way to remember 250 years of the United States and that Council Tool is still American made.
I'm not a Council tool fan any longer. Love my axes. Use them often for work. I'm not impressed with the cutting. My Fiskars, estwing, Granfors Bruks and stihl , slice through wood. The Council tool does not. It is similar to the 15 dollar made in India axe. I want to love it, its history, but it just won't cut like the others. Not disappointed, shocked or mad, more of a shoulder shrug , "well, I knew it" feeling .
use it to prep logs for woodworking, handles very well