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If'n you are worried about stretching the eye.....best buy a cheaper axe.
the single most reason why handles loosen is because of humidity in the wood at the time of setting in the head..... the axe should have a tapered eye however so in that it is narrower near the handle thus providing a means to form a wedgeing effect....the hardwood wedge is hammered in and set with a small steel barbed wedge.
Even if loose it should not fly off if the tapered eye is taken into consideration.
obviously I value utility over anything else..........function before fashion or your.....
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Last edited by horshur; 07-11-2009 at 11:15 PM.
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