Daiku Ono Axe
Slightly concave edge grind for more splitting force head weight 1370 g total weight 2140 g handle length 900 mm edge length 70 mm delivered with leather edge sheath axe head front view.
Daiku ono axe. 2 5 out of 5 stars 2 add to cart. Model hohl klein pfeil swiss made pfeil small curved head adze. He hand forges each axe with a combination of high carbon and low carbon steels. The axe head weighs 32 5 ounces and overall weight is 3 5 lbs.
Pfeil curved head adze. Japanese splitting axe kiwari ono. While living in japan i liked frequenting the outdoor supply and carpentry shops for the quality of their wicked looking implements some of which could be mistaken for torture devices most of which were well outside of my budget outside of this. 3 pounds shipping weight 5 25 135mm wide steel head.
Since earliest recorded history carpenters for the traditional construction of temples and other buildings have used japanese. Carpenter s axe daiku ono 5 1 2 by tsuguo abe 155998 axe head weighs 32 5 ounces and overall weight is 3 5 lbs the length of the cutting edge is 5 1 2 handle length is 27 5 edge cover included the unique shape allows the hand to hold the handle directly above the blade for delicate cutting work. 5 1 2 carpenter s axe daiku ono abe. The ono historically wono をの or masakari is the japanese word for an axe and is used to describe various tools of similar structure as with axes in other cultures ono are sometimes employed as weapons.
First impressions of the japanese hand axe sold by garretwade at around 40. Edge cover is included. Many existing examples of this particular weapon are associated with the sōhei warrior monks or yamabushi who also adapt other agricultural tools as weapons although samurai are. I ve had this japanese carpenter s axe known as a daiku ono for a few years now.
Hults bruk akka foresters axe 1 5lb 24in handle. His forging technique creates a long lasting edge that is easy to resharpen. The next video is starting stop. Japanese woodworking 5 1 2 carpenter s axe daiku ono 2 5 pounds net weight.