Woodworking axes have a high place in traditional crafts, so how do you choose a woodworking axe? And how to use the woodworking axe correctly?

The axe is divided into double-edged chopping axe and single-edged woodworking axe. Chopping axe is mainly used for cutting trees and firewood, the axe blade in the center. Woodworking axes have their blades on the left side (left-handed people use them on the right side) and are used for chopping wood.

Select woodworking axe, a look at the shape. The shape should be square, clear lines, look beautiful.

The second look at the structure and steel mouth. Should choose to stick steel structure, that is, one side is iron and one side is tool steel, forged in one piece, steel and iron should have a clear line of demarcation between. The steel structure of the axe production is more labor-intensive, high labor costs, the price is more expensive. Paste steel edged tools combine sharpness, durability, and ease of sharpening for good use, making them ideal hand tools. Axes made today are often all-steel (usually beaten with spring steel), easy to make and less expensive. They can be relatively sharp, but the toughness and ease of sharpening are often less desirable.

Three look at the axe eye. Axe eye length should not be less than 30mm, width should not be less than 12mm, the hole wall should be straight, do not choose the hole wall concave outside narrow (commonly known as "concave belly") and the axe eye in the middle of the raised (commonly known as "chicken heart").

The woodworking axe can be used to cut flat and vertical.

Woodworking axes can be used flat or standing.