Originally Posted by
Bernie
My only bad experience was with an axe I bought at a car boot sale. The handle had rotted just below the head at the shoulder and it snapped off during use. Fortunately nobody was injured.
Something to watch out for as well is something another of my car boot sale axes has, and that's a split back. This means the wedge can't be driven too tightly into the eye or the split in the back of the head just opens up. But it's still one of my favourite axes - weight and size seem perfect.