Hewing hatchet, shapeing and sharpening

[Ray Selinger]

I've always called them hand axes, they are flat on one side with the bevel on the other, like a one handed small broad axe. I picked one up at the fleamarket today for $10, rusty with a couple of notches , like someone was cutting a screw. This one has red epoxy suggesting Plumb, but no red stain. After 4 google searches I found it, it's Plumb. https://clutchaxes.com/product/septl...road-hatchets/ I see it's square across

[Jim Koepke]

Is the edge straight from top to bottom or does it have a curve?

My right handed hewing hatchet is a Kelly Works with a slight curvature. My left hand hewing hatchet is a different brand with more of a straight or flat edge.

jtk