When I was about 8 years old I asked my step dad for a smaller axe, he said it was "better" to start using man sized tools and grow into them. I conclude it is a disputable matter.
I have had a 19" haft kicking around my shop for a year or three, and finally scored a 2.5 pound boy's axe head last week while I was down in the lower 48.
Having never used a boy's axe when my age was measured in single digits, I have zero experience using them as intended.
Now that I am fully grown and have the components on my bench I am sorely tempted to round off the end of the haft so I could, as a grownup, swing it single handed like a framing hammer or a really big hatchet, just dominant hand gripping the ball on the end of the haft.
Someday I want to a positively memorable grandpa, so I would rather set this thing up correctly for future grandchildren.
One option would be to crash Sunday School at my church, with an axe, and turn the kids loose. That option would likely not end well, I am already not the favorite brother of our children and youth minister.
Did any of you get to use one of these when it was the right size axe for your skeleton? I have sharpie marked the areas I am tempted to round off in the picture. Since I am leaving the top of the swell alone, I think two handed operation would still be just fine; just making sure.
Thanks
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