Firewood thread.

[Beirut]

So I went outside and downed a very small tree today, a sapling really, because it was edging into our field and that's not cool with my dad. Anyway I was wondering what the usual length of an axe haft is. I know that what we have seems to be pretty short for an axe, but big for a hatchet. It's probably about as long as my forearm and has a fairly normal/nondescript axe head. Any thoughts on both the length of a standard axe and what the actual purpose of this device is?

Interesting.

I guess most mauls and full size axes have handles about 24" to 30". My Gransfors Small Forest Axe has a 19" handle. Long enough to work with but still portable. My hatchets have handles about 10" or so.

There are countless varieties of axes and handle lengths. The are carpenter's axes, wood building axes, shingle making axes, all kinds of things, so it's hard to say exactly what yours is. Sounds like either a big hatchet or a small forest axe like I have.

Check out the products page at Granfors, maybe you'll see something resembling what you have.
http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/index.html