Here is a Special Christmas run of the brand new Hunter's axes from Josh Clarke.

Josh recently began a relationship with one of the oldest tool forges in Germany and is now making axes using a 1055 alloy steel heads forged to his design specs. They are a Hudson Bay pattern heads and closely resemble the highly regarded old "Norlund" axes. In my opinion, these axes are the best to ever come out of Josh's shop .

The specs are the two models are as follows-

The regular Hunter axe is 16" long and the total weight is 32 to 34 ounces. Overall, it is about the same size as Josh's previous "Outfitter" Axes.

The Superlight Hunter axe is 14" long and weighs 22 to 24 ounces. It is about the same size as Josh's Rifleman's axes.

The forgings are hand ground and polished in his shop. He then hand hafts them with the best grade U.S. Hickory handles and then finshed. The bevels are ground thin and are agressive choppers. The edge is honed razor sharp . The polls are a "Hunter" style with contoured round edges so it can also be used for flaying hides. There is still a broad"flat" on the poll for driving stakes etc. The contoured edges are also easier on pack fabric. Once finished ,each head is deeply marked with Josh's "Broadsword" blade mark.

The countoured Anerican Hickory handles are thicker at the neck which makes them stronger and more comfortable and hand filling when choking up close for carving tasks. The handles are hand sanded and torched in Josh's trademark "Ringtail" pattern . Finally, they are given at least a half dozen coats of Linseed oil for a smooth , yet grippy texture.

Each axe is shipped wth one of Josh's Hand sewn leather edge Masks.

The regular pricing on the axes are $139 for the Large Hunter and $129 for the Hunter Superlight plus $12 shipping.

The Christmas Special pricing is $129 and $119 respectively.

The Holliday price is good through December 31st. Christmas Orders from this listing will ship from stick on December 17th & 18th. Christmas delivery orders must be recieved paid in full by December 17th. I only have a few dozen of each design on.hand for Christmas delivery, so those interested need to get their orders in ASAP.
PayPal or USOS MO as payment please. Thanks.


Both designs- Regular Hunter on right Superlight Hunter on the left.



Polished and contoured "Hunter" style poll.



Edge Mask-