Next, the axe head is carefully sharpened to restore its edge. The handle is sanded down to remove old paint and splinters, then treated with wood oil for a smooth finish.

We can "restore a car back to original," but in truth, we're replacing the axe head and handle to one degree or another, especially when using reproduction parts.

Some of the axes used in the restoration were made by a Montrealer blacksmith. Here is a feature on him first published in 2023. The axe head, heated by the flames of Mathieu Collette's forge ...

Mainebiz visits Brant & Cochran LLC, founded in 2015 by brothers Mark and Steve Ferguson with business partner Barry Worthing to make and restore hand-crafted axes.

A Scottish metal detectorist unearthed a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age axe head in three pieces, reuniting the fragments after days of searching. Experts believe the axe head, found in Aberdeenshire ...

Dr Bruno David examines the 35,000-year-old axe fragment found at the Nawarla Gabarnmang site. Credit: Rebecca Hallas The discovery is significant as it predates by at least 5000 years the oldest ...

Gardaí have recovered a "beautiful" 3,000-year-old Bronze Age axe following a tip off to the National Museum about its discovery in the historic village of Adare, Co Limerick.