A touch of elegance

[Hoodoo]

Got this in the mail recently from Lee Reeves. I already have one with an ash handle and from experience I can tell you it's a dandy using tool. Don't let the graceful lines fool ya. Lee used osage orange to handle this one.

 

[steve a]

Oooo that looks sweet Hoodoo, is it to be a user, how does the handle feel in the hand, it looks as it is a bit thicker than I am used to.

 

[jakunen]

Nice!

 

[Andy]

does that have any connection with the BRKT axe (well the one they modify)?

 

[bambodoggy]

Nice tool Hoodoo....the head looks very graceful...almost surgical even :wave:

 

[Paganwolf]

Looks a beauty mate... :biggthump

 

[Hoodoo]

It's a handmade from the ground up by Lee Reeves. Not sure I'm going to use this one or not, as I already have one with an ash handle that I've used quite a bit. I'd say it's easily comparable to the GB mini as a chopper. Here are some shots I took of cuts I made into the edge of a 2x4. I used the Lee Reeve belt axe, the GB mini, and a reprofiled Vaughn mini hatchet. Basically I just swung as hard as I could into the edge of a 2x4. I think Lee's hatchet did pretty darn good. I know it does great in the woods and it will be featured in an article in TK magazine, prolly in September.

 

[Hoodoo]

Oooo that looks sweet Hoodoo, is it to be a user, how does the handle feel in the hand, it looks as it is a bit thicker than I am used to.

The contoured handle is incredibly comfortable to use. The swell right where you normally grab it gives you plenty of broad cushion to absorb shock while chopping. This is not something you find in an off the rack hatchet.

 

[Hellz]

Very nice indeed. Without meaning to sound crass... erm, expensive?

Hellz

 

[Hoodoo]

Very nice indeed. Without meaning to sound crass... erm, expensive?

Hellz

Not cheap at $145. But perhaps for what you get, a hand forged head and sculpted handle, it comes out pretty cheap in comparison to a similarly made knife. I think someone mentioned once that Lee's Shop and his axes were once featured on French television. Functional art!

 

[Celtic Dragon]

Has Lee got a website??? The only referance I can find to him is through Knifeart.

 

[Hoodoo]

Try here.

 

[TheViking]

Yeah that's a beautiful axe!

 

[Celtic Dragon]

Cheers Hoodoo, that is 1 seriously lovely axe, very sexy. :biggthump

 

[Snufkin]

That's one sexy axe! I really like his nessmuk style axe too :biggthump . We need a drool smilie for the edged tools forum!

 

[Webley Webster]

Hoodoo knows this.

I don't use axes, make me nervous, however I've always thought that is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen made by a smith.

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[Hoodoo]

I really like his nessmuk style axe too :biggthump

See my avatar.

 

[sargey]

y'alright web!

trying not to click on the link, i have a good idea of what's there......

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cheers, and.

 

[arctic hobo]

:hump:

 

[Webley Webster]

Sargey

I've been trying to NOT buy one for 4 years. I have two axes I don't use and I wouldn't use this one either.

Still isn't is lovely!

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