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If you are speaking about the last photo then this axe sure seems to have a normal wedge.Crack in the handle supports this idea. And you can see a line that goes across the middle of the shaft end. |
Thank you for pointing that out, I'm not sure how I missed that, it certainly does look like it was wedged with a normal wedge. However, this does not explain the dark spot in the centre, I don't think that such a spot would come from hammering the wedge in and it seems like a strange place to decorate.
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Well, this is a shot in the dark type of guess but do you think the darker section could be heartwood? |
While heartwood is generally darker than the sapwood this seems to be to circular, though this is not necessarily a argument against it.
Thanks for that info about the metal wedges Peter.
Does anyone have more pictures of the end?