They should be angled at roughly 45 degrees and made twice as wide as the length needed to reach the measurement line.

Goosewing Hewing Axe. This axe comes adorned with the Tree of Life symbol. The Gransfors Broad Axe 1900 features a traditional hewing axe design, making it an excellent choice for squaring logs and planks.
It is a very old way of making lumber, and was used in ancient times. There is one spot on the collar that has about an eighth to a quarter of an inch push in of the metal. This axe is a finishing axe to be used once the log is roughly hewn.

Austrian/German Breitaxt Hewing axe.
Blacksmiths in Pennsylvania made a few improvements to the axe. The single bevel edge acts as a giant chisel, and short accurate chops hew away the kerf marks leaving a smooth refined finish. The goosewing axe was brought to Pennsylvania by German settlers and were the earliest hewing axes used in this country.

Category: Northman Axes & Hatchets. Removing this remaining wood is called joggling (or juggling). Definitions. Think of it as the "smoothing plane" of axes. Joggle or German scoring is cutting v-shaped notches into the log. The hewing axe was already fully developed in Germany and was used to square up logs. The goosewing axe was brought to Pennsylvania by German settlers and were the earliest hewing axes used in this country.

It might go by a different name but Breitaxt came up often in translated reading. Biber Classic German Pattern Broad Axe. It will afford you nice straight timber surfaces with ease. A German carpenter hewing a log into a lumber beam In woodworking , hewing is the use of an axe to make a log into lumber . In woodworking, hewing is the use of an axe to make a log into lumber. Goosewing Hewing Axe. Before the industrial era it was the normal way to make wood beams. If ever you plan on building a log cabin and want to enjoy an authentic experience, then this hewing axe is the way to go. Good job, I would consider replacing the handle or at least inspecting the handle wedge to ensure the head of the axe doesn't separate. Blacksmiths in …

You should do your best to find a sturdy handle that is comfortable and made from the very best materials out there. I'm jealous of your find, I have been looking for a German style goosewing axe here in the states but they are nearly impossible to find.

It is a very old way of making lumber, and was used in ancient times. The hewing axe was already fully developed in Germany and was used to square up logs. The Goosewing Single Bevel Broad Axe is inspired from German and Austrian patterns from over the last couple of hundred years. The joggles is the wood that remains sticking out between the notches.