Council Tool 5 lbs Single Bit Dayton Axe - 28" Straight Handle

5 lbs. Fallers single bit axe with a 28" straight wooden handle. A mid-sized felling axe for general axe chores including driving wedges. Cutting edge is approximately 5" of overall length and the poll is square. Newly designed head has a larger poll, balanced head and wedge shaped balde with chamferred poll.

• Forged tool steel head, Made in USA
• 5 lbs. head weight
• 4-3/4" Bit length from toe-to-heel
• 7-3/8" Overall head length from bit-to-poll
• Longer poll for balance, and a larger surface area, including chamfered poll corners, so that it does not cause excessive damage while driving HDPE plastic felling wedges
• Balanced head from front to back, with the center of mass within the eye, which reduces head-roll/blade-drop
• Convex bevels/bit
  • Doubles as a decent splitting axe, using a wedge-shaped blade, with a high centerline, to help keep the axe head from sticking while splitting
• ANSI Standards call for bit hardness of Rc 45-60, at least 1/2" back from the cutting edge
  • Council Tool internal standards call for tempered bit hardness of Rc 48-55 and we target 1-1/4" from the cutting edge
  • The poll and eye walls are not hardened and remain in the as forged condition
• Head coated with red enamel and cutting edge in clear lacquer to deter rust
• 28" straight American hickory handle
  • Eye section is dried to below 10% moisture content to minimize shrinkage and help prevent loosening
• Axe head is hydraulically seated onto handle and secured with a serrated aluminum wedge
  • The serrated shape improves bite size and the aluminum choice of material is strong, lightweight and does not change size with moisture content
• Approximately 1/2" of overall length of the handle is removed during assembly