This axe features a typical full-size head but a much shorter handle (similar to or shorter than a hatchet handle) for ...

Watch as this old firefighter axe undergoes a complete restoration, starting with the careful removal of the handle, secured with two protective irons. The axe is sandblasted with aluminum oxide ...

The tool is a combination of a fire axe and an adze (or hoe), allowing firefighters ... and a longer, sturdier handle.) Perhaps it is the legend of the 1910 Big Burn hero that inspired wildland ...