Council Tool
Appalachian forge, still American-made. The Woodcraft Pack Axe is a bushcraft workhorse in the same conversation as the Small Forest Axe at half the price. The Velvicut Premium Boys Axe is the heritage-grade option: 5160 steel, hand-hung American hickory, price to match. Expect a factory edge that needs 20 minutes of file work; that is the tradeoff for a head profile you can rehang for the next thirty years.