Beautiful enough to hang on your wall, but too good to stay there.
Here's a little more about the origin of the axe from the people of United By Blue...
A serious camping axe with a story that starts in North Carolina. In 1886 John Picket Council started a tool manufacturing company with a focus on quality and innovation. Manufacturing exclusively out of their US headquarters, Council Tool is still family owned and continues to make some of the best axes in the world. The Explorers Axe features a solid hickory wood handle with a 2 lb. Hudson Bay-style axe head perfect for splitting, chopping, or driving in tent pegs.
The designs painted on the axe handles were each designed by our True Explorers - a group of photographers, makers, and travelers who appreciate the outdoors and understand the importance of preserving it for future generations. From California, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and British Columbia, each design was inspired by the colors and shapes of the landscape that these explorers spend their time enjoying.
The handles are each individually painted by hand here in our home city of Philadelphia. A city know for its manufacturing past, Philly is filled with old brick buildings with faded signs that were hand painted back in the early 1900s. Christian Cantiello, owner of Keystone Sign Co., paints each axe handle individually with a multi-step process that give the handle a beautiful yet durable finish.
$10 off your purchase of any axe at United By Blue today and tomorrow (Dec. 20 & 21) with the code SHEAAXE