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I thought yew was springy, which made good bows, but I would think might be too much for an axe: you don't want that sproi-oi-oing. I'm not an expert, but you w

I thought yew was springy, which made good bows, but I would think might be too much for an axe: you don't want that sproi-oi-oing. I'm not an expert, but you want a little bit of spring so your wrists don't absorb all the shock, but you don't want a whiplash backlash.

berkes 3y ago
You won't get the sproi-oi-oing on a rod with the thickness of an axe-handle. Some "bong", which is what you want: rather than the energy dissipating through your wrists and elbows into your back and skull, it gets absorbed by the handle, and "boinged" back into the axe-head. A good yew (or carbonfibre) handle is a back- and joint-saver. I owe a few really good axes (swedish make, irony?¹) and one very bad one (chinese). The bad one has some poor and way too stiff wood. Not only does it break on mis-hits, much easier, it makes a difference on the amount of pain I feel after a day of chopping (I am a mere amateur, so muscle and back will hurt) ¹ https://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/butik/products/splitting-axes-en/ https://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/butik/products/splitting-ax...