I want to show you my new tool: an bronze age socketed axe. It's a replica made from CuSn10 bronze, measuring 85x40 mm. The original was an urnfield Ha-B-phase type. I searched for long a time a suitable shaft and eventually found a piece of beech. I guess our ancestors must have bred trees for this special purpose... The edge was hardened by cold hammering and indeed I was able to get it razor-sharp.
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| Bronze Age Socketed Axe |
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Thank you for posting this. I ordered an historically correct Celtic axe head just like this, but wasn't sure how that would even mount onto a handle until I saw your example. One has to find just the right section where a branch forks off into another branch!
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