Description
This is quite an exceptional tool!
This does not mean it comes well sharppened.
- Made in Austria from one solid piece of Austrian steel for true quality
- 6.5 pound head, 19.5″ blade length, 22″ handle, 33 overall length and an overall weight of 7.2 pounds.
- Mueller has a very long and deserved reputation of being highly functional tools of uncompromising quality and workmanship, backed with a lifetime guarantee
The Krainer Broad axe is a fairly large and heavy broad ax, showing similarity to Germanic style Broad axes. It has much in commmon to the Goose Wing Broad axe and some people may even refer to the Krainer as a Goose Wing axe. I myself would be hard pressed to point out the exact place that one starts and the other ends. We do know that the Krainer pattern broad axe goes back many years and originated in the Carniola region of Slovenia, Krainer being the German word for Carniola. The area is rich in it steel and smithing history all the way back to Roman times. Muller smiths have been forging this design for years as the forge is located not far from the Slovenia border in Austria.
The broad axe, also known as a hewing axe, is designed for hewing logs into square timbers. This axe has been forged by the skilled blacksmiths of family owned Leonhard Mueller & Soehne at the Himmelsberger Zeughammerwerk in Austria from high grade steel and then carefully hardened and tempered for the best combination and hardness and toughness. These Broad Axes offer a choice of left, and right bevel on the the blades. They also feature on the left and right bevel a slightly angled handle shaft enabling the handle and your hands to be kept away from the timber. This design allows you to use the axe to hew the log with precision. The edge is razor sharp having been honed on a water cooled sharpening stone at the forge.
Mueller Axes, have been hand forged in Austria, dating all the way back to the 1600’s. Mueller has a very long and deserved reputation as being highly functional tools of uncompromising quality and workmanship. Highly skilled craftsmans combine modern-day techniques with artistry passed down from many generations of blacksmiths. We know you will enjoy owning and using these beautiful axes for generations to come.
