The Ax Book: The Lore and Science of the Woodcutter

‎The Ax Book is a comprehensive manual on cutting wood with axes, hatchets, mauls, saws, and wedges, leavened with interesting information and engaging stories. It’s an invaluable resource for anyone interested in felling trees and preparing lumber or firewood from the forest or woodlot.

Author Dudley Cook guides the reader through each stage of harvesting wood with hand tools - felling and limbing trees to splitting, cutting, stacking, and burning firewood - and enriches his instructions with memorable tales drawn from a lifetime of experience. With Eric Sloane-inspired illustrations by S. Lawrence Whipple - a fitting tribute to Sloane, who once called the ax "once the most important implement in America."

Pages: 250
Binding: TP
Publisher: Astragal Press