Homestead Oak Hand Forged 1095 High Carbon Steel Tomahawk Axe | Hammer Poll Camp Axe | 19 Inch American Oak Haft | Leather Sheath | Bushcraft Camping Survival & Throwing Axe Gift for Him | BMK-1120

Description

The Homestead Oak is the plain one, and that is the whole idea. Hand-forged 1095 high carbon steel, left with the hammer marks and grind lines still showing because grinding them out would not make it cut any better. A flat hammer poll on the back. Nineteen inches of straight American oak, unwrapped and unvarnished. No Damascus, no leather cord, no decoration you would be afraid to scratch — just a tomahawk you can throw in the truck and forget about until you need it.

Built for: camp chores, firewood, shelter building and throwing. The bit is thin behind the edge so it bites rather than bounces, the head is light enough to swing all afternoon, and the hammer poll drives tent stakes so you leave the mallet at home. Choke up under the head for carving and splitting kindling, drop to the butt for felling swings.

Why 1095? It is the steel American axes and hatchets have been made from for over a century — simple high carbon, easy to sharpen in the field with a stone, and tough enough to take a hard strike without chipping. It gives up a little edge retention to modern alloys and takes it back in resilience and ease of maintenance. For an axe, that is the right trade.

Care: 1095 is high carbon steel and it will rust if you let it. Wipe the head dry after use and keep a light film of mineral oil on it. It will darken to a grey-brown patina with time — that is protective, not damage, and it looks better than new steel. Oil the oak once or twice a year. Check the head for tightness before every session; wood moves with the seasons, and a loose head on any axe is dangerous.

FAQs

How is this different from the Frontier Oak? Same length, same oak haft, same job. The Frontier Oak has a hand-forged Damascus head taken to a mirror polish and a leather cord wrap on the haft — it is the piece you display. This one is bare 1095 with a plain haft, built to be used hard and not worried about.

Can it be thrown? Yes. Weight and balance are right for it, and unlike a polished head, this finish is not going to look worse for the marks.

Does it arrive sharp? Yes — sharpened and ready to work. 1095 takes an edge easily on a field stone when it eventually dulls.

Is a sheath included? Yes — a fitted leather edge sheath comes with every tomahawk we build.

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Model: BMK-1120