§01 · The forge
In a village in Småland, Sweden, the same family has been forging axes since 1217.
Plover Hexstrom is the fourteenth generation to swing the hammer. Each axe takes him 4 hours from billet to finished tool. Each tool is signed and numbered. We make 200 a year — and that's the ceiling.
§02 · The steel
Recycled high-carbon steel, from Swedish railways.
Every axe head starts as a section of 1950s-era Swedish rail track. Erik chooses the section himself, by ear — tapping with his hammer to find the one that rings clearest.
§03 · The handle
Air-cured American hickory.
Sourced from a single Pennsylvania forest, the handles are cured for 36 months before turning. The result: a handle that flexes with the swing, never with the strike.
Materials & process
Recycled rail steel
100% post-consumer.
American hickory
36-month cure.
Hand-forged
4 hours per piece.
Lifetime warranty
Plus free re-handling.
Available now
The Heritage Axe, No. 04.
$680
12 of 200 remaining this year. Each axe is signed and numbered by Erik. Free worldwide shipping. Ships in a hand-stitched leather sheath.
What customers say
Loved by builders worldwide.
"This isn't a tool, it's an obligation. To use it well, to pass it on."
"I split a winter's worth of wood with it. The edge held."
"A purchase that feels less like buying and more like inheriting."