Axe heads always outlast their wood handles. Here's how to carve a replacement handle from a dry log.

Handle Material Hatchet handles come in a variety of materials, including metal, plastic and rubber composite, wood, and fiberglass.

While a short, maneuverable hatchet is great for intricate tasks such as making kindling, carving, or clearing trails, nothing beats a long-handled axe for chopping logs into firewood. With its ...

Handle length The length of a hatchet’s handle is one of its most defining features. By design, a hatchet handle will be shorter than that of a standard ax.