Forging a Norwegian hewing axe inspired by traditional methods outlined in a Norwegian book. This video documents my first ...

Before the days of sawmills, table saws and planers, you chopped away with a hewing ax if you wanted flat sides on round wood, says Wood magazine. In the hands of the skilled craftsman, this nearly ...

Before the days of sawmills, table saws and planers, you chopped away with a hewing ax if you wanted flat sides on round wood, says Wood magazine. In the hands of the skilled craftsman, this nearly ...

They were the tools of the lumber trade that put Ottawa and the Valley on the map, but even before the turn of the 20th century, they were obsolete. Corey Pool, left, demonstrates the proper technique ...