1950s · Wetterlings Style
The Highwayman
$210
The Highwayman is the axe you throw in the truck. Medium-length handle, forest axe head, and a Scandi grind that’s easy to maintain in the field with a puck. This 1950s head was pitted but the steel was sound — it cleaned up beautifully. The hickory handle is 24 inches, long enough to swing with authority but short enough to pack. Oil-finished with natural wax, no varnish. This is a trail axe, a camp axe, a truck axe. Get it dirty.
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About the Build
Every Forceable Cure axe is cleaned, re-profiled, re-hung, and hand-finished by Travis personally. No shortcuts, no machine finishing on the edge work. This piece took approximately 6–10 hours of total shop time.
Shipped in a custom wooden crate with the edge wrapped in leather and the handle wrapped in felt. Fully insured. Ships USPS Priority or UPS Ground depending on size.
Not every restoration goes smooth. This head had a hidden crack. Let's see if we can save it.
Well, that sucked. Can it be fixed?
Smallest build yet — pocket axe from a farrier's rasp. Forge, grind, handle, sheath. Full build video.
Let's make a Pocket Axe
Full restoration start to finish. Strip, clean, profile, hang, finish. This is what we do.
Axe Restoration
Made a pocket axe from an old farrier's rasp. Full build in 60 seconds. #axerestoration #blacksmith #forceablecure
Pocket axe from a rasp — full build
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