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Who here has experience with racing axes? I'm on a timbersports team that's in the process of getting established, and we're still working on putting together a full set of tools. We've got one of the cheaper Tuatahi axes, which we set aside for competitions and demonstrations, and we have an old Plumb work axe for practices, but we need something better to practice with.
Pic related is a 4.5-lb felling axe patterned after a racing axe, and it's about $100, which is the cheapest that I can find for anything similar to a proper racing axe (at least of the style that's used for races in North America and AU). However, these axes are notorious for needing regrinding and sanding and sometimes even rehanging right out of the box. Since I don't know much about shaping an axe head, I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm pretty handy and I'm sure I could figure it out.
Does anyone have experience with this axe? Anyone have tips on regrinding and shaping an axe head?
