My order of BR Rinaldi axes has just come in from ‪@emmanuel.belanger‬ 's new shop ‪@LaCognee‬ in Quebec! I got the Rinaldi 1100 g "America" and the subject of this video: the 600 g Milano. I bought heads and sheaths and decided to make the handles myself. For the Milano I experimented with wood from locally invasive Buckthorn ( Rhamnus cathartica ) to make slipfit handles.
00:00 Intro
00:23 Unboxing
02:19 Making a handle
07:03 Filing and sharpening
07:54 Finished axe
09:09 Chopping 1
13:26 Hewing
15:07 Second handle
15:48 Chopping 2: Real time felling a small tree
20:11 Chopping2: Bucking cut
21:54 Assessment and Conclusions