Rinaldi Italian Axes come to Canada Part2: The "America"

My order of BR Rinaldi axes has just come in from @emmanuel.belanger 's new shop ‪@LaCognee‬ in Quebec! I got the 600 g Milano (see Part 1) and the subject of this video: the 1100 g Rinaldi "America". This axe is different to the styles I am used to and it really punches above it's weight. I bought heads and sheaths and decided to make the handles myself. The "America" handle is made of Rock Elm ( Ulmus thomasii ) and I am chopping Trembling Aspen ( Populus tremuloides ) and Green Ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ). Part 1 about the Milano:    • Rinaldi Italian axes come to Canada Part 1...   La Cognée website to get Rinaldi axes in Canada: https://lacognee.ca/ Rinaldi website with catalogue (total product range is much wider than available for retail in North America) https://www.flli-rinaldi.it/home/ Baryonyx Knife Company carries Rinaldi in the US and has top-down silhouettes of some of the patterns, which is useful. You can see how much the Callabria has a fatter wedged cheeks than the America, for example. https://byxco.com/collections/rinaldi 00:00 Intro 00:50 Characteristics of the head 02:28 Making a handle 05:03 Grinding and sharpening 05:49 Off-set handle and balance 06:20 Limbing / snedding Aspen 07:12 Slip-fit Tip number 1: bring a rasp when breaking in a new handle 07:56 Timber! 08:12 Chopping Aspen 11:14 Slip-fit Tip number 2: Freeing a stuck axe 11:53 Bucking and splitting Aspen 14:58 Bucking and splitting Green Ash