Khazar Khaganate Carpenter's Axe

This small side axe is representation of an archaeological find from the Khazar Khaganate 650-969 CE the small axe has a very narrow blade with a single bevelled edge making it useful for cutting shoulder or hewing small sections of wood or features such as mortices.

The small tool with its slip fit handle would indicate this would be used by a tradesman who would have been likely to travel with the axe, potentially to the jobsite where a new structure is being erected.

This has been made in a traditional fashion by having a high carbon steel insert fire welded into the blade, this has been done to lend authenticity to the piece as at the time of the originals manufacture high carbon steel was scarce and extremely valuable so would have been a waste to make the whole thing out of it.