IMACASA 5lb Round Eye Axe -- Head Only "Grade B" yet quality affordable options are

yet quality affordable options are surprisingly difficult to find

While it has a few minor flaws

The double-sided surface allows for the front-and-back stroke commonly used on scythes with a traditional stone

If selecting the "Ground and Honed" option the edge will be made ready to mow

As such they make excellent blades for the novice scythe user to learn with or for those desiring a particularly light blade of the hardy American-esque pattern

IMACASA 5lb Round Eye Axe -- Head Only "Grade B" yet quality affordable options areA real beast of an axe, popular in places where real work needs to be done and a big axe may be your only steel tool. The slip fit "round" eye (more of a squat teardrop to prevent rotation of the handle) allows for easy and expedient field fashioning of functional, if inelegant, handles from green saplings using nothing more than the head itself. Shown here on a rasped down pickaxe handle to demonstrate a recommended hafting method. A great chance to