Progress on the Old Homestead. :-) Part Deux The Handle
We have decoded on a 32" customized Hoffman Handle for the Homestead. AAA Select Hickory just like our other handles. Here the handle has...
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hal9093
- May 4, 2023
- 1 min
Progress on the Old Homestead. :-) Part One The Head
We have been making great progress recently on the Homesteader Axe. The head will be a beefy 4.7 ounces and the cutting edge will be...
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hal9093
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
All American Axe Hits Outdoor Retailer.
Less than a week after our company launch at BladeShow Atlanta we set up shop at the Outdoor Retailer show in Denver, Colorado. The team...
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hal9093
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
Liam Hoffman swings by the CastleGate booth at BladeShow.
It is always a pleasure when we get to see Liam Hoffman. Liam makes our AAA+ hand select US grown hickory axe handles. Liam works in his...
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hal9093
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
We know and axe lover when we see one!
Bart Suggs knows a little bit about keeping things sharp. He is the operations manager for Stroup Knives. Located in Fayetteville, North...
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hal9093
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
All American Axe Launches at BladeShow 2022
We formally launched our All American Axe line June 2nd, 2022 in Atlanta Georgia, at BladeShow 2022. At the show we featured our US-made...
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hal9093
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
American Steel
American Steel When one sets out to build the World’s Finest Axe, one does not simply choose just any steel, one chooses the best. In...
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hal9093
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Old World Inspiration
Old World Inspiration Early on in our research we decided to get our hands on every axe we could. This meant buying axes from all over...
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hal9093
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
Know Your Industry
Know Your Industry Company Log | by Hal Van Hercke One piece of business advice that I follow closely is that of “Knowing Your Industry.”...
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hal9093
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Making an All American Axe
Making an All American Axe In March 2022 I realized that we had a problem. As the owner of CastleGate Knife & Tool, our current US-made...
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hal9093
- Jun 3, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome to the blog!
Introduction Company Log | by: Hal Van Hercke My goal for this blog is to show you the inner workings of the company. Not just how we...
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