Some gear (vintage campers, longbows, and surfboards) should be made from wood. But ice tools, which need to be insanely durable and strong? They’ve always been made from metal—and for good ...

There’s nothing cozier than a fireplace or wood-burning stove in the winter. Yes, it can be a pain to chop all that wood, but think about it like this: you’ll get ripped and cut your heating bill at ...

The ax has been around in one form or another for more than 1 million years. Now Finnish inventor Heikki Kärnä has revolutionized the age-old chore of chopping firewood by brilliantly redesigning the ...

A Finnish woodcutter has designed an axe that could make a significant difference in the lives of some northerners. Many people in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) and the neighbouring Yukon ...

An archaeological survey of sites for an undersea tunnel project in southern Denmark has turned up a stunning find: a 5,500-year-old stone ax with the wooden handle still intact. The ax was found ...