A Brief History of the Cedar Axe of Kerrville, Texas

Many of history's axes and axe patterns have interesting stories of their creation, and the Cedar Axe, or cedar pattern, is one of them. Designed out of necessity by a man living in the cedar covered hill country of early Texas, the Cedar Axe has become a favorite of collectors and axe enthusiasts. This modest recounting of the history of the development of the pattern walks the reader through the axe's first days, and details the resulting lines that sprung from its creation.