Outbaxe
Sweet Spott Handle
Sweet Spott Handle
The Sweet Spott is inspired by original Tasmanian pattern handles from the 1950s — slim through the waist, naturally curved and built for control in dense hardwood.
This isn’t your basic hardware store handle. It feels familiar the moment it’s in your hand — what I like to call Grandad’s handle.
Crafted from locally and ethically sourced Australian Spotted Gum, it follows that traditional thin, responsive profile. The hang is set specifically for Tasmanian pattern heads, keeping the balance and feel the pattern became known for.
The Sweet Spott handle is 800mm long (32in), and weighs 700 grams (1.5lb)
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NOS Handle Story
After years of restoring, and hundreds of Tassies, I came across a handle that I thought was pretty special. It was a completely unused vintage handle from the 1950’s. I immediately noticed how much thinner it was compared to modern day handles - especially hardware store handles, it felt unreal in the hands - just like grandads old axe. What blew me away even more, was when I paid more attention to the tongue of the handle - as it had never had a head hung on it. I quickly noticed that the eye was specifically made for Tasmanian pattern axes, the tongue slipped PERFECTLY into every single Tasmanian pattern head I had. This is what started my quest to replicate a true Tasmanian axe handle in today's society, as Tasmanian heads become more scarce and treasured. So if you’ve got a prized Tassie head in your collection, and you want a handle that does it justice, this is the obvious choice.
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Variations
Spotted gum is a very unique wood, with some very unique characteristics - one of them being the variation in patterns and colour. These colour can range from a light sandy brown, to dark chocolate brown, and sometimes even a dark red. The same can also be said about spotted gum patterns, and it's safe to say that no two handles are the same. The colour of the spotted gum handle you receive will not affect the durability or performance of the handle in any way. Please be aware that we generally use a lucky dip system for spotted gum handles, and we dont reserve any type of colour or pattern for specific orders. That being said, if you do specifically want a certain colour, feel free to reach out via email or social media. We will try our best to accommodate, but we can’t guarantee.
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Premium Grade
At Outbaxe we work off a single grade system - A grade handles only. At the moment, we’re not offering any B grade handles, or seconds. The reason is to keep it simple and fair, we want to back every handle we sell. If you have any structural faults, breakages or cracks in your handle, please reach out and we will offer you a replacement. Please be aware, that we won’t offer any cover for misuse of axes, and we won’t cover any handles that are deemed to have been hung improperly - we may ask for photos of how the axe was hung on the handle to verify the issue. We back our product, and want to offer the best, strongest handles we can that will suit proper use, and look pretty as a wall hanger.