Installing This Axe Shelf Looks Incredibly Easy and Dangerous [Wish You Were Here]

With a brilliant design incorporating two axes, Köln International School of Design students Yanik Balzer and Max Kuwertz have created a shelf that makes installation an absolute breeze. You just need to find an open space on your wall, wind up, and hope that at least one side of the axe heads makes contact with a stud. More »

The Ultimate Backpacking Outfit [The Outfit]

Backpacking gear was my original obsession with technology. For even the most minor update to my kit, I read dozens of reviews, talk to my expert comrades, and then finally try it out myself. More »

A Carbon Fiber Core Makes This Axe Lean and Mean [Beautiful]

Aside from a few innovations in materials, axe design has been something that’s gone relatively unchanged for awhile now. But a new concept, dubbed the Zai Core, from designer Kacper Hamilton, which makes use of carbon fiber in the handle and a series of interchangable carbon steel blades, breathes new life into an old object More »

Double-Duty Axe Saw Turns Forests Into Firewood [Tools]

A few years ago Zippo decided to expand its product offerings so the company’s wares appealed to more than just smokers, arsonists, and action movie heros. Recently they’ve made a strong push into outdoor gear, and this brilliant four-in-one axe proves that Zippo’s not just slapping its logo onto any old product. More »

You’d Want This Axe If Zombies Attacked [Daily Desired]

In the event everyone starts turning into zombies and eating each other’s faces off (looking at you, Florida), this Tactical Tomahawk axe is the kinda tool you’d want to have. More »