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<blockquote data-quote="Arnix" data-source="post: 420037" data-attributes="member: 5521">Seems our math was off on the item.&nbsp; I looked up the weight of a telephone pole (similar to a caber) and it would weigh approx 150 pounds.&nbsp; The metal of the head would start at about 1.5 feet (to seat the handle) and taper off at the end to a point, with a width of close to 10 feet and approx 6 feet tall.&nbsp; To do simple math, I would make the thickness a 1.5 feet, but half width (picture foled metal).&nbsp; So we have a 6x5x1.5 slab of steel, or 72&quot;x60&quot;x18&quot;.&nbsp; I picked up a steel weight calculator.&nbsp; This leads to a 10.002926058624 ton slab of metal.&nbsp; Seeing that the pole was simple wood, it would not be able to support this weight, it would have to be steel reinforced.&nbsp; I will ignore that portion for simplicity, but keep it in mind for argument sake.Thus we now have a 20' gargantuan great axe with a head of 10' wide and 6 feet tall with a weight of 150 pounds + 10.0029 tons.Seems our 400-800 pound swas a tad pit light.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arnix, post: 420037, member: 5521"] Seems our math was off on the item. I looked up the weight of a telephone pole (similar to a caber) and it would weigh approx 150 pounds. The metal of the head would start at about 1.5 feet (to seat the handle) and taper off at the end to a point, with a width of close to 10 feet and approx 6 feet tall. To do simple math, I would make the thickness a 1.5 feet, but half width (picture foled metal). So we have a 6x5x1.5 slab of steel, or 72"x60"x18". I picked up a steel weight calculator. This leads to a 10.002926058624 ton slab of metal. Seeing that the pole was simple wood, it would not be able to support this weight, it would have to be steel reinforced. I will ignore that portion for simplicity, but keep it in mind for argument sake. Thus we now have a 20' gargantuan great axe with a head of 10' wide and 6 feet tall with a weight of 150 pounds + 10.0029 tons. Seems our 400-800 pound swas a tad pit light. [/QUOTE]

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