Face it raw steel and iron(Around $300/ton last I checked), purchased in bulk is dirt cheap. Even with the tariff.
If you buy an ax with an iron head that weighs 3 pounds that represents around $0.40 of raw iron. The hickory wood handle costs more than the iron head.
4 posted on 07/07/2018 4:50:37 AM PDT by central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)