I believe it soaks into the haft of the axe in the form of honest sweat and hard work pixel

. I have a small tomahawk or three, but no real full sized axes. I love the double headed woodsman's axe, but haven't seen any in this country. I would own one of them if I could. I also have a chainsaw and have done a lot of work with them in my days of volunteer rescue and emergency services, but axes are safer even if they are slower.
Mick