On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:21:59 -0500, Ignoramus8581
wrote:

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Axe.jpg

Looks like a fairly-common English-made axe with a head of the "Kent"
pattern. If it's old, then it might be of iron, forge-welded to a steel
insert for the edge. The handle is a poorly-shaped replacement which
puts the edge in the wrong position relative to your hand.

It's a general purpose axe, rather than a specifically shaped one for
carpentry.

It's not a tomahawk. A tomahawk head is of quite a distinctive form.