In article , "George W Frost" wrote:
most axes are right handed, as are hammers, or is it only the handles which
are right handed?

Axes and hammers??? Pray tell, how is either the head *or* the handle of an
axe or a hammer right-handed?

You can buy a left handed shifting spanner, but you have to look hard to get
one and try them out before buying

A what? I know that British "spanner" = American "wrench", but what is a
shifting spanner?