that;s cool- i think a lot of axemen started by changing the blade with a file. modification- to relieve the front corner to give it a bit of finesse up front. just to tease the wood.
Mark- maybe the axe was a foot level kind? and you are a beast. the old CN axes up here are the 12 inch big ones and i'm guessing intended to be used differently than the Penn-syl-vanians did. my sense these are more chopping-type axes.
bang on that the flat side of the axe needs to be flat
