The goal was to make a vintage 'Poster' look, and because I really like history and historical objects/tools, it was really a pleasure to read all the informations how the tool was used during collected the informations before start to draw.
Based on these a picture came to my mind with a log house in a forest, where the american pioneers lived and cut out trees to build their own houses. The reason I used brown shades is, the design can reflects the feeling of the old sepia photos from that time, and gives back the warmth of the wood. The head of the axe came out from the design, because I used here a lighter and colder grey tone, reflecting that the steel is stronger than the wood. The rising sun is a symbol here of the returning iconic handtool which is The Perfect Axe.