Thanks for the welcome into the group.
To answer the questions about the shop loft, that is where most of the important decisions will be made, such as which football game to watch after the MN Vikings (SKOL!) games are over and and which bourbon vintage is superior to another. I plan to build it out as a cave for men to hide from unsuspecting wives and children.
regarding the leather wrap on some of my axe handles, arkie said it best, some prefer it to help with over strike which can happen especially with a long beard, others just think it looks cool. Either way works for me.
I’m off to the elk woods of Colorado for a bit, so y’all stay safe and don’t hammer your fingers and I’ll touch base once I return. Cheers