Axe Followup
Since apparently there isn't a way to add pics to an already existing post, gonna try to answer the questions around the construction /comments for a guide. Sorry for the repost.
The core for the head is bent CPVC which was then heated and glued to fit inside the PVC which is used for the haft.
It is made of a combination of camp pad and EVA foam, although next time I'd just do the EVA foam as it sands much nicer.
The wood grain was hand painted on, line by line. There was no kit or guide on how to do it, sorry. Just looked at a couple examples of axes and baseball bats and went from there.
The detailing is a combination of paint marker and acrylic paint.
The strike legal areas are a sewn tube of ripstop nylon with a strip of camp pad inserted and glued in place on the face that connects it to the axe. Then the sleeve itself is glued to the axe.
Plans for it are currently uncertain. Not sure if it will get on the field, entered into anything or what will happen. The reactions from where I have shared it are really inspiring as I tend to struggle to be impressed with my own work (I can't see the forest through the trees).