To quote John Prine "Put a penny in a burnt out fuse", but that was along time ago.
Buddy broke an ax handle at camp one year. Used a chunk of 2X4, whittled down by 3 of us, fit great...still hangs in the wood shed for kindling. Whittled with draw knife, folder, and sandpaper. Took us a dozen pops and only 2 band-aids.
And that was a long time ago too.