Hatchet handle

An axe handle is an item that was made through a random event that causes the axe head to fly off while Woodcutting. The random event no longer exists, and these items are also nonexistent after the random is removed, in order to prevent more discontinued items from forming. The random event in question also coincided with the deletion of a similar random event which affected pickaxes.

The random events which caused these inconviniences were removed by Jagex after much negativity from players in the Runescape Forums. Many felt that it wasn't really fitting for items like the Dragon Axe, the strongest axe so far, to lose their blade as easily as it did.

The events also caused many annoyances as eagle-eyed players picked up the flying handle or head and then blackmailed the original owner so they could get their axe back. Incidents such as this contributed to the eventual deletion of these descrepancies.