I think it might be a problem of communication here of exactly what a pick axe is .A picture would help .What most of us call a pick axe might not be exactly how you refer to it .
A miners pick would generally have a handle with no wedges as well as what's termed a mattock type .
Conversely...
Los Angeles California a city of nearly 4 million people has no wooden handles ???Hmm /Here's one of a zillion on the internet http://www.househandle.com/products-3.html#cotton
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