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Tom, splitting the wood for handles would be a good way, but generally I use a straight grained material and have wide enough planks, so with some searching around to find a fit, am able to saw out with the grain pretty close following the shape I want. I made this handle for my adze way back...

I've made a few axe and maul handles. Pretty straight forward, especially if you have an old handle to use as a pattern and to give dimensions that you like. Fitting the steel heads can be a chore, some of the old cast jobs can be rather irregular in shape. Probably not a very much...

A friend has a Friskar and much likes it.

Like was mentioned, unless a grinder is needed, a file and oil stone should do the job. You might get a coarse stone to remove the file marks, and a finer stone to more polish the edge. If you sharpen pretty often, you may no longer much need the file. Try not to round the faces, keep the...