World's largest axe

45°59′38″N 67°13′59″W / 45.994°N 67.233°W / 45.994; -67.233 (World's Largest Axe)
Location	Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick, Canada
Designer	BID Canada Ltd.
Material	Concrete, stainless steel
Completion date	May 11, 1991
Dedicated to	The forest industry in Nackawic and throughout New Brunswick

The world's largest axe is a sculpture of an axe located in Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick, Canada.^[1] It was built in 1991, the year Nackawic was designated the Forestry Capital of Canada, as a monument to symbolize the significance of the forest industry in Nackawic and throughout New Brunswick.^[2] Additionally, the head of the axe contains a time capsule embedded within it.^[3] The axe sits in a park located off the Saint John River,^[4] which is the host location of the annual Big Axe Craft Beer Festival.^[5]

The axe stands 15 metres (49 ft) tall and weighs over 55 tons. The axe-head is 7 metres (23 ft) wide. The concrete stump is 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter. It was commissioned, designed and built in 1991 by the B.I.D. Canada LTD. company^[6] in Woodstock. It was presented to the town on May 11, 1991 and lifted by crane to its stump.^[7]

"The World's Largest Axe. This giant axe symbolizes the importance of the forest industry, past, present and future, to the Town of Nackawic and the Province of New Brunswick. 1991."^[8]

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