Multi-choice problem: Choose from the options at the end, and answer how do you do this: How to make the handle of a viking axe floating shelf to be fixed on a wall?

Pick from: A). Take a big fat iron rod and paint it as per the desired design. Fix it firmly on to the blade part of the axe shelf. B). Take a relatively lighter metallic pipe or wooden rod, so that there will not be a weight issue on the handle portion of the axe shelf. Paint it as per the desired design and fix it on to the blade part of the axe shelf.
B).