Anyone speak Pulaski?

[Square_peg]

I just ordered up a couple of these. I've got two other pulaskis that need covers.

That's a great idea. As much much protection for the edged equipment as for anything it comes in contact with. The covers are made from leather I am reading. Would there be any reason to treat them with anything or best to leave as is? Would you be willing to post a picture of yours when it comes in and general impressions?

These pulaski sheaths arrived on Saturday. They're quite well made by Weaver Leather. They're rather large. They fit my fairly fresh pulaski just fine but the axe end sheath might be a little loose on worn down pulaski axe.

As for treatment mine will just get a couple coats of Huberds.

 

[300Six]

I keep the axe on my pulaksi sharp for chopping. And I sheath it while I hike up the trail. Safer that way. I strap it to my day pack. The trail crew always has a lot of beat up root chopping pulaskis on hand. It's nice to have one which remains sharp and never gets used to cut into dirt or rocks.

I would like to think I could do that one day but the Pulaski I have is so much more useful 'purposely dull' then it would be 'sharp' (plus I have dedicated sharp axes on hand that never see ground or dirt) that I steadfastly refuse to take a file to it. I did one time take a grinder to the blade but only to remove the damage of some naive SOB that thought he could split stones with it. The blades of these axes are tough as long as you don't don't go figuring on becoming a decorative wood carver with one at the same time!

 

[Square_peg]

Saturday I was out working on the Duckabush River Trail with my pulaski. I might have taken all of a dozen swings with the axe. But I took hundreds of swings with the adze. That's what makes it a valuable trail tool or fire tool. It's two tools with the weight of one tool. I wouldn't even consider carrying an axe along for trail work unless it was primarily a log out (clearing fallen logs from the trail).

 

[300Six]

Saturday I was out working on the Duckabush River Trail with my pulaski. I might have taken all of a dozen swings with the axe. But I took hundreds of swings with the adze. That's what makes it a valuable trail tool or fire tool. It's two tools with the weight of one tool. I wouldn't even consider carrying an axe along for trail work unless it was primarily a log out (clearing fallen logs from the trail).

Agree. The adze end is wonderful for grubbing roots and stones.

 

[idaho_crosscut]

You will quickly become frustrated if you try to maintain a razor-edge on a pick-axe type tool that is best used to strike the ground, grub roots, unearth stones and generally be abused. Pulaski is a refined and daintier version of a Mattox (which really is a Pickaxe with a crude blade instead of a pick).

i believe the mattock is a separate beast altogether- there are two types of mattock, the cutter mattock and a pick mattock.

a pickaxe is a separate deal, classed by how it is hung, as it is hung like an axe, and a mattock is hung like a hoe.

on a different topic, i have used several pulaskies whos 'grubbing ends' have been finely ground to work as an adze. the blade is similarly finely ground to work as an all-around notching/lapping tool for log construction.

 

[300Six]

i believe the mattock is a separate beast altogether- there are two types of mattock, the cutter mattock and a pick mattock.

a pickaxe is a separate deal, classed by how it is hung, as it is hung like an axe, and a mattock is hung like a hoe.

on a different topic, i have used several pulaskies whos 'grubbing ends' have been finely ground to work as an adze. the blade is similarly finely ground to work as an all-around notching/lapping tool for log construction.

Pulaski is 'mattock-like' in that the grubbing end is hoe-like oriented. What we do agree on though is that Pulaskis are downright handy! All of a sudden folks have me sorely tempted to look for another one and to clean up, sharpen and hone both ends.

 

[idaho_crosscut]

do it! i definitely have my "rootlaski" as well as my "sharplaski" i even have one that i used to pry a backcut open after realized i lost my wedges miles down the trail. that one i call "brokelaski" when my boss saw it, i said "dontaskme!" yuk yuk yuk

 

[Square_peg]

do it! i definitely have my "rootlaski" as well as my "sharplaski" i even have one that i used to pry a backcut open after realized i lost my wedges miles down the trail. that one i call "brokelaski" when my boss saw it, i said "dontaskme!" yuk yuk yuk

Best post I've read all day!