ash chopping

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What kind of chopper is this one? For firestarting out in the woods, not chopping wood for the cabin, building shelters and not houses, you get the pctire. Thanks.cwd
 
Well, let me ask this a different way. I can't open the video and am not interested in chopping 2X4's (would probably just use a saw). What I want is either a good heavy-duty knife OR a good hatchet to go along with a 4-inch lighter skinner (probably my Muddy Meaner). I want the heavy one for cutting through a deer ribcage a few times a year, lopping off a few limbs for shooting lanes, maybe cutting a sapling to help carry out game or a lean-to if I decide to or have to stay out all night, split some firewood, and just have fun with. I guess, in a pinch, I could use same for self-defense, although unlikely. Maybe tape over the edge and dig for bait if I run out fishing...who knows what else. It just seems for me that a heavy knife would do more than a hatchet, and I like the looks of this one very much-some folks would say "get a BM" but I really think the ASH would be more versatile...so...
Anybody actually use this blade for any of the above? Thanks.cwd
 
As far as the deer thing goes, unless your dressing out 300 pound Saskatchewan white-tails then I think you could get away with splitting the ribcage (and pelvis) with your Meaner. My HRLM (Swamp Rat) easily performs these tasks on Jersey white-tails for me. Anyway, I don't have my ASH-1 yet, but I think it may be a bit large for that task, though it should easily fulfill your niche for lane cutting, shelter building, etc. You may want to consider a small hatchet for those purposes. I suggest looking at Gransfors Bruks axes. They have a great variety of sizes and styles that will fit your needs. I have the Wildlife Hatchet and it is sweet. GB axes are generally considered the finest axes money can buy and they aren't astronomically expensive. Each is hand forged, sharpened and hung with Premium hickory. They are sweet.
 
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