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Axe help needed
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Check out Hawk City USA for an assortment of axes and hawks. Just call if you have any questions.
For hawks I'm biased
but for axes the Gerber is nice for using and packing and Rob from Survival Sheath Systems made this really cool Kydex sheath the other day for it that covers the blade but still allows you to use the hammer head back for whatever you need it for. It looks very nice.
Brody, who posts here, has been using one of our Frontiersman hawks to fell a tree and then carve it out to make a dugout canoe. He's stopped for the winter 'cuz the wood was frozen but hopefully he'll gear back up here soon. I think he needs to burn some of it out just to help it along. Or he needs an adze. But so far the Frontiersman has served him well I believe.
For hawks I'm biased
but for axes the Gerber is nice for using and packing and Rob from Survival Sheath Systems made this really cool Kydex sheath the other day for it that covers the blade but still allows you to use the hammer head back for whatever you need it for. It looks very nice.Brody, who posts here, has been using one of our Frontiersman hawks to fell a tree and then carve it out to make a dugout canoe. He's stopped for the winter 'cuz the wood was frozen but hopefully he'll gear back up here soon. I think he needs to burn some of it out just to help it along. Or he needs an adze. But so far the Frontiersman has served him well I believe.
"But so far the Frontiersman has served him well I believe."
As it has, frozen wood as well as fear of legal issues has backed me up but soon enough we'll either start again on it or plant some trees for decency and fell a new one in deeper woods.
For hawks, depending on what your willing to spend Bear Mountain is a great option but if you wanna go a little cheaper i'd say check out H&B Forge. As said I own a BM Frontiersmen as well as an H&B shawnee with the arrow/medival spike which is pretty similar to the Frontiersmen or the RR Spike, personally I prefer the BM hawk but they both are good choices and will trim a tree nice and throw well.
I use a Gransfors Bruks Double Bit for felling and it works tremendously. Once again though depending on price Wetterling would be a great back up.
As it has, frozen wood as well as fear of legal issues has backed me up but soon enough we'll either start again on it or plant some trees for decency and fell a new one in deeper woods.
For hawks, depending on what your willing to spend Bear Mountain is a great option but if you wanna go a little cheaper i'd say check out H&B Forge. As said I own a BM Frontiersmen as well as an H&B shawnee with the arrow/medival spike which is pretty similar to the Frontiersmen or the RR Spike, personally I prefer the BM hawk but they both are good choices and will trim a tree nice and throw well.
I use a Gransfors Bruks Double Bit for felling and it works tremendously. Once again though depending on price Wetterling would be a great back up.
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Check out AG Russell's web site. They have a number of offerings.
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Kinda depends on how much work you want to do. If you're willing to put in the time, there's no better axe than an old axe. Steel nowadays sucks in most felling axes. You can get great steel, ideally a 2-piece axe, on EBay for under $20. Look for such makes as Plumb, Kelley, Sager, Collins. Then rehang and sharpen the axe, and it'll last you forever.