Axe? Please educate me

@Nathan the Machinist I don’t know about a small axe but for a 2-2.5lb ish one that is set up well I would.

mostly because I like well made things and I bring one to work everyday

 

it's not what they look like, it's what they feel like

 

that's my favourite size axe, too. You get much smaller than that and you're in hatchet land. To my way of thinking, an axe is designed primarily to be used with two hands and an hatchet is primarily designed for one-handed use.

for a full size axe/axe, what do you think of hanging a standardized CPK head on your choice of handle, vs. head and handle designed together using a proprietary fitment?

 

I’d like to try something new and see how it goes...but would also like the option to default back to a piece of hickory from House Handle (have been my go to for a while)

 

Count me in!

 

I’m good for one... and maybe a back up.

 

I love anything well made. I’d love a small hatchet with an edge that won’t turn serrated after a few hits against bone. Now, an old machete made in Central America and a wooden club will do the job just fine.

 

@Jo the Machinist I'm telling you, if it has CPK on it, axe or otherwise, I won't buy it due to the fact I am too slow and will get beat out by 40 other individuals. This is not to say I wouldn't try....

 

I am somewhat proficient putting handles on things, I'd say, and I'll be the first to admit that hanging an axe head does require a certain amount of skill that not most folks have.

I wouldn't make having a standard handle a priority if you think there is a better way. Most guys just won't bother, so go ahead... do something new and innovative.

(I'll still have a go at it regardless )

 

I'm in favour of a bolt on fitment with a composite handle

 

I think Nathan could just about literally cut wedges of 3V out with a bandsaw, poke an eye out of them, HT & sharpen, and they'd be better than most axes on the planet. He's right, most hatchet/ax steel is a joke by comparison.

I am constantly amazed by how much better my SR-101 hatchet and 'hawk hold up, vs. my Gransfors and any other I've ever prersonally seen. Nathan would do a better job than Busse on this, I'm fairly confident (even my "thick" Pork Chop is only ~3/8" at the head, it needs more mass).

 

Nathan, I'd buy anything from you which will bears your signature / CPK insignia even if Matthew Gregory's silliest idea in form of a CPK raisin peeler or his next silly idea, the ear & nostril hair trimmer ever come to fruition! All said, I am with Jo on this one meaning that the NinJo requires a heckuva lotta of convincing to get onboard. Knowing that you do not shy away from realistic challenges, you will produce one kickass axe/hatchet which will justify carrying your sigi which I will also proudly try to score a couple of; no questions!

However, since I have now pretty much given up scoring folders from any other maker till yours comes to fruition followed by that Integral Shiv thingy, this knucklehead will stick with Jo's pragmatism purely for my own selfish wants in the order stated

 

So @Nathan the Machinist are we thinking sort of a RMJ-style crash/tactical axe, or are we thinking more of an Estwing woods/camp hatchet?

 

In.

 

^ yes. That.

 

I'm in for one!

 

In for at least one. Maybe more.

 

my oxhead does tend to stick occasionally, and you can feel it flex laterally sometimes. Size and weight is on the money, I wouldn't go for less than a 2# head, personally