Axe use

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I made a video on Axe use, does anyone else on here like axes as much as knives? Also what axes do you have?

[video=youtube;FFAahckt0PI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFAahckt0PI[/video]

Ste
 
Go visit the axe forum. You'll find guys there that know pretty much all there is to know on the subject. I personally love them, I just have no need for them.
 
Shotgun said:
Go visit the axe forum. You'll find guys there that know pretty much all there is to know on the subject. I personally love them, I just have no need for them.
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Ahh i didn't realise there's an axe forum, thanks for that :)

Ste
 
Good video ... thanks for pointing out all of the safety aspects needed when using an axe.
 
I like axes a great deal.. as well as tomahawks, I dare say in the North east where I;m from, an axe is a more critical survival tool than a knife. I have a few axes and hawks includign GB or 2 but the exe I use most is a lowly fiskars x7
low cost low drag.. carves as well as it chops, is light and while it does dull faster than other axes it;s extremely easy to get a hair popping edge back in the field in minutes.
 
Knives led to axes, then axes led to saws for me. I've learned a few things about axe use but have a way to go yet. Saws I know little about but the learning curve will be faster. I feel a need to find some type of Swede saw or variant now. I feel far more safe using a saw than an axe. I'm currently leaning toward downing\sectioning with a saw, then splitting with an axe. This may change when the weather gets much colder. I find it hard to make any definitive statements as I'm always learning and new experiences change my old opinions. This will likely go on for years. I hope so anyway as I am having great fun out there. I try to keep safety in the forefront while I fart around with my cutting tools.
 
- Upnorth

If you're shopping for a 'Swede' type saw, i cannot recommend highly enough the Bob Dustrude Quick Buck Saw. It's around $45 US and is *amazing*. The saw is super light, easy to assemble/put into use and saws like mad!!! I got one as a gift from some friends this summer and i can tell you from personal use it goes through seasoned white oak rounds (think 4"-8" range) very quickly with little effort. It takes regular length bow-saw blades (regular length for here in the US - can't say for sure about our Canadian friends!) would be a snap to change one out if necessary. In fact, i'm looking to add a bone-saw to it for game prep!
 
I like axes. I think they are a very valuable tool here in the middle european forests. I have a few cheap hatchets, axes and splitting mauls (all cheap hardware store generic pos).

I had a Fiskars X10 which I liked a lot, but I gave it to my father. Now he's getting me a GB Small Forest Axe for Christmas.
 
fmajor007 said:
- Upnorth

If you're shopping for a 'Swede' type saw, i cannot recommend highly enough the Bob Dustrude Quick Buck Saw. It's around $45 US and is *amazing*. The saw is super light, easy to assemble/put into use and saws like mad!!! I got one as a gift from some friends this summer and i can tell you from personal use it goes through seasoned white oak rounds (think 4"-8" range) very quickly with little effort. It takes regular length bow-saw blades (regular length for here in the US - can't say for sure about our Canadian friends!) would be a snap to change one out if necessary. In fact, i'm looking to add a bone-saw to it for game prep!
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Thanks for the tip, it is appreciated. I will google that saw for sure. Most of our consumer goods up here come from the U.S. so replacement blades shouldn't be a problem.
 
maethor said:
I like axes. I think they are a very valuable tool here in the middle european forests. I have a few cheap hatchets, axes and splitting mauls (all cheap hardware store generic pos).

I had a Fiskars X10 which I liked a lot, but I gave it to my father. Now he's getting me a GB Small Forest Axe for Christmas.
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I have a G.B. small forest and a Wetterlings hatchet. These are probably the best outdoor tools that I own. I don't even feel like I need a full sized axe if I get a decent bow saw.
 
I recently made a buck saw and feel it goes very well along side an axe, I can easily cut sections with it and split the wood for fire wood with my axe. The other saw i have is a Laplander for smaller tasks.
 
I like axes and hatchets, but I have always been hopelessly clumsy with them. I really need to get schooled.
 
During the winter months I use an axe virtually every day making kindling for my stove. I don't particularly enjoy using an axe but just see it as a chore that has to be done, the one I'm using right now is a smallish Collins axe.
 
I actually enjoy splitting wood for kindling and such, and I find that I'm really enjoying my hatchet for its small size and light weight. Maybe I am a little less worried about an accident with it as it has less mass and momentum, making it more pleasurable to use. Dunno, sure is fun and handy though.
 
Upnorth,
;) Don't let that little hatchet hear you say that. My grandfather told me once that the hatchett was design for removing the thumb from your left hand, some folks just find other uses for it along the way... LOL!

I have the GB SFA, a 3/4 double bit, Collins and Fiskars hatchetts. I use and love them all. I also have a Husqvarna/Hults Bruks 26" light axe en route.

Bill
 
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