Buck 106 for camping?

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Has anyone used a Micarta 106 (70s/80s vintage) for typical camp chores (i.e. light splitting of wood, making tinder/kindling, hammer tent stakes, etc.)?

I recently acquired one as a companion for my Pathfinder, but at the time, I didn't realize that it was designed as a Hunter's Axe for skinning. No big deal - I still love it, but I was just wondering how it might perform.
 
Works great! But tent stakes? The back side of the axe doesnt work too good as a hammer, shes pretty narrow. Try it out! Let us know how you like it!
 
i would NOT use this for anything other then meat and or bone.. the reason i say this is i have been useing these type of hatchets for over 33 years in hunting camp and the blade is so skinny it will damage very easy if you are to use it on something other then softer material..fresh bone , hide, skin, meat,ect,ect,ect....im not saying it wont work for a while. my father always told me " USE THE TOOL THAT IS BEST FOR THE JOB" .. there are much better axes and or hatchets for the job at hand other then a meat axe / hatchet..wood axe/ hatchet has a fatter head for splitting wood. you will notice all the hunting axes / hatchets are very light. there is not any real material to the tool. thin handle , thin head , thin blade.. they are always razor sharp like a good hunting knife , where an utility hatchet will be rather blunt and a thick blade, not at all meant for an animal .. hope this helps as i have had an case axe combo and an buck 106 and both of these were never ment for anything other then wild game and mabee light duty like rope and or kitchen work at high altitude hunting camp..
ron keyser (kill456)





TAH said:
Has anyone used a Micarta 106 (70s/80s vintage) for typical camp chores (i.e. light splitting of wood, making tinder/kindling, hammer tent stakes, etc.)?

I recently acquired one as a companion for my Pathfinder, but at the time, I didn't realize that it was designed as a Hunter's Axe for skinning. No big deal - I still love it, but I was just wondering how it might perform.
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The 106 is not a very good hammer nor, I suspect, was it ever intended to be.

Here's an example of its utility as a hammer.



A nice little ax but I subscribe to the thesis that it is a meat ax rather than a hammer and a tree chopper.

Telechronos:):):)
 
Considering how much they go for I believe I would buy another camp axe:D
 
Fortunately, I got my 106 for a lot less than your average Gransfors Bruks axe. :D
 
I don't think I have ever seen a 106 go for under a hundred bucks on ebay. Least if it hasn't been beat up. Some go for a LOT more.

Buck makes some newer camp axe's and gerber makes one that has a little knife stuck up its ...handle... for about 30 bucks or less.
 
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