Chopping Comparison - Axes, Big & Smallish Knives, Saw (pic heavy)

Nice review. The GB axes are great tools, superb for survival gear. Working with an axe is also a matter of technique. A strong person with a keen eye could cut both of those smaller logs in about 90 seconds with a properly honed 6 pound Tuatahi or Keech college axe. Even large bowie styled knives and machetes have no business climbing in the ring with a sharp full sized axe. This country was tamed with an axe, crosscut saw and a hammer.
 
I would think that with a full-size axe, they could do a hell of a lot better than 90 seconds. I managed to cut through a log in 47 with the Mini. If it hadn't been sliding around so much, I feel certain that my SFA would have bested that time by a long shot.

Yep, they are nice tools! :)
 
You may be a better axe man than me...point is, we need an ENTIRE page devoted to axes and axemanship. They are splendid tools and do a marvelous job with chopping. Cheers!
 
Way-O said:
Wasn't this discussed in one of those two threads about CS knives breaking while batoning, and shown that the least stressful way to baton through something is to keep the knife as level as possible.
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Yes, that was heavily argued on KnifeForums, it is complete nonsense.

-Cliff
 
So the angle of the knife is totally irrelevant..?
(sorry to derail the thread guys)
 
The splitting is most efficient when the blade is straight across, this does mean the forces are MAXIMAL there.

-Cliff
 
The splitting is most efficient when the blade is straight across, this does mean the forces are MAXIMAL there.
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I agree that straight across is best for splitting but I don't get the max forces?

TLM
 
If the blade is heavily slanted, much of the force is dissipated along the blade. Just try to split with the blade canted down at an extreme angle for example.

-Cliff
 
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