Council Tool 6lbs Dayton! (The poor man's racing axe)

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It's labeled as a "flathead axe" for Firefighters, has a longer cutting edge then the 6lbs Dayton as on seen on the Council Tool site.

Got it with a 32" handle. Same length as my in seem Perfect size for me when bucking.

Handle came uncoated, I love it

Bought it for $60 including shipping:O

Reprofiled on a 1x30 then polished on a WSKO belt sharpener

12dps back bevel with a convex to 20dps



Massive wood chip. Awesome power





No need for a cross cut saw.

6lbs is the way to go!



USA baby


 
That's quite the beast! If these are at all like fire axes and emergency hatchets then the poll will also be hard.
 
Haha what?! That's awesome! I thought the poll looked more pronounced maybe that's the case. Very cool.
 
Nice find. Them six pounders don't grow on trees and racing axes are very expensive. I bet the chip were really flying!:thumbup:
 
garry3 said:
Nice find. Them six pounders don't grow on trees and racing axes are very expensive. I bet the chip were really flying!:thumbup:
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Its fricken awesome. time to head out to the woods for some axercise on some deadfall!

Beachlogger said:
Not trying to knock it or anything, but compared to the old school American axes it looks crude
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Yea, we can thank the chainsaw for that :P

I grow tired of hunting for nice, usable vintage axes sometimes,

Its stressful sometimes haha I just want an axe!

its nice just to buy something ready to go.

I still dream of the day I find an old crate filled with untouched vintage axes with that beautiful blue paint on the heads
 
DeadboxHero said:
Its fricken awesome. time to head out to the woods for some axercise on some deadfall!



Yea, we can thank the chainsaw for that :P

I grow tired of hunting for nice, usable vintage axes sometimes,

Its stressful sometimes haha I just want an axe!

its nice just to buy something ready to go.

I still dream of the day I find an old crate filled with untouched vintage axes with that beautiful blue paint on the heads
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Even were you are in the Pacific Northwest your chances of finding a usable axe in that weight is pretty slim. You might be to old to swing it by the time you came across one. I would love to have a go swinging that one!:thumbup:
 
Beachlogger said:
Not trying to knock it or anything, but compared to the old school American axes it looks crude
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Very few of us will disagree with that statement (least of all me) but I am still in favour of any verbal plug for owning/buying domestic hand tools. True though that Council goodies were more carefully/thoughtfully finished (hopefully this is not reflective of overall manufacture) in years past. I suspect that it's increasingly difficult to entice the 'presto' and 'what's in for me' generation of new workers to do much more than 'only what is necessary' to maintain job security, steady paychecks and a pension.
Pride in workmanship, and creating-working in such an atmosphere, has been steadily declining over the past 50 years.
"Good enough" as a mantra for production and quality control is quite different from vintage 'Give it your best shot' and 'get good at it first and then you'll become faster' attitudes.
 
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I am ok with the CT "look", but for those who aren't, it is not due to some character flaw in the workmen! The grinding is simply limited to functional areas only. The nicer vintage axes were ground and polished more extensively, but the labor costs of doing that now would probably at least double the price, and likely reduce sales... Even in the golden days of yesteryear, there were higher and lower levels of finish.

One thing I've found also is that CT axes always look worse in pictures than in person. The two I've used most recently were good choppers and hold a good edge, too.
 
Fine looking axe! I like the very pronounced high centerline. So hard to find that these days. 32" 6-pound makes a fine bucking axe.

Per the website the poll is not hardened as we would expect.

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http://counciltool.com/shop/fire-ax...ovels/6-flathead-axe-32-curved-wooden-handle/
 
I have a 5-lb Dayton and it's a beast of an axe and splits really well, and likely bucks very very well too. I can only imagine the 6-er. I held one once, though, and it does have a long bit. They are great axes.
 
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