Esee Gibson. Quick question.

Just because I'm a man on a mission, I'd avoid that type of... axe... if you're serious about axe work.
I'd get a proper hatchet.

ETA: imagine pounding stakes with the back of an ESEE 6 and I'd bet you're pretty close.
 
Not super serious about axe work....I'm not making bushcraft videos for YouTube either.

I like a small hatchet to pack hunting while using my hot tent. Split and chop small pieces of wood for a small cylinder stove and pound stakes is all I use my fiskars hatchet for. It does the job, the Esee is just "cooler".
 
dakotakidd said:
Not super serious about axe work....I'm not making bushcraft videos for YouTube either.

I like a small hatchet to pack hunting while using my hot tent. Split and chop small pieces of wood for a small cylinder stove and pound stakes is all I use my fiskars hatchet for. It does the job, the Esee is just "cooler".
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yeah, I think the "cooler" factor is what you're getting there.
Things I don't like about that particular axe includes the fact there's no handle to choke up on.
I think the narrowness of the blade stock would do more mangling of tent stakes than you'd want.

I don't personally see this as an effective splitter either.
If you like it, go get one, but I would recommend other choices that might not have the same appeal aesthetically but are better tools.
 
I hear ya...and that answers my question. I read the stock thickness is 1/4"?

So guessing the butt is as well, wouldn't work to well to pound a stake.

I'll just stick with my $40 fiskars for now.
 
dakotakidd said:
I hear ya...and that answers my question. I read the stock thickness is 1/4"?

So guessing the butt is as well, wouldn't work to well to pound a stake.

I'll just stick with my $40 fiskars for now.
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Honestly, not a bad option. If you ever want to go lighter you can always check out some of the Italian axes, and though most of them don't have a poll, you can chop a baton that would work just fine.
They also are slip fit heads so you can replace handles pretty easy. I usually mention the Council Flying Fox as a personal favorite and I never waste an opportunity to bring up the Woox Forte axe - designed by our very own Forty Two Blades, though it's getting into real axe territory.

I love ESEE as a company, and carry their knives often, but I just can't figure what possessed them to make that Gibson axe... thing.
 
dakotakidd said:
So guessing the butt is as well, wouldn't work to well to pound a stake.
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also, yes, this is correct- sorry, I thought you realized that already.
It's hard to find pictures, but here's one from a video review.
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That helps, I never did take the time to watch any videos. Strange design...kinda a axe shaped knife...
 
EngrSorenson said:
ETA: imagine pounding stakes with the back of an ESEE 6 and I'd bet you're pretty close.
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Bbbbbuttt ..., my 6 is 0.188" thick and the Gibson is a full 0.25" thick ... > LOL

I would think pounding a stake with a Gibson could best be done with the side of the head (but then the issue would be the handle ..., AND how many stakes ...?).

I think the answer to "Is the poll wide enough to pound stakes?" would relate to how productive you a can be using a quarter inch wide hammer.
 
What do you think would be the minimum useful thickness for a poll? would .750" be enough to be "fully functional" on a .250" stock hatchet?
 
Tuhlmann said:
What do you think would be the minimum useful thickness for a poll? would .750" be enough to be "fully functional" on a .250" stock hatchet?
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It's not just about poll thickness it's about overall thickness.
If the goal is an actual hatchet and not just a hatchet shaped knife you're gonna want to start with at least 1" thick, because you want a head profile that's not just flat.

You'll also want a hardened poll unless you only plan to pound wood plastic or aluminum tent stakes.
 
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