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Estwing axes...
- Thread starter Crayola
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i have a couple of them and they work well for me. i guess it depends on what you want to do, but i have found them to hold an edge, and chop well, some like the handles and some dont, i havent had any trouble with the. i have the two larger modells of axes with the blue handles.
alex
alex
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They are indestructible but real heavy. The metal handle transmits shock much more than the wooden handle axes which help deaden shock. I have the 3/4 size and the hatchet size. I'm sure they will last forever.
My blue handled large Estwing has been used around my home and woods for years
Just chop what I want to and sharpen once in while. When I'm clearing fence I take
the Estwing and an Ontario machete and work the dickins out of both. My boys
use them mostly now and being kids they don't care what they hit. All I know is
the Estwing is easy to re-edge and holds it very well. For a general purpose ax
they are hard to beat.
Just chop what I want to and sharpen once in while. When I'm clearing fence I take
the Estwing and an Ontario machete and work the dickins out of both. My boys
use them mostly now and being kids they don't care what they hit. All I know is
the Estwing is easy to re-edge and holds it very well. For a general purpose ax
they are hard to beat.
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I have the longer model with the metal/rubber handle and the smaller model with the stacked leather handle. They work fine but don't compare with the Gransfors Bruks. The GB steel is harder, I like the head shape better, and the edge is thinner. Nonethless, when canoeing or rafting in Alaska I sometimes take the large Estwing because it is a bit more weather resistant and I don't have to protect it from others on the trip. I won't let others touch my GBs.
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I totally understand.
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Amen brother! The GBs are hard and thin enough at the edge that if a dipstick hits a rock with your GB, you may have a serious problem repairing the damage. This summer I'm going on two whitewater raft trips in Alaska and the large Estwing is going on both because I don't want to do ALL the chopping and I don't trust any of the guys with my GBs. If they were bigger groups I'd bring both, just so I could enjoy using my own axe. However, that can't be justified in 2-4 person parties.
