Favorite axe?

I was recently in the market for a splitting ax and went for the Fiskars b/c it seemed like the best value for the $$$ (I needed to keep it under $50 due to excessive recent ESEE knife purchases :D) I couldn't be more pleased with it's performance. This ax came paper-slicing sharp out of the box and blows through everything I've put in front of it. The Fiskars Pro Chopping ax is 28" and I've seen them online for around $35.
 
adaman04 said:
I think the down side is that they are hollow. I wish they were solid at least down a certain ways to at the most common break point. But, for the money I'd say they're worth it. That's funny about the guide fixing it, it kind of seems the way they do things in the rest of the world. Most Americans would toss it in the trash and bitch about it being a piece of crap for 10 years on the internet. Haha.
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last time i checked, Fiskars/Gerber offered a lifetime warranty on handle breakage (or nearly any reason)...

good tools :)

SDD: i'd go for a Fiskars chopping axe, hatchet, and perhaps their $20 brushhook. buy the sharpeners, or bring a stone.

loppers wouldn't hurt either for trail clearing. less effort for many chores.

i wouldn't let anyone but a trusted and trained friend use my "good" axes :)
 
Apophis said:
I was recently in the market for a splitting ax and went for the Fiskars b/c it seemed like the best value for the $$$ (I needed to keep it under $50 due to excessive recent ESEE knife purchases :D) I couldn't be more pleased with it's performance. This ax came paper-slicing sharp out of the box and blows through everything I've put in front of it. The Fiskars Pro Chopping ax is 28" and I've seen them online for around $35.
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pro-chopping axe - 2lb head

pro-splitting axe - 2.5 lb head

SUPER splitting axe - 4.0-4.25 lb head

that last one - BLASTS through stuff, but it's a workout for a cord of wood, so i use it on the tough stuff and switch up with the regular pro-splitter which seems ever so light after a dozen logs with the big guy.

looks like on the main Fiskars site they are running a 25% sale too

oh, yeah, Fiskars has a pretty decent machete too :)
 
texastonydobbs said:
I was 11 or 12 when Given my Estwing hatchet and Trust me a young kid can tear up some stuff unsupervised with it and here I am 25+ years later and the hatchet sits atop my safe for my son to use anytime....takes a freaking beating and still going strong....Breaking ..never...onething I'd never worry about....I plan on buying the Estwing withthe blue grip about 16-18"long next as a pack axe and leave the wetterlings at home.
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Just be warned, they are heavy SOBs.
 
Bladite said:
last time i checked, Fiskars/Gerber offered a lifetime warranty on handle breakage (or nearly any reason)...

good tools :)

SDD: i'd go for a Fiskars chopping axe, hatchet, and perhaps their $20 brushhook. buy the sharpeners, or bring a stone.

loppers wouldn't hurt either for trail clearing. less effort for many chores.

i wouldn't let anyone but a trusted and trained friend use my "good" axes :)
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Gerber does off a Lifetime Warranty. Unfortunately the process generally consists of spending as much money on shipping and hassle as you spent on the tool. I'm still considering one of the Fiskars axes.
 
Bladite said:
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pro-chopping axe - 2lb head

pro-splitting axe - 2.5 lb head

SUPER splitting axe - 4.0-4.25 lb head

that last one - BLASTS through stuff, but it's a workout for a cord of wood, so i use it on the tough stuff and switch up with the regular pro-splitter which seems ever so light after a dozen logs with the big guy.

looks like on the main Fiskars site they are running a 25% sale too

oh, yeah, Fiskars has a pretty decent machete too :)
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I loved my Fiskars Pro Chopper, that is until it was broken. I went to use it one day after I loaned it to my brother.... the handle cracked about halfway down the handle all the way to the head. Funny not the first time he has done this to one of my axes.
 
Estwing for me to. I've had it for about 30 years and haven't broken it yet. The hammer end looks like a mushroom from pounding in tent pegs. The blade has been resharpened
so many times it has lost a lot of its original shape. But it has NEVER let me down in the woods. That's what I want in a hatchet. Complete, utter reliability, period.
 
adaman04 said:
+1 Joe. I like nutn but if I remember correctly, in his video, he was standing on a 45 degree slope sideways chopping a 12" fallen pine with a splitting axe. He doesn't mind toting a 12" blade but never seems to try a 19" Wetterlings, etc.
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Oh he's just an idiot re: axes. He'd be the first person to tell you training is everything, then judges a tool obviously lacking any idea how to use it.

I grew up using $25 craftsman axes that came about as sharp as a spoon. I still like those axes. The warranty can't be beat. I've got a few of them laying around, and some no name fiberglass handled light splitter with a small wedge on the sides. I LOVE that axe. Pops cordwood apart like no tomorrow. I've seen the gerber/fiskers axes, used them a little, but they just feel too light for me. I've got a 19 inch wetterlings that I love for packing, but gimme a nice full size axe and im happy.

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Ive got the full size Estwing axe and mine is so dull I might have to heat it up to cut butter. Ive had it in the FJ for a couple of years and finally went to use it and was disapointed . I need to get a good edge put on it.
 
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