Howdy,
This is my first post in the axe forum, and I thought I'd pass on a quick first impression of my two new tools. The first is a GB American Felling Axe with 35" handle. This seems to me a very nice axe at first glance. The head looks straight and the handle appears to be very well done, though there are a few chevrons in it. The axe was sent nice and sharp, actually it's sharper than one of the large knives a high end company recently sent me. I look forward to using this axe on some large pieces of wood and will report back on that later.
The second is the GB Splitting Hatchet. I really like this little tool, especially compared to my Gerber Camp Axe II. The bit has a nice profile which is thin at the blade and then thickens out and looks like it will split small firewood very well. I like how the sheath covers the bit but leaves the poll open so a guy can drive stakes with it while still having the blade covered. This is a noticeable drawback of the Gerber sheath, IMHO. Another good looking handle, and I like the circular ridges in the grip area. I think this will work very well as a camp chore axe for ski in camping, light canoeing, backpacking, and the sort. Very excited about this one.
Anyhow, that's it for now. I'm an axe novice, but I always heard good things about GB, and from these examples it appears to be accurate. Use will tell if they were worth the $, which was admittedly a fair amount. However, in my experience, good tools are rarely cheap so I don't think the price is way out of line if they perform as good as they look. I'll try to post more once I use them
Have a good one.
This is my first post in the axe forum, and I thought I'd pass on a quick first impression of my two new tools. The first is a GB American Felling Axe with 35" handle. This seems to me a very nice axe at first glance. The head looks straight and the handle appears to be very well done, though there are a few chevrons in it. The axe was sent nice and sharp, actually it's sharper than one of the large knives a high end company recently sent me. I look forward to using this axe on some large pieces of wood and will report back on that later.
The second is the GB Splitting Hatchet. I really like this little tool, especially compared to my Gerber Camp Axe II. The bit has a nice profile which is thin at the blade and then thickens out and looks like it will split small firewood very well. I like how the sheath covers the bit but leaves the poll open so a guy can drive stakes with it while still having the blade covered. This is a noticeable drawback of the Gerber sheath, IMHO. Another good looking handle, and I like the circular ridges in the grip area. I think this will work very well as a camp chore axe for ski in camping, light canoeing, backpacking, and the sort. Very excited about this one.
Anyhow, that's it for now. I'm an axe novice, but I always heard good things about GB, and from these examples it appears to be accurate. Use will tell if they were worth the $, which was admittedly a fair amount. However, in my experience, good tools are rarely cheap so I don't think the price is way out of line if they perform as good as they look. I'll try to post more once I use them
Have a good one.
