It followed me home (Part 2)

Miller '72 said:
That's a beauty you got there too! Did you use the 1/4" nut driver? I have three sets, and find them indespensable.
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It was 1/2" I believe, it was the right hole size and didn't have the puke smell.
Nut drivers are just not something I have a use for, but I know they're indespensable to those who do.
 
Miller '72 said:
Yup, 1/4 & 1/2 both reds, slightly different shades.

Puke smell? Yikes
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Ever wonder why old tool boxes often have a severe puke smell ?
It's from acetate driver handles outgassing, they deteriorate releasing this smell.
Craftsman , Excelite, and VACO handles are known for getting this the worst.
I guess they've just got the right amount of whatever chemical it is in their acetate handles that causes it.
 
sabre cat said:
Tell me, what is the difference, if any, between a small forest axe from G.B. and a boy's axe?
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A vintage boys axe will have convex cheeks to pop the chip so the axe doesn't stick so bad. The thin cheeked GB's and Euro's are sticky when bucking. No fun for me.
 
Square_peg said:
A vintage boys axe will have convex cheeks to pop the chip so the axe doesn't stick so bad. The thin cheeked GB's and Euro's are sticky when bucking. No fun for me.
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Good to know. Thank you.

BTW, what's "bucking"? I am a complete Noob when it comes to stuff like this.
 
sabre cat said:
BTW, what's "bucking"? I am a complete Noob when it comes to stuff like this.
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Bucking is chopping through a trunk or branch of a downed tree.

The primary functions of an axe are felling, bucking, limbing, splitting, hewing and carving. A convex cheeked axe will outperform a flat cheeked axe at all except carving. Flat cheeked Euro axes are good at carving and bushcrafting tasks. A GB small forest axe is a good size and design for bushcraft work. But most people buy them for the 'mystique' of owning a Swedish made axe, made from the finest unobtanium in all the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies (or perhaps some recycled steel that is equivalent to 1055).
 
Square_peg said:
Bucking is chopping through a trunk or branch of a downed tree.

The primary functions of an axe are felling, bucking, limbing, splitting, hewing and carving. A convex cheeked axe will outperform a flat cheeked axe at all except carving. Flat cheeked Euro axes are good at carving and bushcrafting tasks. A GB small forest axe is a good size and design for bushcraft work. But most people buy them for the 'mystique' of owning a Swedish made axe, made from the finest unobtanium in all the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies (or perhaps some recycled steel that is equivalent to 1055).
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Thank you. I just learned more about axes and how they are used than my 26 years with the Army Corp of Engineers!

What about Husqvarna axes? How are they compared to GB? They certainly are priced better.
 
Wetterlings made some fuller cheeked axes until recently. They are probably available on the used market.
 
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