Kindling Axe

[David Mary]

Kindling axe from my friend L lmalterna got some use today. Thanks again Bill!

 

[jfk1110]

Cool!

 

[flexo]

Kindling axe from my friend,kindly!

 

[Mick Boardman]

I like the kindling axe, very nice. I use this one, it does an excellent job.For me it is much easier to handle than a hatchet or small axe. View attachment 2486179

 

[lmalterna]

David,
Glad to see it getting some use. Nothing worse than an idle tool...well maybe a lost tool but you know what I mean. Just back from the PI and dealing with my uncles estate, he passed while I was gone. Feeling like I am completing his job list softens the blow and gives me purpose..

Mick,
When I was young, Grandpa told me hatchets were designed to remove the thumbs of careless boys. My kindling splitter was an old leaf spring with rubber tape for a handle and a beveled edge, combined with a hammer, it split many pieces of wood down to thumb size for the woodstoves.

Bill

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[eveled]

Kindling axe from my friend L lmalterna got some use today. Thanks again Bill!

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Beautiful little hatchet. The handle is graceful, the head is unique, but familiar somehow. I love everything about it.

With the little hammer head, it would be a good wooden lath tool.

I also prefer a froe for kindling. I have the Buck one, like Mick Boardman but need to make a traditional one with the 90* handle. I’ll probably use a leaf spring. Like Bill, maybe some rubber tape too. Lol.

When people ask about batoning a knife, it makes me cringe. I want to scream GET A FROE! Lol.

 

[David Mary]

Batoning with a knife doesn’t bother me.

 

[David Mary]

Just back from the PI and dealing with my uncles estate

My condolences Bill.

 

[the-accumulator]

Batoning with a knife doesn’t bother me.

For me, it depends on the knife. I own knives that are just asking to be batonned and others that might not fare so well. T-A