Opinion on Roselli Axe

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I'm looking for a small axe for splitting wood and light camp tasks. Noticed the Roselli "bearded" camp axe and thought this might be ideal for such. Their knives have a good reputation. Any opinions on the axe? Thanks!
 
I sure do want something similar. Curious if anyone has used this one.

-Daizee
 
hey Steve, thanks for posting the Old Jimbo test, he knows an ax when he sees one.

all good

buzz
 
I have a Roselli hatchet. It is supremely made and has the feel of a giant straight razor. I highly recommend it !
 
I absolutely love mine. Takes a minute to acclimate as it definitely has a different personality than other similar sized toys. However, once you understand how to use to its potential it surpasses all others IMHO. I've come to love it. Wouldn't take any other similar tool. As far as negative reviews, I think either some people haven't figured out how best to prosecute whatever task is at hand or were just turned off because they couldn't work how they think it should as opposed to being open to a little different mode of application. I highly recommend this tool.
 
jfk1110 said:
I absolutely love mine. Takes a minute to acclimate as it definitely has a different personality than other similar sized toys. However, once you understand how to use to its potential it surpasses all others IMHO. I've come to love it. Wouldn't take any other similar tool. As far as negative reviews, I think either some people haven't figured out how best to prosecute whatever task is at hand or were just turned off because they couldn't work how they think it should as opposed to being open to a little different mode of application. I highly recommend this tool.
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Can you elaborate a bit on the different approach? Because I definitely fall into the category of "It doesn't work for me". Yes the edge comes razor sharp but either the grind is far to obtuse to get any real bite when chopping or carving, or I'm too obtuse to figure it out. Perhaps when I had the opportunity to use it, I had a few other options within easy reach so I put it down too soon. It splits small logs OK but on bigger logs I found it useless. My understanding is that is axe is designed for skinning and game processing, and for use on soft woods.
 
For those who haven't seen the profile view of a Roselli:

Steve Tall said:
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from http://holtheathwoodentreen.blogspot.com/2012/08/axe-file-no1-roselli-allround-axe.html
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When you see something so far off from the norm you have to ask yourself why it is so. For this I see 3 possible answers to the question why.

1) It's for some special purpose. In this case you have to ask yourself if the special purpose suits your need.

2) The maker has discovered some advantage to this design that all other makers have missed. If this is valid then we would expect other makers to quickly follow suit. I haven't seen that.

3) It's just wrong and the maker hopes people will buy it anyway just because it stands out from the crowd.

Perhaps there are some other answers I'm missing. Otherwise take you pick among my 3 reason for the shape. It has been claimed that the thick profile makes it better for splitting. But it's far too light and too short to be a decent splitter. It has been claimed that the increased ability to choke up makes it a better carver. But it's too thick to be a good carver. I think it's just a gimmick. But hey, it's from Finland so it must have some special mystique.
 
Roselli was made based on Finnish axes. It's a versatile axe (forbidden word yikes!) that's compact to bring around camp.
That being said, i will still hunt for that elusive Billnäs nr 12 axe head.
 
Square_peg said:
When you see something so far off from the norm you have to ask yourself why it is so. For this I see 3 possible answers to the question why.

1) It's for some special purpose. In this case you have to ask yourself if the special purpose suits your need.

2) The maker has discovered some advantage to this design that all other makers have missed. If this is valid then we would expect other makers to quickly follow suit. I haven't seen that.

3) It's just wrong and the maker hopes people will buy it anyway just because it stands out from the crowd.

Perhaps there are some other answers I'm missing. Otherwise take you pick among my 3 reason for the shape. It has been claimed that the thick profile makes it better for splitting. But it's far too light and too short to be a decent splitter. It has been claimed that the increased ability to choke up makes it a better carver. But it's too thick to be a good carver. I think it's just a gimmick. But hey, it's from Finland so it must have some special mystique.
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I choose door #1. And because of that, other ax makers don't invest the effort in trying to capture such small % of market share. Let's face it, very few users want an ax that can be used (effectively) to skin game. And of course it looks kind of funny.
 
I have wanted a roselli,a bearded axe,couldnt make up my mind,or pay up,i like how the roselli has that deep socket for mounting on the handle,looks sturdy,and like it would not slip,so I cheaped out and bought a 13th century footman axe/carbon steel head,hardwood haft off kult of Athena by museum historical,says its battle ready and im gonna have my buddys machine shop modify the blade shape into a beard/roselli or nordland, like.it has that deep socket on the handle,maybe it will not slip like my cold steels.homemade rosselli..I know it wont be a rosselli,well see at half the price.
 
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