Oxhead of Germany

the gimp

the gimp

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Anyone own any products made by Oxhead of Germany? I have looked at them on the internet for some time but have never seen one in person or know of anyone who actually owns one. I am curious how they compare to Wetterlings and Gransfors.

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i've used a short felling axe and was thoroughly impressed. it is the felling axe head but on a 28" handle, and it chops like a demon. the thin, wide bit is really great for plowing through wood.

i can't wait to save up enough to get at least the felling axe, but i'm also interested in the "forest axe" that bens backwoods carries. it looks like a good small axe for general bushcrafting.

i don't know about how the edges come from the factory, the one that i used had already had a thorough sharpening, but i expect to sharpen anything that i buy anyways, even if it comes wicked sharp. i like to fine tune my tools to my personal needs, which often means changing edges.
 
I have an iltis ox head 35" felling ax, with a 2.5 lb head I beleive. And I also have a wetterlings felling ax among several others. I resharpened my iltis when I got it as I do with all of my axes. It is not a bad ax, and it does great on white pine, and other softwoods. When it comes to felling oak, maple and ash, the wetterlings shorter more squat bit is more efficent. the light head on the iltis's long handle also feels some what funny to me. The iltis is a nice tool, but it just dosnt work right of me. joe
 
I have had the Oxhead limbing axe and it is fantastic. It is the nice mid sized one from Lee Valley. I highly recomend them just make sure you are buying the right head for the job. The limbing axe is to narrow to split wood really well but has a fantastic heat treat and a real "ping" tone when you flick it. I especially like the Oxhead double bit throwing competion axe. You see them at the King Trapper events and they are a loss leader. Worth owning just for the beauty and quality.
 
I am looking for an axe for my brother in law for x-mas. He recently moved to NH and has a wood burning stove so I figured a nice axe would be appreciated. I imagine that he would use it for splitting wood rather then actually dropping trees with it.
 
if you are looking for a splitting axe, you might be more interested in the oxhead splitting axe than the felling axe...

if you want a premier quality splitting axe, take a look at gransfors bruks splitting axes. they make a few different sizes.
 
Thanks for the info guys I will let you know which axe I end up buying my brother in law.
 
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