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Review of the H&B Forge Polled Axe.
Sometimes I like to carry a tomahawk, polled axe, small forest axe or hatchet into the woods. A larger axe can do more but I can only carry so much kit and often my needs don't justify the extra weight. Here is a description of the polled axe from H&B's site.
Official site:
http://www.hbforge.com/
Description of the process and materials:
The axe came with a working edge but the bevel was a bit uneven and needed work to get shaving sharp. Rarely do I find an edge that conforms to my person preference. Convexed the bevel a bit using 400 to 2000 grit sandpaper on a mouse pad. This isn't to say the tool didn't work just fine received.
The hammer end. Not much can be said beyond the flat area is large enough to work with. I prefer a hammer back to a spike.
The profile seems robust. Much like my Shawnee hawk which is commonly thrown in competitions. I really don't expect this axe to break. Speaking of breaking extra handles can be purchased from H&B for 5 dollars. I have a few extras for my Shawnee Throwing Tomahawk. They're made from Hickory and feel rather solid.
Sheaths can be purchased seperately. These hand made sheaths are thick and heavy. IMHO they're a good value .
It's a reasonably ok chopper and splits fairly well. I do think a purpose made axe like my Wetterlings does a better job at wood prep. This polled axe really shares much of the same profile as a hawk. That said it did a good enough job at enough things for me to feel it excelled as an overall tool and felt lighter but didn't compare it on my scale to the others. On a side note this review is open to future revision as for me it takes extensive use before a comprehensive review is possible. This is more of an initial impression review based on multiple outings plus some messing around with the tool.
Conclusion.
For the money this is a very good 100% made in the USA deal!
Here is a video of my review. Thanks for looking.
[video=youtube;P0HHnsQd150]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0HHnsQd150[/video]
Sometimes I like to carry a tomahawk, polled axe, small forest axe or hatchet into the woods. A larger axe can do more but I can only carry so much kit and often my needs don't justify the extra weight. Here is a description of the polled axe from H&B's site.
Official site:
http://www.hbforge.com/
Description of the process and materials:
The axe came with a working edge but the bevel was a bit uneven and needed work to get shaving sharp. Rarely do I find an edge that conforms to my person preference. Convexed the bevel a bit using 400 to 2000 grit sandpaper on a mouse pad. This isn't to say the tool didn't work just fine received.
The hammer end. Not much can be said beyond the flat area is large enough to work with. I prefer a hammer back to a spike.
The profile seems robust. Much like my Shawnee hawk which is commonly thrown in competitions. I really don't expect this axe to break. Speaking of breaking extra handles can be purchased from H&B for 5 dollars. I have a few extras for my Shawnee Throwing Tomahawk. They're made from Hickory and feel rather solid.
Sheaths can be purchased seperately. These hand made sheaths are thick and heavy. IMHO they're a good value .
It's a reasonably ok chopper and splits fairly well. I do think a purpose made axe like my Wetterlings does a better job at wood prep. This polled axe really shares much of the same profile as a hawk. That said it did a good enough job at enough things for me to feel it excelled as an overall tool and felt lighter but didn't compare it on my scale to the others. On a side note this review is open to future revision as for me it takes extensive use before a comprehensive review is possible. This is more of an initial impression review based on multiple outings plus some messing around with the tool.
Conclusion.
For the money this is a very good 100% made in the USA deal!
Here is a video of my review. Thanks for looking.
[video=youtube;P0HHnsQd150]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0HHnsQd150[/video]
