Roselli axe

[Blue Sky]

The Roselli axe has caught my attention more than once, but I can’t get over how thick and chunky it looks. If anyone has one, or has used one, please share the pros and cons about it in your opinion. Thanks!

 

[John A. Larsen]

On You Tube "Skari-Living Heritage". "Traditional Finnish Axes" he compares the Roselli to a Billnas. The Roselli does not do that well in his testing. John

 

[maxjeg]

This is a hunting ax, for cutting bones, as it should be. Not for wood.

 

[John A. Larsen]

That is not what their web site says. The talk about pruning, splitting wood, chopping trees and never mention it is for hunting. John

 

[maxjeg]

That is not what their web site says. The talk about pruning, splitting wood, chopping trees and never mention it is for hunting. John

I don't know what's on the site. But in Finland, in 2013, they sold it to me precisely as a hunting ax for butchering carcasses. The ax is made of carbon steel. Steel is too hard for such work. I used it for two seasons and after each season the ax had to be sharpened. Many small chips on the blade from bones and wood. It doesn't work well with wood. As a result, I changed it to an ax from a famous blacksmith from Karelia.

 

[Square_peg]

I haven't used one. This is my opinion based on their appearance. They look too fat to be an effective chopper. This is why I've never purchased one.

 

[Blues]

I can attest to the fact that it's not great on wood. I took down a small tree on my property with it, and it was more work than would have been required with my small Gransfors Bruks axes or a saw.

Still a nice piece, but as mentioned above, not the best for woodwork.

 

[A.L.]

My uncle got one as his 60's birthday present. He is avid hunter and fisherman and says he likes it a lot. My impression on it was that it's thick as hell and dull. Could be great splitter but I just can't see it great as overall working axe (though I haven't tested it).

 

[Blue Sky]

Thanks for all the input. About what I expected, but it never hurts to ask.

 

[veeteetee]

BTW, Roselli´s head is a precision casting, not a forging.

 

[jfk1110]

I love mine!!!! Not really for chopping down trees but limbs pop right off and splitting smaller rounds worx great..... I also butchered a whitetail deer just using Roselle axe....I've really no complaints about it save the forge scale left on it... I took it off mine!!!

 

[ERobillard]

I really like mine. I use a bow saw to bring down and section trees, a full sized axe to split, and the Roselli to process branches and work anything under a few inches diameter.

The beard makes it easy to peel bark or shave wood, and for chopping the shape of the head ensures no jams.

On a recent river fishing trip I brought it to bushwhack some overgrown areas that haven't been maintained since pre-Covid. The Roselli was a champ. Small enough to stay out of the way and the right tool for the job though again, a folding bow saw would be my choice to take apart larger trees fallen across paths.

Sure it needs maintenance, what doesn't?

Cheers,
-Eli.