roselli of finland wilderness axes

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sandgroper

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gday gday
was wondering if anyone has experiece with a roselli wilderness axe? Im thinkn of getting one for hikes,camping, hunting etc.
any info much appreciated
cheers
from western australia
 
i have a friend that has every woods tool he ever wanted, and he favors the Roselli.

i've never used it.

HTH.

vec
 
The Roselli axe is somewhat splitting oriented, works on other things too but not quite as well. Light weight.

TLM
 
yeah the review link dusty one posted talks about the possible uses of the axe some were skinning and using it as an ulu. Imagine skinning an animal with ur axe!!!!
 
I picked a long Roselli up from Keith Spencer earlier this year because I like the style. Hoped to do a side by side with the boys who were using their Granfors for "Tordaning" Wattle & Eucalypt (slash and poison) - but it never happened. IMO the Roselli has better edge retention and a more comfortable handle but is optimised for splitting rather than chopping and requires a little more skill and technique to bring out its best. Over this way they've never heard of Roselli or Wetterling and contractors prefer the Granfors over the less expensive Fiskars used by DPI. Granfors are about the same price as the Roselli but the more conventional shape isn't as cool.
 
sandgroper said:
yeah the review link dusty one posted talks about the possible uses of the axe some were skinning and using it as an ulu. Imagine skinning an animal with ur axe!!!!
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I skin white-tailed deer with the help of a Wetterlings hunting axe nearly every year. Great tool. :thumbup:
 
mogwai said:
I skin white-tailed deer with the help of a Wetterlings hunting axe nearly every year. Great tool. :thumbup:
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+1 on that, brother.


even the little Trail Hawk butchers and skins well, with the Norse Hawk probably being the best in the Cold Steel line.

some of our early hawks were used extensively in Alaska by professional hunting guides, on moose.

'saves a lot of wear and tear on you and your favorite knives.


i'm hoping to try our new Bug Hawk head out on some game soon.


i think folks forget that in the Stone Age and Bronze Age, an axe was probably used a lot more than a knife for these chores, as evidenced by tool marks on recovered bones.


great, now i am jonesing for a good bow hunt.

look what ya did to me. :D:thumbup:

vec
 
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