Sm. kindling hatchet

[Lycosa]

I'd like a sm. hatchet for kindling. Fire away, please. Thanks.

 

[vector001]

i like the Fiskars hatchets, for a start, for that purpose.

when you get the choppit bug, you can work up to a Gransfors Bruks .......

vec

 

[Noshtero]

I like the Snow & Neally Penobscot Bay Kindling Axe. It's what I carry. I love the straighter handle, and the swell at the end is way nicer for retention than the hatchets that simple have an upswept end, IMHO.

Here's a shot of my Pen Bay by the rest of my woods trio:

 

[M67Chucker]

Gransfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet :thumbup:

http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/produkter/new_prod/p_vildmarksyxa.html

 

[omniviking]

if it is for splitting kindling you may want a thicker blade, alittle different than a choping blade. Wetterling are good around $30 to 40, maybe an Estwing camp hatchet. may just go to your local hardware and find a new collins for 12 bucks. If you like to scrounge and look for old stuff try the Swapmeets, fleamarkets, and pawnshops.
All kinds of choices, just depend on the price range. Pat

 

[Dusty One]

Snow & Neally made USA and good price
http://www.benmeadows.com/store/Forestry/Logging_and_Clearing/Saws_and_Axes/1409/97262/

 

[Lycosa]

Thanks very much everyone! I'm sort'n through em and gonna pick one out.

 

[RussMo]

Snow & Neally made USA and good price
http://www.benmeadows.com/store/Forestry/Logging_and_Clearing/Saws_and_Axes/1409/97262/

2nd that!!!!!:thumbup:

 

[WhitleyStu]

CONDOR has two at the bottom of the page that are profiled for splitting...

 

[pauldulson]

Gransfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet :thumbup:

http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/produkter/new_prod/p_vildmarksyxa.html

I'll second the GB.

 

[JWN2]

What price range are you looking at? The recommendations made range in price from about 10 to a 100.

 

[Lycosa]

JWN2--$20. to $50. I'm still looking.

 

[littleknife]

JWN2--$20. to $50. I'm still looking.

http://www.eknifeworks.com/webapp/eCommerce/product.jsp?Mode=Text&SearchText=wetterlings&SKU=SAW13H

Right now comes with free ground shipping.

Also, right now the SAW13H looks like this one, and not like old style shown on the SMKW website:

http://cgi.ebay.com/WETTERLINGS-WIL...emQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262#ebayphotohosting

Finally, the Wetterlings is heat treated to RHC 57-58, harder than the Snow and Neally or the Fiskars, and is on par with the RHC 57 of the Gransfors Bruks axes.

 

[Lycosa]

Littleknife---Thank you for the Wetterlings info at SMKW. I ordered one. It looks like a great little hatchet. Thanks Everyone! I'll start here with the Wetterlings hatchet.

 

[littleknife]

Lycosa, you are welcome.
I like my Wetterlings H13 too!

 

[omniviking]

JWN2--$20. to $50. I'm still looking.

I have a 13" Wetterlings Wildlife:thumbup: under $35 delivered to me. Pat

 

[Lycosa]

Thanks Viking. A H13 is being shipped to me now! I'm looking forward to this little hatchet.

 

[Lycosa]

Hey everyone. I just chopped a bunch of kindling with my new H-13. It's a great little hatchet. Thanks to all!

 

[Bushman5]

very cool! post up an action shot! :thumbup::thumbup:

treat your new tool to a linseed oil or danish tung oil soak for a bit, then wipe it dry and let it dry overnight. Once or twice a year is good insurance for outdoor use tools with wood handles.

 

[Lycosa]

Bushman5---Thanks for the maintenance tip! I wish more folks would take better care of their tools. I'm on it right now.