The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

Grenock said:
^This, dammit.

Lorien and Nathan, if you are listening. Please make and actual axe head and not one of these flat, tacticool pieces of sh*t like all the crap you see for sale in the exchange here. While I am at it, please hang it on a nice stick of hickory too. We don’t need another multi edged, f*cking spike polled, tomahawk or “axe” with micarta or G10 slabs like the RMJs, Winklers, GG&G and on and on and on.

A nicely balanced head with your attention to metallurgy and geometry and a wide faced poll for driving felling wedges while dropping trees and bucking would be something special. A 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounder so it would still be a decent camp/hiking tool as well on a 20 to 24 inch stick.

.....and hickory, don’t forget the hickory.
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If Nathan could design a camp size head that could split well, but not glance non stop and be useless for limbing, I would have his babies. I want my kids to get started, but glancing with sharp axes is a heeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll no.

I don't know why I find it acceptable I did jumps on my big wheel, then my bike without a helmet, or pads, or could start a fire and swing an axe by 7; but my 6.5 year old son has to wear a full face helmet, and I won't let him touch an axe and seems to lack the maturity to sit by a fire without throwing things in it, oh wait, I know, he comes home from his Mom's on the weekend telling me all about the new video game he got and what a serious gamer he is. :mad:
 
TRfromMT said:
I like the idea of being able to get a well made axe head and hanging it myself! At 3# I'm thinking 28" handle. Someone else would like that at 26" I like a fawns foot, someone else would like straight.

I'd be in if it was in the $300 range.
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Careful my friend, or you will end up hanging more than just yours!

First on the list, by the way.
 
I am not in a place to buy another axe at the moment, but I wanted to add my voice to those asking for a well made head, not another flat metal handled thing. I'm sure other people can come up with reasons they like those types of tacticool tomahatchets, but I have no use for them. Of course, I would have a real hard time going over $300 for an axe as well, even if I was in a position to spend.
 
TRfromMT said:
I like the idea of being able to get a well made axe head and hanging it myself! At 3# I'm thinking 28" handle. Someone else would like that at 26" I like a fawns foot, someone else would like straight.

I'd be in if it was in the $300 range.
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After looking at my smallish axe this morning I'd agree with this more than what I previously posted. Something with a little more reach and just a touch heavier than my ScFA would be ideal (for me at least).
 
I've been skirting around the axe builds because what I'd want wouldn't be what the next guy'd want, and what he wants won't be what the one after him wants. Now if we start talking about a CPK-built head that I can hang (or...go along with me here a minute....different type/size CPK-built HEADS that I can hang) holy smokes I could see myself falling way down that particular rabbit hole.
 
Hard Knocks said:
I've been skirting around the axe builds because what I'd want wouldn't be what the next guy'd want, and what he wants won't be what the one after him wants. Now if we start talking about a CPK-built head that I can hang (or...go along with me here a minute....different type/size CPK-built HEADS that I can hang) holy smokes I could see myself falling way down that particular rabbit hole.
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I wouldn’t hang them myself but I’m with you on going down the Rabbit hole.
 
PABladeGuy said:
Hi Nathan and folks,

I was quick on the draw and scored a behemother during the last Friday sale.

What's the turnaround time for these blades? Are they made already or do I need to practice patience?
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We generally try to get Friday sales out within 1 week, however, we are running a little behind lately. Hopefully your Chopper will go out this week.
Thanks!
Jo
 
PABladeGuy said:
Hi Nathan and folks,

I was quick on the draw and scored a behemother during the last Friday sale.

What's the turnaround time for these blades? Are they made already or do I need to practice patience?
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The blades and handles are made and largely finished. They still need sharpened and final assembly. We've been shipping most around a 2-week turnaround plus or minus a week or so unless there is something special about the order that creates a bottleneck.

Sometimes Jo has trouble contacting people and if she cannot send you a PM or an email because of the way that you have your account set up she may not be able to contact you. If you have not heard from Jo yet you should contact her at her email jocarothers at gmail dought com
 
JustinFournier said:
If Nathan could design a camp size head that could split well, but not glance non stop and be useless for limbing, I would have his babies. I want my kids to get started, but glancing with sharp axes is a heeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll no.

I don't know why I find it acceptable I did jumps on my big wheel, then my bike without a helmet, or pads, or could start a fire and swing an axe by 7; but my 6.5 year old son has to wear a full face helmet, and I won't let him touch an axe and seems to lack the maturity to sit by a fire without throwing things in it, oh wait, I know, he comes home from his Mom's on the weekend telling me all about the new video game he got and what a serious gamer he is. :mad:
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You know, when I was seven, my dad handed me a wood saw and said, "Go take down the pine tree at the corner of the yard."

So I went, I looked at it, it was about eight feet tall and only about 4-5" thick. So I cut a wedge out of the trunk on the side away from the power line and then kicked it until it fell over. Stripped the limbs with the same saw.

Later on he said I could start a camp fire on the driveway. Our driveway was asphalt, so this was a mistake, but I wasn't punished for his oversight in not thinking about that, and I imagine unless the current owners of the house have redone it, more than a quarter century later there is still a melted hole in the middle of the driveway.

I wish I could let my son do these things, but I might get arrested.
 
madcap_magician said:
You know, when I was seven, my dad handed me a wood saw and said, "Go take down the pine tree at the corner of the yard."

So I went, I looked at it, it was about eight feet tall and only about 4-5" thick. So I cut a wedge out of the trunk on the side away from the power line and then kicked it until it fell over. Stripped the limbs with the same saw.

Later on he said I could start a camp fire on the driveway. Our driveway was asphalt, so this was a mistake, but I wasn't punished for his oversight in not thinking about that, and I imagine unless the current owners of the house have redone it, more than a quarter century later there is still a melted hole in the middle of the driveway.

I wish I could let my son do these things, but I might get arrested.
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Yeah, my family has photos of me operating turret lathes and driving the big Ford tractors (my uncle had two of them) and operating farm equipment when I was 10 years old.
 
madcap_magician said:
You know, when I was seven, my dad handed me a wood saw and said, "Go take down the pine tree at the corner of the yard."

So I went, I looked at it, it was about eight feet tall and only about 4-5" thick. So I cut a wedge out of the trunk on the side away from the power line and then kicked it until it fell over. Stripped the limbs with the same saw.

Later on he said I could start a camp fire on the driveway. Our driveway was asphalt, so this was a mistake, but I wasn't punished for his oversight in not thinking about that, and I imagine unless the current owners of the house have redone it, more than a quarter century later there is still a melted hole in the middle of the driveway.

I wish I could let my son do these things, but I might get arrested.
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Exactly. People literally will call CPS or the cops. Most days I hate this world.
 
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