>>952925Yeah but if you're felling with a saw you're not going to do a big deal of chopping so don't concern yourself too much with that. You would chop occasionally if your saw is stuck in smaller limbs, but you won't chop down a tree that has sit back on your bar with an axe. Also consider that these axes will get thrown around a lot in the dirt and everywhere so they will get dull often and there is a real chance you will lose it so don't get fancy with them, but don't cheap out either. Get a fancy falling axe if you are into that shit, for a saw work axe I would stay in the 30-50 euro/usd range or get a vintage one. Bizovicar, Tovarna Kos, Jeklo Ruse make nice axes, you know
I use this hatchet when I'm falling it's a very old Italian head 700 grams with 70cm handle, very good steel very sharp, I tuck it in my belt or have it laying nearby. I don't like the smooth paint but painting an axe in bright color is a good way to not lose them, you won't spot the axe when it's camouflaged under leafs and dirt
I don't use the plastic wedges when falling because I've never felt the need for them, I use smaller wooden wedges (cigarette pack size) and only when I really need them to keep the saw kerf from closing and pinching the bar, so I don't pound on them. But what I cut mostly is oak beech and hornbeam so maybe it's not the same for pines
