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Anonymous Sat 13 Jan 2018 19:26:56 No.1180045 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1180311 >>1180340 >>1180465 >>1180645 >>1180732 >>1182007 >>1182053 >>1184488 >>1184596 >>1184887 >>1186967 >>1188192 >>1195434 >>1195806

how much should a good hatchet cost me?

what would you recommend

or should I get a straight up axe?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Jan 2018 19:34:33 No.1180052 Report

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You can get a perfectly fine hatchet from a hardware store for around $30-$40.
>Should I get an axe instead?
That depends, what are you planning to do?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 13 Jan 2018 20:16:11 No.1180083 Report

Quoted By: >>1181191

Go to flea market
Buy hatchets, axe heads for $1 us.
Buy a $4 wood handle at hardware store
Or fashion your own.
Hang them yourself
You might find a thread on diy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 03:05:36 No.1180311 Report

Quoted By: >>1191563

>>1180045
Just use your knife

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 04:04:36 No.1180340 Report

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>>1180045
Fiskars x7 if you wanna be cheap.
Husqvarna hatchet if you wanna be slightly less cheap.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 04:11:37 No.1180348 Report

Quoted By: >>1180445 >>1182059 >>1186666 >>1186967

What are some outdoor uses of a hatchet?

Obviously good for logs, or as a hammer for tent pegs and the like, but what else can you do with it?

I saw a guy hiking out on the AT one time who carried a heavy looking hatchet with him. What the fuck was that for?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 08:38:09 No.1180445 Report

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>>1180348
If you're skilled enough, a good hatchet is much more useful than a knife and you can use it for most all knife tasks.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 09:20:26 No.1180456 Report

Quoted By: >>1180481 >>1180632 >>1184109

What are the pros and cons of these sort of hatchets vs wooden handle ones?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 09:41:49 No.1180465 Report

Quoted By: >>1196407

>>1180045
this is how we do it
https://youtu.be/LqwkC95A00E

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 10:39:19 No.1180475 Report

Quoted By: >>1180477 >>1181388 >>1184441

Should I just stick it out and wait for a gransfors? Everywhere has the small forest axe on backorder.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 10:43:41 No.1180477 Report

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>>1180475
Get a gransfors. I got mine a few months back the wait wasn't to bad, by far the best hatchet I've ever owned

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 11:03:15 No.1180481 Report

Quoted By: >>1180632 >>1180659

>>1180456
When it breaks, you can just throw it in the trash as opposed to getting a new handle and fixing it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 17:29:21 No.1180632 Report

Quoted By: >>1180659 >>1180693

>>1180456
More durable. Wooden handles can be equally durable if treated and crafted properly and are better for comfort and shock absorbancy, but I've never seen a Fiskars crack or have the head loosen. They're completely bombproof.

>>1180481
>When it breaks
That's the one thing Fiskars don't do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 17:44:46 No.1180645 Report

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>>1180045
I usually just pick them up at yard sales or flea markets, and give them the once over on a stone. Should only cost you a couple bucks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 17:56:13 No.1180659 Report

Quoted By: >>1196467 >>1196585

>>1180481
>>1180632
Fiskars has a lifetime warranty so if your axe handle breaks, send them a picture and they send you a brand new axe for free.
>This messaged sponsored by Fiskars

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 18:56:38 No.1180693 Report

Quoted By: >>1180701 >>1182055

>>1180632

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 19:08:54 No.1180701 Report

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>>1180693
there's your problem
you're supposed to hit the wood with the blade

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Jan 2018 19:53:14 No.1180732 Report

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>>1180045

I'd consider a Council Tools Boys Axe. 28", decent blades, fair price, hickory handle. I rarely bother with hatchets except in certain niche usages, but you should ultimately base what you get on what you're likely to use yo shit fo. If scrilla is less an issue, grab a hatchet and an axe when the chance is available, as you eventually will want one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 15 Jan 2018 06:55:54 No.1181191 Report

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>>1180083
This.
You can get quality steel for a good cost, learn to hang an axe, and have the satisfaction of DIY. Just recently finished up three the other week, and have many more heads from the swap meet ready to go when I get the time.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 15 Jan 2018 16:55:52 No.1181388 Report

Quoted By: >>1184439 >>1189645

>>1180475
>gransfors
what? just in case a tree needs felling at the local espresso bar?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 16 Jan 2018 06:11:51 No.1182007 Report

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>>1180045
Marbles make pretty good cheap axes, under $40 usually. I'm quite happy with mine since I don't have the money for a nicer axe yet, took the time to file down a nice bevel and edge since the factory one isn't the greatest, stays sharp and cuts great now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Jan 2018 09:47:33 No.1182053 Report

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>>1180045
>how much should a good hatchet cost me?
$20-$800

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Jan 2018 09:51:15 No.1182055 Report

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>>1180693
everything can break but if you see once what it takes to break an x7 handle you won't bother to think about it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Jan 2018 10:12:38 No.1182059 Report

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>>1180348
hatchets are shit for logs, use an axe

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 18 Jan 2018 05:50:49 No.1183531 Report

Quoted By: >>1183695 >>1191567

Rather than start a new thread I'll try asking here

I have a 50-60 year old rafting pattern axe likely made by mann edge tool USA that needs to be re hung. it's a heavy fucker at 4lbs with a 30" handle which is short according to this chart, will it feel lighter to swing if I follow the chart and go with a 36" handle?
that will make it even more of a beast to pack, does it make more sense to leave it and look for a 2.5 or 3lbs head and keep the handle shorter?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Jan 2018 17:25:51 No.1183695 Report

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>>1183531
None of these charts aren't really applicable to every person, if you find the 30" handle more comfortable to use, by all means go with a 30" handle

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Jan 2018 23:19:52 No.1183867 Report

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What does out axe think of Husqvarna?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Jan 2018 06:20:21 No.1184109 Report

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>>1180456
I literally have one of every size, I absolutely love them. stock up before the zombies get them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Jan 2018 21:50:17 No.1184439 Report

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>>1181388

t. poorfag.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Jan 2018 21:52:22 No.1184441 Report

Quoted By: >>1184477

>>1180475

Wetterlings is another company to look at. A bit cheaper but the quality difference is negligible. Different blade shape though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Jan 2018 22:51:14 No.1184477 Report

Quoted By: >>1184590

>>1184441
After Wetterlings was taken over by Gransfors they only produce Gransfors Bruks axes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 19 Jan 2018 23:13:31 No.1184488 Report

Quoted By: >>1184535

>>1180045
If just getting a tool go all the way and get the ace or you'll be disappointed when a medium or large job comes. If you have a small job to do hatchet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 01:03:03 No.1184534 Report

Quoted By: >>1184592 >>1184747

op here. got a metal axe at a yard sale for $1

what are the pros and cons of them?

should I just get a fiskar. this thing feels kinda heavy lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 01:04:13 No.1184535 Report

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>>1184488
fiskar x5 of x7 size do you guys think?

fiskar x5 size is most appealing to me but I think that's just more because it's cute.

I don't have a knife besides a Letterman wingman multitool

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 02:36:03 No.1184590 Report

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>>1184477

What about all the stock available of wetteringlings out there?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 02:38:04 No.1184592 Report

Quoted By: >>1196387

>>1184534
>what are the pros and cons of them?

Pros:
They chop stuff
Makes you feel cool

Cons:
Heavy
Maybe you don't need to chop stuff

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 02:42:54 No.1184596 Report

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>>1180045
Ill sell you a dragon axe for 50k

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 08:37:48 No.1184747 Report

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>>1184534
It's one of those one-piece ones? You're going to feel the impact fully since there won't be any absorption through the handle. Well, there will be, but it will be your hands absorbing the energy instead of the handle.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 08:50:17 No.1184749 Report

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 15:59:34 No.1184887 Report

Quoted By: >>1184890

>>1180045
Hatchets suck. They don't chop shit. Get an axe.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 20 Jan 2018 16:10:11 No.1184890 Report

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>>1184887
They work good for the stuff they're meant to do like processing kindling and limbing small trees. It's not like you need to fell a 75 year old spruce on an over-nighter. Also, carrying 4lbs of steel on the end of a 32" stick isn't exactly practical for hiking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 Jan 2018 16:08:54 No.1186638 Report

Quoted By: >>1186649

Hatchet or a machete?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 Jan 2018 16:17:27 No.1186649 Report

Quoted By: >>1186743

>>1186638
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rs5YIMRio

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 Jan 2018 16:38:31 No.1186666 Report

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>>1180348
murder weapon

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 Jan 2018 18:54:38 No.1186743 Report

Quoted By: >>1186944 >>1187376

>>1186649
Literally told me nothing.

Now, hatchet or a machete or... yes, a KUKRI?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 23 Jan 2018 23:33:13 No.1186944 Report

Quoted By: >>1187237

>>1186743
What kind of environment?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Jan 2018 00:12:05 No.1186967 Report

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>>1180348

If you just want a decent small hatchet snag an old Boy Scout one at flea market or Ebay. There is a milsurp Swiss one floating around for 10 bucks or so.

New, council tool or Husqvarna make some decent ones.

>>1180045

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp6zXVlPKFA

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 24 Jan 2018 07:40:31 No.1187237 Report

Quoted By: >>1187376 >>1187509

>>1186944
Yes, I should've mentioned that.

I hike in Dalmatian hinterland and coastal region with islands. Vegetation it's maquis shrubland, pine and oak woodlands with karst geography. I don't intend to chop down lumber, just clear the way, maybe take down a smaller tree blocking the path. So I don't need an axe.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Jan 2018 14:29:09 No.1187376 Report

Quoted By: >>1188145

>>1187237
>>1186743
my mistake, right reviewer, wrong video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnYVYgPz6lU
the cheapest machete turns out to be a Cold Steel

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Jan 2018 17:11:42 No.1187509 Report

Quoted By:

>>1187237
>So I don't need an axe.
well, there ya go

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Jan 2018 06:04:44 No.1188016 Report

Quoted By: >>1188046 >>1188076

Fiskars or estwing?
Husqvarna or weteterlings?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Jan 2018 07:05:23 No.1188046 Report

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>>1188016
I've had an estwing for years. I love it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Jan 2018 07:40:56 No.1188076 Report

Quoted By: >>1189710

>>1188016
estwing if you want carpal tunnel syndrome
fiskars will probably never fail on you until it does
>Husqvarna or weteterlings?
meh the question should be maul vs axe

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Jan 2018 10:15:04 No.1188145 Report

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>>1187376
He's really bent on hating the thing. Guess it's machete then!

But wouldn't kukri be a good middle between hatchet head and machete blade?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Jan 2018 13:06:26 No.1188192 Report

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>>1180045
Depends, is it een wood, iron or diamond one?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2018 05:47:23 No.1189641 Report

Quoted By: >>1189658 >>1196435

Bought a leatherman off craiglist, guy also offered these so I copped for $10 each, they decent?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2018 06:04:05 No.1189645 Report

Quoted By:

>>1181388
looks like any bump on your back will paralyze you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2018 06:32:00 No.1189658 Report

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>>1189641
I've owned both and they are both very good. People on /out/ will attack them for being memes or something but that's just cognitive dissonance showing, because they spent $200 on a granfors bruks or whatever bullshit they got conned into buying.

Fiskars and Estwing hatchets are excellent

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2018 09:42:24 No.1189710 Report

Quoted By: >>1189795

>>1188076
What do you mean carpal tunnel

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Jan 2018 15:03:17 No.1189795 Report

Quoted By: >>1193289

>>1189710
metal handles are shit for absorbing vibration so that handle shock from striking logs is absorbed by you, your wrist and forearm.
used an Estwing on a trip once and hated the thing, I'll take any comparably priced wood hatchet any day

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Anonymous Mon 29 Jan 2018 16:37:25 No.1191563 Report

Quoted By: >>1195288

>>1180311
stop. just stop with the baton meme. you are why we cant have nice things in this world

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Jan 2018 16:41:08 No.1191567 Report

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>>1183531
depends on the person, but as a general rule the longer the shaft the more power behind the swing. Some people cant handle longer axe handles, and some cant handle short.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Jan 2018 17:36:17 No.1191593 Report

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I got a perfectly good one for €8.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 29 Jan 2018 18:22:30 No.1191623 Report

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This is what I use most for camping. Good for throwing for amusement. Hammers pegs and other things. Cuts kindling. Lets your hand choke up on it for fine tasks. Works for me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 12:04:24 No.1192971 Report

Quoted By: >>1193071

do fiskar hatchets come unsharpened?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:22:52 No.1193071 Report

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>>1192971
No, but it's a rough edge. You'll want to hone it up to snuff yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 21:40:10 No.1193289 Report

Quoted By:

>>1189795
So wrapping the handle to protect your limp wrists is to hard?

I’ve used mine for splitting small logs for years. The only downside I can think of is if you’re into ultra lite packing. Then the weight might be a downside

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 15:27:35 No.1195255 Report

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If you dont spend at least $200 on a hand forged hickory handle hatchet that you could easily go without, then you arent doing it right.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 16:51:01 No.1195288 Report

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>>1191563

>Something that's been practice for over 100 yrs is a meme.

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Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 21:21:27 No.1195434 Report

Quoted By: >>1195444 >>1195553 >>1196418

>>1180045
Stihl hatchets cut pretty well. Just put it to the test this morning

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Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 21:52:12 No.1195444 Report

Quoted By: >>1195549 >>1196436

>>1195434
This is some toe-curling stuff right here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Feb 2018 00:48:42 No.1195549 Report

Quoted By: >>1196424

>>1195444
Right? Made for an enjoyable Saturday. I always stay clear of the path but it glanced off some splinters and landed in my calf

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Feb 2018 00:55:54 No.1195553 Report

Quoted By: >>1195566

>>1195434
>image search
>no matches found

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Feb 2018 01:14:53 No.1195566 Report

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>>1195553
Nope. That's some fresh oc senpai

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Feb 2018 13:53:56 No.1195806 Report

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>>1180045

Cheap hatchets work are still better then no hatchets. The fiskers hatchet are cool, but the blade weight has been significantly reduced. I actually like the Walmart brand hatchet you can get for 7 bucks more than the fiskers. It has a nice heavy metal head. used it plenty with no issues.

if you want to spend a littler more money get a estwing. Don't pay attention to the reddit tier consumerist faggots in this thread. these are the same people who spend hundreds on mechanical keyboards and pontificate on them tirelessly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 05:58:25 No.1196387 Report

Quoted By:

>>1184592
Haha I like this post

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 06:30:45 No.1196407 Report

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>>1180465
This you? If so, what blade thickness? I’ve been looking at .25” and was wondering if that was good

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 06:42:25 No.1196418 Report

Quoted By: >>1196544

>>1195434
Could we at least get some story? What’s it looking like at the moment?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 06:57:49 No.1196424 Report

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>>1195549
Hey that kinda rhymes

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 07:16:31 No.1196435 Report

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>>1189641

in every estwing i've ever had in every size, the neck ended up bending. I just bent it back, but it was a nuisance when it happened. I've had leather handles shrink on me too. nothing unfixable. tough things, but just as flimsy.

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Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 07:18:46 No.1196436 Report

Quoted By: >>1196647

>>1195444
>toe curling stuff
>not anymore

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 08:45:26 No.1196467 Report

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>>1180659
>send them a picture and they send you a brand new axe for free
Good luck doing that without electricity in SHTF and WROL.
get yourself a tomahawk OP

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Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 12:27:18 No.1196544 Report

Quoted By: >>1196548 >>1196583

>>1196418
I was splitting some oak and needed to cut some splinters off of a round so it would fit on my splitter. Got it cleaned up but had about 2 inches left that needed to come off. It sprung when i hit it, and the hatchet glanced laterally into my leg.
Got some muscle but no tendons and missed bone by about an inch. The doctor's stitch game was weak but it's better than it was.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 13:01:30 No.1196548 Report

Quoted By: >>1196574

>>1196544
Damn. How'd you stop the bleeding?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 14:09:00 No.1196574 Report

Quoted By: >>1196590

>>1196548
Pressure dressing

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 14:31:33 No.1196583 Report

Quoted By: >>1196595

>>1196544
dude
you know how lucky you are right?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 14:33:39 No.1196585 Report

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>>1180659
Yeah, let me just order another axe from the middle of the woods.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 14:40:50 No.1196590 Report

Quoted By: >>1196598

>>1196574
Will you chop wood kneeling down from now on?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 14:52:39 No.1196595 Report

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>>1196583
For sure. Could have been so much worse.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 14:54:40 No.1196598 Report

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>>1196590
Probably in some instances. I think I'll focus more on clearing my arc to the sides rather than between my legs.

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Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 16:27:50 No.1196647 Report

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>>1196436
Oh you.

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