Axe Thread. Last one died so let's get another going. Recently bought an old carpenters hatchet for ~20 USD (pic related) and plan on fixing it up into a good little bush axe. The head's seen some action but is in great nick apart from needing a good sharpening. Will replace the haft entirely for something a bit hardier, and will have to make a sheath for it. Obviously this kind of axe will never be great for felling but its got enough weight to harvest firewood and the beard allows for a good controlled grip right under the head. Post axes.
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>>1426002 What is the weight of the head? It looks light for an axe.
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>>1426002 desu i dont think a carpenters axe i good for splitting wood, since the metal behind the edge has not the right wedge to really split.
what you said about the controlled grip is true tho
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>>1426081 It's 480 grams / 1.05 lb
>>1426089 Going on a thru-hike in Feb so needed something lightweight to break up kindling and feather the wood for fires. Not planning on using it to tackle anything big like splitting etc
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A Buddy and I have been fixing up Some of his old busted axes
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Ah yes, pounding in nails into the top, a sign of great care
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This little cutie is the only one I have pictures of the restorations. They will come
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If anyone has an ID on this is love it
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Closer look at the logo. Looks kinda like the Scania logo
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Ah. Yes. More nails. In the first pic of this axe you can actually see a nail going right through the eye from top down infront of the handle
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And an overview. We've done some work on this axe but I don't have pictures on my phone but I will post them when I get them
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Now we get to the real busted stuff
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She's a thicc gurl Blunt. Worn and thick
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One rusty girl. We've done some work on this one too bit no pics on this phone
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It's literally got spiders in it lol
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Anyway here's our restoration of the cute little splitter We decided to do it with a hammer handle again
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A new handle. Rust remover. Polishing. Sharpening etc
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Dare I say we did the fitting pretty good. Way better then first time I tried fitting an axe head lol
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It works and it's a fun little axe As soon as I can i will get the pics of the other axe work and when we do it
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>>1426184 >>1426186 >>1426187 She's hefty. You reckon its a felling axe thats just been worn back a lot, or something else?
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>>1426195 as far as i know its somewhat a Michigan pattern, then again, there is no info on these axes
i dont have a pic on in to post now after clean up but you can kinda see horisontal lines in line with the butt of the axe here
>>1426186 you can kinda see it and now that its been cleaned up its even weirder, my buddy described it as looking like someone drove over it wit snow chains!
the weird bend in the handle looks consistent with something thats just, well fucking old, and unused, like, leaning against a barn for 47 years,
fun that it seems to have been mounted backwards too
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>>1426195 And yea it's worn down as fuck
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>>1426195 >>1426213 Considering this axe we did (sadly no before pictures) was produced around the year 1900 and it looks way less worn
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>>1426215 >>1426216 both theese pics are upside down lol
all theese new handles needs more linseed
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>>1426179 Looks like it could potentially be an older variation of the Gransfors logo? Scania has to the best of my knowledge always had a gryphon wearing a crown, whereas the Gransfors logo is just a crown.
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>>1426218 a lot of scandinavian things has the crowns, what makes me thing of Scania/Saab/ is the circles- triangle thing, if it was Swedish army, it would have 3 crowns, so, might be a Danish manufacturer since those only have one crown?
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>>1426215 >Haven't you heard the guy who makes all the best 1911s and sniper rifles Bojangles dingle fuck? >Or his brother who makes the best axes dungle Bob fuggleberry? >Wow annon you must be living under a rock Anonymous
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>>1426220 Helko Werk also has a crown motif logo.
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anywhere i can buy an axe tthat has a hoe on the back ? hand axe sized?
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>>1426002 My experiences with these, most are bad for what you intend. Their profile is too thick, a machete will work better most of the time. You can sharpen them until they'll pop hair with ease, still shit at making deep cuts into wood. Do yourself a favor and get a parang or a hatchet with a nice thin profile.
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>>1426742 Also, the edge retention often sucks. Doesn't have to, but it often does.
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>>1426737 Axe-head Mattocks. use google
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anyone know if a 22" handle would be too long for a 1 1/4lb axe head. I want something light for hiking and have a hatchet that needs a new handle
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>>1426002 Nothing special, but it keeps up with my other mates gransfors and hultafors
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>>1427114 Fuck my life, heres a better pic
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Dont talk to me or my son ever again
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Anyone know of any good traditional style tomahawks? I'm looking for something better than cold steel but priced roughly the same.
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>>1427199 Tomahawks are not good at doing axe-work, mind you. They're designed to be a weapons, not tools. If you're looking for an axe, I'd suggest buying one made for the job you have in mind.
>t. A friend of mine brought his brand new hand-smithed tomahawk on an outing. We all complimented it for it looks, and to not make him feel bad about his purchase, but damn, that thing sucking at both, chopping, de-branching and splitting wood. Handle lengt was fine, but the head was too light and way too narrow. Anonymous
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>>1427199 Are you serious? Better then this but same price?
Better in what way?
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>>1426174 >ax thread >posts a maul Never change /out/, never change.
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>>1427199 Rinaldi sicilia pattern
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Pulaski > axe You know it's true
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>>1427117 Nice one. Which brand is it?
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>>1427615 Its a CRKT Birler Axe my friend, mines stained from use and carries a natural patina tho so dont let their stock image gross you out too much.
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>>1427320 >They're designed to be a weapons, not tools. This is factually incorrect, the tomahawk is Americas first multitool designed to be an in between for a knife and a hatchet, they only became weapons because they were mostly all the natives had and they just happened to work great as a weapon as well as a tool.
Unfortunately knife companies have marketed as "The Ultimate Tactical Fighting Tool" (pic related) for decades now so thats mostly what people think it is.
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>>1427485 I rather be able to use the poll as a hammer than stick an adze back there
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>>1427778 the side always worked fine as a hammer for me and having a hoe gets a lot done
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>>1427780 >having a hoe gets a lot done sure but I don't see what girls have do with axes
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So this may seem lame, but can anyone reccomend an axe similar to the leviathan axe from God of War? I have been throwing hatchets and axes of all sizes for some time now. I think it's my one real talent. So I'm looking for something pretty yet obviously durable and I just love that look. Size wise I'm looking for something I'm the mid size/campers axe. Sort of like the estwing I have here but something more traditional. Thanks in advance, fellas!
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>>1427838 then you have yet to live
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I have a drywall hatchet like that and its useless for /out/. If you wont use it for felling or riving , then what are you going to do with it?
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We put in some more work
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Good getting theese beat up handles off
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Any clue what theese scratches are about?
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A lot a sanding to do
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And we broke the table lol
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Almost okay. But it will do
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Still very interested in this logo
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Further rust removal has since revealed the number "27"
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>>1426179 It's an old ochsenkopf, rheinland pattern. Google is giving me shit pictures. Their stamp design waries throughout time.
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>>1428519 Looks like nail points, maybe smacking them to bend them down.
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>>1427122 How do you like them? Do they hold a edge well?
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Any good way to get rust off without removing the handle of an axe?
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Iron or steel. What's better for outdoor use?
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>>1430662 steel wool
vinegar
Ospho
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>>1426002 >axe thread >all this axe discussion >all these axe photos Nice. A rare and good thread, OP.
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>>1430822 Stupid aluminum faggot
Everyone knows magnesium is the best metal
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wish i had bought this axe back in 2015, just for the novelty, hardware store man wanted more then i was willing to pay for the novelty though
>>1430820 thanks!
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>>1430936 what am i looking at here Mads
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>>1431041 basically a copy of the chopper 1
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>>1431041 An overcomplicated piece of consumerist gimmick crap that just breaks down decades before a properly made and used solid head would.
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newfag with wood cutting i have 2 axes at home but very light and kept getting stuck inside logs so i went and got pic related, basically does everything in one hit, never been so satisfied of doing something took 4 of us (me bro dad grandpa) becoming stupid with wedges, hammer and everything in the most incosistent style of wood breaking for years thank god i stopped listening to senile guys
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>>1431367 Good ol loghammer
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>>1431367 Ive got that exact same maul, its great, though ive replaced the handle with an ochsenkopf one with a metal protector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPE4Ek8kBTg&t=16s Anonymous
>>1431376 Does it change a lot? I only ever used straight handles.
Also, does it need any particular care for the head? All the axes I have at home are rusty but always been left outside and let them take care of themselves. This one I bought i keep inside, clean it roughly (few pats with the glove) then put back the blade cover and leave it on a shelf. Paranoid? It will work anyway so who cares?
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>>1431379 not sure what you mean? Its pretty much a straight handle with a metal collar to help improve durability. Google Rotband plus
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>>1431380 This popped when I googled ochsenkopf, wondered if the shape has any functional meaning or if it's fundamentally eastetics.
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In your guy's opinion what is the best small Forrest axe on the market for this set of needs? Cutting bones on large game Light wood processing 4-9in in diameter Lightweight Small haft but not like a hatchet I am in need and I might just end up making a new handle for my German small Forrest axe
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>>1431383 Ftm would like in the 1-2lb head range
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>>1431383 thats a pretty cool axe for a gay retard
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>>1428519 might be a way to test for rockwell hardness,
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>>1431382 rotband is an attachment system that gives extra protection from overstrikes. The red piece is steel.
The you shown is a rhineland pattern that has functionality for carving but is also tradition
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>>1426191 >>1426193 that's a splitting maul not an axe
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>>1431444 I see, thanks! You think it's worth to look for it and add it to the one i posted
>>1431367 or it's only for heavy users? i have maybe 20 logs to crack and probably won't have more for quite a while. I've got a few trees in my garden but that's it.
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>>1431448 Its more for heavy users, like people who split wood professionally, but if you break your handle it may be worth getting as a replacement
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>tfw broke 3 Pulaski's on a single forest fire My bad boss, my bad, I'm just too strong
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Got a hults bruk aneby, vaughn carpenters hatchet, cold steel pile hawk, a few old hatchet heads i rehandled, a helko tasmanian racing axe, and just recently got a kelly true temper flint edge double bit. No idea what made me get so many but i do love all of them.
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>>1431571 Sounds like you are just getting started
The helko isn't a racing axe, its more of a beginner axe to train with
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>>1429350 So far so ok. But have only used um for housework and camping a couple times.
Could use a lil grip tape but not horrible.
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>>1431583 I sure am glad I'm not a faggot like you
A man needs no more than 2 axes
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>>1431631 I bet i use each of these more than you use your 2
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>>1431638 You're totally wrong and also I'll kill your parents
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>>1431650 Edgy, are you 12?
Id bend you over and fuck your boipussy raw
Also you are wrong, felled, bucked and split 4 ricks with an axe this year, train for timbersports and do forestry work to earn a crust.
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>>1431653 You're literally a little bitch and you could never hope to be even 1% of a man as me
Post parents so I can decide if I want to use lube or not for their eye sockets(mainly an Asian problem)
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>>1431655 Post your address ya little coward I'll rape ya to death
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>>1431657 Sure you would
Making threats online just shows how sad and insecure you are. Guaranteed neet virgin poorfag
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>>1431662 Your life is in my hands, coward
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>>1431664 the only thing in your hands is your micro penis which is about to nut into a tissue for the 4th time today
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>>1431666 Lol
I bet you're the first actual girl to post on 4chan
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>>1431675 sorry to disappoint
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>>1431677 It's okay you can tell everyone that I would defeat you in hand to hand combat and you will redeem yourself
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>>1431680 Are you done shitting up a perfectly good thread?
You can cry yourself to sleep now, I suggest getting psychiatric help in the morning, you have major issues kiddo
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>>1431688 I bet your hands are even softer than Trumps
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>>1431689 wow, is that the best comeback you can come up with? you truly are a pathetic creature
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Man, I love axe threads
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Has Steven Edholm (Skillcult) just stopped making youtube videos? I fucking miss his dry wit and general dislike of stupid shit.
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>>1431785 He has been having health problems, he has asked me to run the cordwood challenge this year
Search for ben scott axe on youtube
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>>1431583 Nice collection, im trying to come up with something like that for efficient storage space cause hangin them on the wall is gonna fill up space fast.
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>>1431583 btw whats your opinion on helko, and the tas seems super thick behind the edge and im not so sure about the best method to thin it out or even if i should do anything at all. Anonymous
>>1431882 Get this geometry by using a file
Helko is good steel but needs work
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>>1431880 I know you. Dude you got to up your production quality. Get a lamp or something. And a better camera.
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>>1431889 Just got a gopro hero 7 black today, so 4k 60 frames coming soon. I thought I wouldn't buy anything untill I hit 100 subs so that it shown there was an interest in my shit. Been using a crappy phone untill now
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>>1427030 A bit long, yeah. I'd do a 19" on that.
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>>1427199 cold steel makes a good tomahawk
my friend has one, literally nothing wrong with it
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>>1426737 Why would you get a miniature pulaski
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>>1431367 wow, its almost like axes are not designed to split wood!
and its almost like...the maul was specifically designed to split wood
wow
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>>1427485 Except if you need to cut something bigger that the depth of the blade, then the hoe causes glances.
Its almost like making something a multitool reduces its effectiveness at other tasks
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>>1431979 It's almost like you don't know how to cut wood
There are many variations of the hoe and you can get it sized however you wish
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>>1431981 pretty sure I know how to cut wood, and if i was cutting a lot I would not select a pulaski
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What's a good-priced first hatchet? I dont have a lot of money but I'm looking to build a base selection of /out/ tools?
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>>1432057 Rinaldi American Boys Axe
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>>1432057 Eastwing hatchets from Lowe's
Fiskars hatchets
Flea market finds.
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>>1432098 I sorry Dad estwing I am but a filthy phone poster with auto correct
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i chop a lot of wood in national forests and i cut through metal jacket bullets often,my hults bruk kisa has no problem and no dents or chips,a thin estwing is not a durable axe and has a weak chop
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>>1431595 Thanks anon
Might be getting one hear shortly
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>>1431964 Dig smol stuff. Cut smol stuff
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>>1431965 Care to elaborate?
>>1433303 Your guess is as good as mine!
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>>1431964 Hey, I watched some Vek0 vids too and kinda want that
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>>1433477 Just cut the handle lol
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>>1429350 Where’s that? Looks like Arizona.
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New project axe fags Also just picked up a silky big boy has anyone ever used one? Anything I should be aware of... Also ps not my first rip cut saw
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SOG Fasthawk is fun to throw and I occasionally use it for other stuff because of the decent weight
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first hatchet, picked it up for EUR 11, is it any good? been trying to sharpen it for days. Any tips appreciated
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>>1433776 Do you have a file? Cheap stuff is usually so soft you don't even need a vice to hold the thing, just keep it in your hand and file away.
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>>1433825 cool I'll pick one up, thanks. My sharpening stone looks like it will wear down first
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>>1426089 They spit kindling fine, used one for years.
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>>1427682 metal detector find
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just how bad is stainless steel for axes? I'm aware that chromium adds brittleness to steel, but to what extent? and how much more expensive would it be to have a stainless steel that could keep up with carbon steel?
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I bought a Silverline HA68 hatchet, it hasn't arrived yet but what should I expect from it? I don't have any prior experience with axes, but I did read that it requires sharpening.
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Gay retard
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Think I might go to an antique store tomorrow and look at old hatchets and axes I'm not an expert. Anything to look for while shopping with those?
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>>1434964 Just ask yourself why you're such a faggot
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>>1434966 Having a bad day? Or first time trolling
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>>1434975 >Hurr I buy antique tools with a cash value of $15 each Anonymous
>>1434981 So first day trolling. Say no more lil buddy. :)
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>>1434985 just buy a modern axe you fuckin weirdo
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>>1435021 I have some. Just gonna snag some to hang on the wall in the garage for yard work and camping.
So why are you having such a bad day? Wanna talk about it?
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>>1435025 you are just a weird person felt you should know
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>>1435030 My buddy got one of these from his neighbor for free the other week. It's cool. Talking it camping with us next outing
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@1435032 And the attention seeking continues. Sad. Lol
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>>1435033 they look great desu
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>>1435030 hold up. WHAT IS THIS
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>>1427320 Just cause one tomahawk sucked, doesn't mean they all do. Look at tomahawk from helm forge. They easily do all the shit you mention, they're a little heavier than most hawks too.
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>>1435033 Lucky bastard the damn things are $300 and half the time you get them rusted to hell
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>>1434658 I've got two I got for free, so you can't beat the price.
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Haven’t tested it yet but I hear good things.
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Best method for removing small bits of rust on my axe head without removing the handle?
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>>1435623 Boiling it... Converts oxidized rust to black rust aka blueing won't look super pretty but will definitely protect the head without altering head treat or anything like that....
Also elctrosis is another method that doesn't harm the head but may not get all the rust off .
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>>1433502 It is Arizona anon good eye
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>>1435664 I have some coarse steel wool, can I use that and try to scrub it off?
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>>1434957 >all those stop cuts You really need a spokeshave, drawknife, and a shavehorse. Making a shavehorse is simple, so get yourself a spokeshave & drawknife ASAP.
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>>1435030 >>1435033 >>1435039 >>1435109 >>1435113 Why is my samefag detector sounding off? Those things are the worst shits in the world.
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>>1436506 Please don't do that it actually harms the steel more than you think... It scrubs the protective surface off of the rest of the steel and actually leaves it more vunrable to worse rust and pitting
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>>1436515 What?
All I said was my buddy got one for free.
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>>1436515 t. Dumbass bitch boy that doesn't own one
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>>1435664 Boiling it in what?
Have the same problem with a hatchet i left outside a few months.
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>>1436605 Water.... I know it doesn't sound right but if you don't believe me just look up on YouTube bluing restoration
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>>1436608 If it isn't blued, would you use vinegar or ospho?
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>>1436799 I would say if it's a work ace go ahead and just use water because it will still put that proctective coating on it still
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>just bought a carbon steel 4510 bearded hatchet with flat adze Does anyone know the typical high end Rockwell rating for 4510 steel? I read in one place that it will only harden soft when compared to others. I'd be happy with anything 50 and over. I know some people roll edges if the edge angle is too narrow. I can fix the angle easily enough with a file and jig.
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What do you guys think of the Husqvarna Carpenters Axe? It's a good Allrounder for me. Gonna use it for b00shcraft. Also thinking of getting a bigger axe for felling trees. Mabe even a Gränsförs Bruck. I hear they are very good but expensive. Mabe I just call up a local blacksmith if those still exist.
>>1435290 How is it working with a heavy tool with metal handle? I always hear that vibrations are bad with a metal handle, but I never worked with a metal handle.
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>>1436824 THIS is EXACTLY what i want, got a link for that my man?
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>>1436839 There's a few out there on amazon, ebay, and etsy. You can get them in stainless steel and carbon steel. All the carbon steel ones seem to be 4150 while the stainless steel ones are 420J2 usually. Just search, "bearded hatchet with adze." There are also ones with a gutter adze which is for bowl making, "bearded hatchet with curved adze" or "bowl maker's tool." They range in price from $60 to $120 it seems.
If you've never used an adze before, there's a bit of a technique to doing it right. The grain of the wood flows in one direction or another. Not just side-to-side across the wood, but also up and down in/out of the wood. Always strike the grain that is going down towards you. The adze will then shave off a piece instead of stop and stick into the wood. If it keeps sticking then flip the work piece around and try the other direction. For bowls, you just work from the center out. However, for bowls I recommend a standard adze that has a flat face you can use a baton with so your cuts into the wood are perfectly where you want them.
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>>1436852 Nah man, i want it for digging
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>>1436809 My handle is wood, won't this mess up the wood handle? I don't want to remove it as there is nothing wrong with the handle.
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>>1436892 You need a, "mattock."
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>>1436894 You can just swab it with vinegar or mustard a few times and let it dry. Google, "forced patina."
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>>1436900 And then use oil or some other protection to seal it
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>>1436895 no no i dont, that is not hand axe sized
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>>1435766 Nice k5 mah dude
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>>1436906 but that doesnt have an axeblade, why would you think i wanted that when ive already replied that
>>1436824 is EXACTLY what i am looking for?
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>>1436894 It shouldn't swell the handle or anything as long and you slowly heat it after it drys
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>>1436838 Leather wrapped handle. The vibrations aren’t bad so far.
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Fixing the butt
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Now it's just linseed and maybe making some masks if we can be bothered
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>>1436916 Not that guy, but probably Because that one's actually made for digging. Theres a difference between an adze and a mattock, man. A mattock is designed for digging and breaking ground, an adze is a cutting tool. Its like digging with an axeblade. I've never seen a proper mattock on an axe, only adze. That is a really shallow digging surface, it's not designed for that. Your best bet is probably a commission dude.
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>>1437133 Sounds good, I may consider getting some of these tools myself then.
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Got a video series going for how to safely and efficiently use an axe if anyone is interested
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>>1437784 There's also the fact that the tempering is different for a mattock than for an axe or adze. Hit one rock, with an adze, and it is more likely to shatter the edge.
Anonymous
>>1431376 >>1431439 >>1431885 >>1432201 >>1438727 Too bad this guy only knows enough information to be deadly to the tools and himself or anyone following his advice. He has to have had an absentee father. I mean holy shit.
Anonymous
>>1438733 Going to make a logical point based off experience or just be an armchair critic?
Anonymous
>>1438742 I've been using axes for over 45 years. Both professionally and to gather wood for the home. I don't recommend doing it professionally, everyone is crazy unsafe it seems, though the injuries and deaths seemed to occur mostly around the skidders and of course with toppers. I've see a few feet and shins laid open with improper axe techniques, but no one ever seems to listen until after the accident occurs.
Anonymous
>>1438756 So what am I doing differently to this then. 45 years- and nobody taught you? Fudds like you don't even know what you are looking at or understand the technique. I was taught most of what I do by a Stihl timbersports athlete, and the rest is knowledge from old books such as Dudley Cook and Mors Kochanski. Feet and shins cut no doubt by men who think they can use an axe because they are in forestry and run a chainsaw all day right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0mdjknbPM&t=156s Anonymous
>>1438760 Anon, with that attitude you are simply not worth talking to let alone trying to help or correct. Have a good day, sir.
Anonymous
>>1438762 you are not worth talking to with your judgmental attitude which is not backed up by evidence or reason, demonstrate evidence or fuck off fag
Gay retard
>>1438763 This is the mark of the fudd.... Bitches without any implications of what's wrong and says according to their experience "... " then they fade into obscurity
Anonymous
>>1438880 Indeed
You speak wisely for a gay retard
Anonymous
>>1438763 >>1438880 >>1438903 >posts 10 of his own videos where nearly everything done in them is incorrect and not safe >wants a run down of what is wrong I'm going to have to agree with, anon. There's just not enough hours in the day to pick it apart. It really is one of those things where, "your cup is already full."
Anonymous
Anonymous
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>>1438909 still waiting fuddlord
Ben Scott
>>1438909 >Starts shitposting criticising technique and accusing of 'absentee father' > Fails to make logical point >gets Butthurt when called a fudd >Still fails to make valid point and runs off in a tantrum despite starting the shit slinging > "I HAVE 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REEEEE" >Still fails to provide any valid criticism apart from probably lying about level of experience >"yeah anon everything you are doing is wrong" > cant even name one fault My cards are on the table, i have evidence from old instructional videos and books showing the techniques I am showing are safe and standard practice from the time when loggers used axes. At this point I am intrigued by your level of fuddery
Anonymous
I'm outfitting a Jeep Wrangler for off-road and camping, an since where I live most off-road involves going into the jungle I'm planning on getting an axe/hatchet combo to keep around. What should I be looking for when choosing one? Are those fiberglass handles any good?
Ben Scott
>>1439017 get the husqvarna A2400
Fibreglass is the best for keeping in a vehicle because it cannot dry out and become loose like a wood handle
Ben Scott
>>1438923 Not him, but this vid's screenshot
>>1438727 shows him, "bucking," the middle of the log and hitting towards himself. The log is on the ground because there's there's no log jack. The first thing is that the log needs lifted up a bit so it can be properly bucked. Second is that he needs to use a saw for bucking. There's so much waste it is insane bucking with an axe. The cut is massively wide. Oh, and he's chopping towards himself.
>>1439012 >evidence from old instructional videos and books showing the techniques Yeah, and people didn't wear PPE back then either.
>>1438909 >"your cup is already full." >>1438733 >absentee father top kek, pic related
>>1439017 Don't listen to anything Ben Scott says.
Ben Scott
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>>1439027 oh look, another retard
Ben Scott
>>1439027 >hitting towards himself Thats how you cut a log faggot. I show how to do it without cutting yourself
>log jack If you think you need a log jack to buck a log with an axe you are beyond down syndrome
"Namefag" !!O7uEekSpQyN
Can any one tell me what this monstrosity is? My cousin and I found this head in an Antique store in Maine a couple years ago, since we have no real use for an ax of this size, we slapped that red lacquered normal sized handle on it for shits and giggles. I'm guessing it's like at lest 8lb, and really just looks like an absurdly over sized felling ax. No maker marks that we have found, but the inside of the eye had some welding in it, I almost thought it was just made out of a lump of mild steel, but it is tempered and feels as hard as the average antique store ax does on the stones. It's been abused for sure, besides the welding, the poll has hammer marks and is mushroomed from driving wedges, the underside of the heel has hammer marks on it as well. It had full retard thicc geometry, and the edge looked like it was used to break rocks, but I have thinned and removed the edge damage since pic related. I'm tempted to call it a splitting ax, but it's heavier than most mauls I've used, and besides it's thick geometry and massive size, it looks like a felling ax. For referance, the ax bellow it is a 2 1/4lb Hults Bruk Kalic, below that is a 1 3/4 lb S&N Hudson Bay, and the bottom is a CRKT Woods Chogan.
"Namefag" !!O7uEekSpQyN
>>1439055 Here is it in hand. I'm going to thin the bevel more and up the edge more, this is just the rough finish from removing the edge damage.
Ben Scott
>>1439055 could be a rounding axe
Anonymous
>>1439094 Hey Ben Scott
Hope your family dies in a forest fire :)
Ben Scott
>>1439096 wow childish and pathetic
Are you 12?
really just confirming your mental deficiencies at this point
Also jokes on you, no forest fires in my country
Anonymous
>>1439043 Log jacks are for safety and tool longevity. They allow you to chop at a log properly and safely. More importantly, they allow you to buck a log in the woods without needing to make one of these to lift it up on.
Ben Scott
>>1439129 yes but if you are chopping with an axe you do not use one, nor where they ever used in the past. Never seen anybody chop a log with an axe and log jack because that is retarded and more dangerous
Where are you getting these insane ideas?
Anonymous
>>1439104 You're a little pussy I'd nail your pets to your ceiling
Ben Scott
>>1439135 nice troll
fuck off
Anonymous
>>1439138 Trolling? I am not playing a joke on you. You stupid bitch. It is not trolling to call you a stupid bitch or a pussy.
Ben Scott
>>1439139 Its pathetic and only showing how much of a sad and miserable cretin you are
I bet your father is very proud
Anonymous
Ben Scott
>>1439132 Bucking is meant to be done with a saw, not an axe.
Ben Scott
>>1439142 I am perfectly aware of these, IT IS FOR SAWING
I repeat for the nth time YOU DO NOT USE A LOG JACK WITH AN AXE. it is pointless and does not improve safety, ease of cutting or prevent damage to the axe
Ben Scott
>>1439143 wrong, bucking can also be done with an axe
also nice job stealing my name faggot
Ben Scott
>>1439148 >bucking can also be done with an axe Not very well apparently. You lose several log lengths in all those chips you are making.
Ben Scott
>>1439150 and that's how it has been done for thousands of years
Didn't say it was the best way
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>1439171 several people in there
whomst've
Ben Scott
>>1439171 better watch who the hell you're talking to bub
Ben Scott
>>1439171 >>1439174 >>1439173 Okay this thread is cancer and full of retards who don't seem to have any interest in axes really, perhaps jacking off on them or whatever is normal for 4channers to do with their free time
I am thoroughly disgusted and have lost a little bit of faith in humanity
Anonymous
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>>1439178 This isn't 4chan. We are 4channelers, not 4channers.
Anonymous
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>>1439140 I'm better than you in every way
Anonymous
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Can you faggots knock it off already? This is supposed to be a comfy board.
Anonymous
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Got an axe coming in tomorrow, Husqvarna multipurpose 26 inch. Can't wait for the snow to melt a bit so I can go out and fell some dead trees on my property. Got a lot of firewood that needs splitting too.
Anonymous
This is my first rehandling of an axe. Id like to know if I fucked up badly or not. I'll rehandle it if I did.
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Alright I know that i'm not supposed to take an axe over multi-day hikes because of the weight but if I really wanted to larp it up then what's a good hatchet I can bring?
Anonymous
>>1439538 It depends on what you'll be doing with it. Need to hammer tent stakes, do wood carving, do bushcrafting, making shelters, etc?
Anonymous
>>1439538 Weight is a fucking meme. You can carry whatever you want to carry. If you can carry 80lbs and cover 30 miles per day on rough terrain then don't let any of these goddamn faggots tell you that you can't
Anonymous
>>1439523 is the head mushrooming? that way its a tight fit. You could also add a staple to the top
Anonymous
>>1439549 probably just breaking up sticks that I could otherwise break by stomping them over a rock or with my hands, and light wood shaping.
>>1439577 extra weight is bad for my joints and increasingly tiring though.
Anonymous
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>>1439614 Most any hatchet will work for that. Just pick one for weight and edge holding. You may find one with a flat face on one side to help with random tasks.
Anonymous
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>>1439614 Only carry what you are comfortable carrying. That's all I said. The number is different for everybody. The "as little as possible" isn't relevant for a lot of people. If it's relevant for you because for example, you have bad knees, then that's fine.
Anonymous
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>>1439611 Yea there was a bit of cracking of the wood but it did not stretch into the head.
Anonymous
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>>1439055 >>1439056 Looks homemade/put together. also, polish and hone that edge and it the edge will last longer.
Anonymous
>>1427485 depends on the task. are you fighting fires, or say turning new soil for a garden? your tool. but depends on the task.
Anonymous
Hello /out/. I have a wood stove and 4 chords of wood. It's all pretty big chunks, and I need to cut kindling out of these already split pieces. All I have now is am 8lb maul. Would I be better with a hatchet or one of those 3lb mails with an 18 inch handle?
Anonymous
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>>1440022 The hatchet version like in
>>1436824 might be good for general camp tasks. I'm not sure I'd want to dig with it though. I'd rather have a dedicated e-tool for that.
>>1431979 You mean when carving wood? For splitting, it enhances the splitting effect, though you shouldn't be going that deep while splitting anyway. Also, a pulaski is specifically designed for axe work, mattock on soil work, and adze work. The only carving work that "might" be a problem would be if you are trying to make an oar/paddle. Then I could see the adze getting in the way during a few of the strokes. Those would be the same strokes you'd use when making a really long feather stick. I don't think it'd be that much of a problem and I can't think of any other wood carving stroke where it'd be a problem.
Anonymous
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>>1440039 Use the lighter one. It is better to baton the hatchet as though you were using a froe. That allows perfect sized kindling pieces to be made. Just angle the blade slightly up, a little bit on the end that is away from you, when you make each cut. If you have a bicycle tire inner tube you can tie it around the log round to help hold everything together for faster splitting. If the logs are small enough to actually hold, you can use "contact splitting" with the hatchet. Then you can make precise cuts in the most safe manner.
Anonymous
>>1439023 >it cannot dry out and become loose like a wood handle That's a very good point, thanks anon
Anonymous
>>1441717 >>1439023 >not knowing how to keep wood handles tight Sons of absentee fathers.
Gay retard
I just finished guys... I know it's probably not the best and I wanted to try and do it all by hand but all of this has been done with a rip saw and a knife no sand paper or anything.... Did I do okay for at least what I had available?
Gay retard
>>1441765 Also little hatchet in other pic related isn't mine that thing is ugly as fuck and I picked it up at a garage sale...
Anonymous
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>>1441765 The grain looks better than what there is in stores around here. It looks pretty good. Would woodsman with it.
>>1441767 Not nearly as ugly as the beater I bought at a flea market some years ago. I still haven't replaced the handle yet. The head cheeks have hammer strikes on it. lol
Anonymous
>>1441724 oil, its not rocket science
Anonymous
>>1441803 >use oil to tighten a loose axe head WEW
Anonymous
>>1441765 I think it is very nicely made and looks even nicer.
I am a machete guy and only know how to loosen handles by swinging them around.
>>1441803 >>1441806 Do you just dig out the old one and put in a bigger wedge if there is still enough wood to work with?
Anonymous
>>1441883 You can just pound another one in. No need to take an old one out unless you want to put in a wooden one or you ran out of room (how? lol)
Anonymous
>>1441724 >>1441803 Read question requirements
>wants axe for vehicle That shit is going to live behind the seat and be neglected until the day it is needed
Now fuck off
Anonymous
>>1441893 >tool neglect is okay Hmmm....seems someone already posted this,
>>1439027 Also, a properly oiled and wedged, wood, axe handle won't have those issues
Anonymous
>>1441885 There are already 2 metal wedges in the axe I am thinking of, and they are in the way unless I use a tiny wedge.
Anonymous
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>>1441960 If it is loose enough to need another wedge then you can use a drill to drill and angled hole through each metal wedge, near their end and pry them out. Replace them with wooden wedges then hammer the metal wedges back in.
Some people just forego that and simply put nails in around the other wedges. They cut the nail heads off. I've made smaller wedges by cold peening sections of nails to the size I want.
Anonymous
>>1441949 Why bother, buy fiskars and forget about it
Not everyone has the time nor inclination to be a 'craftsman' and fanny around with their axe all day
Anonymous
>>1442017 Probably because fiskars is plastic shit for sons of absentee fathers.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>1442026 >oops broke this pos plastic handle >fuck can't whittle out a quick replacement >well, time to go home Anonymous
>>1442034 >Implying you use axes enough to break them Don't flatter yourself mallrat
Anonymous
>>1442045 >buying plastic ninja toys that cost less than a mid-tier meal >calls other people "mallrat" Anonymous
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>>1442047 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o8mfTzmb0w Cool story bro, enjoy pissing around rubbing oil into your 'handle'
Anonymous
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>>1432057 >>1432061 I'd go fiskars. Theyve all lasted longer than my estwings.
I dont understand how, but they did.
Anonymous
stainless steel all the way
Gay retard
Anonymous
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>>1436838 Vibrations only really impact their hammers with metal on metal contact.
>>1441717 >>1441724 >>1441803 >>1441949 >>1442022 >>1442034 If it's in his jeep it's clearly going to be a bester that will get neglected. In this case it makes more sense to just get something cheap and that doesn't require as much maintenance.
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I need a hatchet for yard work but it seems like everything below the $100 range has really shitily sized heads or quality control issues. Should I just get an estwing? Not looking to spend over $50
Anonymous
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>>1432061 Piece of shit. Only a fucking numpty cuckboi would recommend that.
Anonymous
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>>1437503 Holy fuck that's a shit job!