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Anonymous Fri 12 Apr 2019 02:59:30 No.1493440 View View Reply Original Report

I really want an axe to call my own but I have no spare income and can't ask my parents for money. I really want something that can truly be mine and I could pass down to my children but I only have like 50 or so dollars saved. I don't want a synthetic handle because I've tried it out on other to tools and just can't get behind it. Sorry for the bad format, I'm on mobile. Any help /out/?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 Apr 2019 03:07:25 No.1493445 Report

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It's real sadboi hours out here

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 Apr 2019 03:30:45 No.1493460 Report

Quoted By: >>1494602 >>1494609 >>1503489 >>1503747 >>1503771 >>1525630

Buy a old, used axe head, costs couple of dollars. Then find some dead and seasoned piece of wood from the forest and start whittling. You'll end up with something horrible at first but you'll be doing it again soon because the handle will fail or the head will fly off. It's all part of the learning process. Eventually you'll have a working tool that didn't cost you anything. I'm actually kinda jealous, would be a cool project to see what kind of tool one can come up with with minimal cost. Shit, I might try that myself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 Apr 2019 03:50:36 No.1493469 Report

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>>1493440
Cold Steel Trail Boss 27 inch axe. Had mine for like two years. Just recently sanded the handle and applied Tung oil. The blade is a V nice shape and I have mine pretty sharp.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 Apr 2019 20:17:50 No.1493846 Report

Quoted By: >>1519752

>>1493440
>Live with your parents
>No job

Anon what do you honestly need an axe for? It kind of only has two purposes: Knocking down trees and making firewood.

As a non-property owner I think you could benefit more from a hatchet.

Madsen Maskingevær !!o9Rj2xAYif5

Madsen Maskingevær !!o9Rj2xAYif5 Fri 12 Apr 2019 20:31:39 No.1493853 Report

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>>1493440
comb through thrift stores of a quality axe head of your desired shape and size

buy a hickory handle online in the shape and size you want or look at local hardware store

haft it yourself, probably the best and cheapest way to do it to be honest

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 Apr 2019 20:33:48 No.1493855 Report

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You only have 50$ to your name and your main concern is finding a cool axe?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 Apr 2019 21:20:48 No.1493870 Report

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>>1493440
>on mobile
Sell your phone and buy an axe

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 00:54:28 No.1494006 Report

Quoted By: >>1495806

council tool boys axe, expensive axes are a meme

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 03:00:42 No.1494054 Report

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>>1493440
If you can't afford a couple hundred dollar axe, why the fuck are you trying to get an heirloom? You're looking into it too early.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 03:30:20 No.1494068 Report

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>>1493440
>I could pass down to my children
son, we all know you aren't going to be reproducing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 03:51:21 No.1494080 Report

Quoted By: >>1503510

>>1493440
>go to hardware store
>buy $35 wood handled Michigan axe
>keep it sharp
>keep it clean
>don't do stupid shit outside its intended use
I'm going to leave out the part about handing it down to your kids, because you can't support a family and on the off chance you get some ho-bag pregnant the kid's stepdad will teach him what he needs to know.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 08:19:43 No.1494158 Report

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>$50 in savings
Motherfucker, why is this even a question, you dont need an axe right now, you need to get your shit in order.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 09:30:05 No.1494169 Report

Quoted By: >>1494254 >>1494320 >>1494322 >>1517897

I've seen so much shilling from literally EVERYONE for Gransfors axes that it's getting a bit suspicious...

Has the swedish jew paid everyone off to indicate there are no other high quality axes out there?

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 14:26:27 No.1494254 Report

Quoted By: >>1494320 >>1514032 >>1519856 >>1520654 >>1531414

>>1494169
nah man
it's just a way for city dwellers to look and feel fashionably manly for their instragram and grinder profiles.

it was once mesh back trucker caps, vinyl records, fixed gear cycles, and craft beer.
Artisan axes are just the latest requirement for the lumbersexual in their quest for authenticity. Without an axe the flannel shirt, rolled cuff jeans, beards, and Blundstone boots just scream "HIPSTER", and the worst thing a hipster can ever be called is a hipster.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 14:49:43 No.1494260 Report

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>>1493440
Just get an old axe head at a yard sale or flea market (~5€, 10 if it's in really nice condition), some hickory or ash wood large enough to make the handle (10€ if you buy it) and put some work into it. Any new axe you'll get for 50 bucks is going to take much more work than restoring an old one.
>I really want something that can truly be mine
restoring an old axe to your own specifications is about as close as you can get unless you're a skilled blacksmith.
>I could pass down to my children
A good axe head lasts centuries. My three primary axes have heads from the 18th century (two of them) and the interwar era (the third) and still work just fine. They've all gotten new handles multiple times though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 16:51:08 No.1494320 Report

Quoted By: >>1494322

>>1494169
>>1494254
I own one gransfors axe, and I am VERY unimpressed with it, needed to thin the grind a lot and thin the handle. not even hung very straight either. Its absolute larper gear

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 17:03:27 No.1494322 Report

Quoted By: >>1494329 >>1494492 >>1494552

>>1494169
Probably because they are the best production axe out there.
>>1494320
>and thin the handle
They have had the same profile going on a century now. They're made for men not soimen. I mean that's fucking ridiculous if that handle is too big for you. And if the axe head isn't straight that shit happens. The company is very open about fixing that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 17:16:21 No.1494329 Report

Quoted By: >>1494336

>>1494322
Well guys we just found someone who doesn't actually use an axe

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 17:34:16 No.1494336 Report

Quoted By: >>1494342

>>1494329
I do because I prefer axes over the trend of using bushcraft knives. To me it's a far superior tool for processing firewood. I haven't seen anything that's not a custom or a restored old piece that compares to the small forest axe.

Now their sharpening stones/files while nice are pricy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 17:43:48 No.1494342 Report

Quoted By: >>1494346 >>1494401

>>1494336
Chopping a few bits of kindling and making feathersticks makes you an expert on axes does it?

Gransfors handles are thick as fuck, and this is a problem because of shock. the fact you didn't know this and immediately assumed 'small hands lol' means you have never chopped for over 2 hours in your life. get learnt': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1n8lFmE7RE&t=287s

Their grinds are crap from the factory because they are way too thick. In this video you can see a much cheaper rinaldi demolish the much heavier scandinavian axe because the rinaldi has a thinner grind, there is no magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TdggZYSCfk&t=34s

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 17:55:06 No.1494346 Report

Quoted By: >>1494371 >>1494419 >>1494489 >>1494490 >>1494492 >>1494552 >>1495879 >>1495960 >>1526117

>>1494342
>Gransfors handles are thick as fuck,
>post a soiboi chopping wood
Kid, I have axes from the turn of the century, some with the same handle still. They are the same thickness or thicker than the Gränsfors. If that handle is too think for you got bigger problem like your wrists breaking.
>Their grinds are crap from the factory because they are way too thick
If you don't like that kind of grind I don't know what to tell you since the thicker grinds are a lot better in general then the pick axes grinds you see on modern axes. That's standard across European axes and early american axes.

Oh and I fully agree that if your test of an axe is walking out in your backyard and hacking away at a dead tree like a retard in your larp gear or favorite brand T then the slimmer profiles do that better. There's a whole family of axes made just for that task. If you want to do actual real tasks like processing firewood you don't want that garbage.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 18:45:37 No.1494371 Report

Quoted By: >>1494460

>>1494346
Total bullshit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 19:41:13 No.1494401 Report

Quoted By: >>1494423 >>1495879 >>1495960

>>1494342
beard and a flannel shirt. he must know a lot about axes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 20:03:55 No.1494419 Report

Quoted By: >>1494460 >>1494552

>>1494346
>That's standard across European axes and early american axes.
Not him, but while I don't know about american axes, that's simply not true for european axes. In (northern and central) europe, most axes (basically everything that isn't either 10€ china scrap or meant for splitting) have a thin, often even hollow grinds. most carpenter's axes are hollow and sharp enough to shave with and felling, planing and carving axes usually have a flat or hollow grind as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 20:09:54 No.1494423 Report

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>>1494401
He does, cuts a lot of wood with one

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 20:11:27 No.1494424 Report

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>an heirloom axe
>heirloom
>axe
Are you brain damaged?
1) I think you should bigger concerns than getting a potential heirloom given your living conditions and savings
2) it's a utility tool, unless your getting Thorvald Thorvaldson's viking axe from 800 A.D. it's hardly worth passing on. Just get a hatchet from Home Depot for like, $15 it'll serve you better in the long run.

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 20:23:11 No.1494434 Report

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Axes aren't heirlooms, they are tools and there is a lot of types for a lot of different jobs and different woods

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 20:24:27 No.1494435 Report

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>>1493440
Invest your 50 dollars into something that can earn you money and save the larping for when you can afford it, without your parents

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 21:10:02 No.1494460 Report

Quoted By: >>1494485

>>1494371
>>1494419
Show me a picture of a non modern european axe with this profile that's meant for tree cutting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:14:56 No.1494485 Report

Quoted By: >>1494496

>>1494460
What do you want, an old european axe, an old non european axe, or an old non european axe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2klxBE8QM&list=FLFuQG2KIdIbvS6YQTODmz3g&index=3&t=915s

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:18:21 No.1494489 Report

Quoted By: >>1494490 >>1494496

>>1494346
gansfors american felling axe vs stock tuatahi handle, bear in mind the gransfors is intended for a 3.5lb axe and the tutahi is left thick for extra control racing. its thicc trash, period

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:19:24 No.1494490 Report

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>>1494489
>>1494346

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:20:56 No.1494492 Report

Quoted By: >>1494496

>>1494346
>>1494322
Thinned gransfors grind (stock was much thicker) vs council tool boys axe. One was £25 and comes with a far better handle too, gues which one that was?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:28:33 No.1494496 Report

Quoted By: >>1494498

>>1494485
Maybe look up hewing and splitting axe kid. Then you'll know why they are narrow and why I don't use them.
>>1494489
>>1494490
>>1494492
>racing axes
I'm loving how you kids go out of your way to compare an axe that in absolutely and I mean absolutely has no comparison to another. Like one idiot is trying to say a hewing axe is better than a hatchet and you're now talking about racing axes. Racing axes handles need to small...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:32:09 No.1494498 Report

Quoted By: >>1494500

>>1494496
Why do racing axe handles need to be small and not work axes? This is double down bullshit. You know what buddy keep paying ludicrous money on literal TRASH if you want but every time you try to shill and convince others to do the same its embarrassing

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:35:44 No.1494500 Report

Quoted By: >>1494502 >>1496209 >>1526120

>>1494498
That means a lot. Keep telling me how I should use a hewing axe for firewood work.
>Why do racing axe handles need to be small and not work axes?
Go watch a video. See how they are used and held.

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:41:43 No.1494502 Report

Quoted By: >>1494503

>>1494500
Your the only one talking about hewing axes. No I want you to explain why a massively thick handle is better for work so i can be amused by your no doubt retarded and based off fuck all argument

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:46:11 No.1494503 Report

Quoted By: >>1494505

>>1494502
Because a heavy axe and correctly sized handle is comfortable and easy to control. Racing axes it's all about resetting as fast as you can for the next swing.
>Your the only one talking about hewing axes
Again, at least two anons including you are talking about narrow profile axes and one of them posted a video of a hewing axe,

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:49:04 No.1494505 Report

Quoted By: >>1494510

>>1494503
wasn't a hewing axe, it was a medieval chopping axe he just so happened to do some carpentry with. Narrow profiles are excellent fro chopping.
> Racing axes it's all about resetting as fast as you can for the next swing
kek, you really are clueless. How does a 'thin' handle help that exactly? how does a thick handle improve normal work? lmao here

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 22:57:10 No.1494510 Report

Quoted By: >>1494511

>>1494505
>wasn't a hewing axe, it was a medieval chopping axe
Man I fucked up the terminology of a two tools used for the same task. Fuck me big time.
>kek, you really are clueless. How does a 'thin' handle help that exactly? how does a thick handle improve normal work? lmao here
Gee I don't know soikid? How could having less mass to move around allow you to reset for another swing faster? Hmm this is going to require a lot of thought.

Any axe with a thin handle is not meant for serious work. Along with being uncomfortable, that shit is just going to break when you miss strike. Really not sure why this needs explaining.

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:00:50 No.1494511 Report

Quoted By: >>1494514

>>1494510
>miss strike
axeman worth his salt doesn't miss
>less mass to move around
No, just no. I know a few guys who race and they like their handles thicker than normal for control

I would recommend lurking more larper boy, but you can continue to argue if you want, im up for another laugh

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:07:04 No.1494514 Report

Quoted By: >>1494518

>>1494511
>lol just don't miss!
That's easy for you suburbanite. Trying to have that kind of hand eye coordination when your wet in sub freezing temps is tough. It's tough any time of the year really when you've been going all day long.
>I know a few guys who race and they like their handles thicker than normal for control
It's almost like some people have personal preference.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:16:40 No.1494518 Report

Quoted By: >>1494519

>>1494514
>Dont miss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0mdjknbPM&t=767s
do you think this bloke ever misses? fuck off and come back when you can actually swing an axe
For racing you can put up with a bit thicker because its used for a short time. For work axes however if your personal preference is tennis elbow then go right ahead!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:19:57 No.1494519 Report

Quoted By: >>1494522

>>1494518
All the men in that video are swinging axes with handles thicker than your soiwirsts would ever handle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:22:18 No.1494522 Report

Quoted By: >>1494524

>>1494519
look pretty thin to me faglord.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:23:47 No.1494524 Report

Quoted By: >>1494526

>>1494522
Nope. Those double headed axes in particular have thick handles. At least the American ones like that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:27:41 No.1494526 Report

Quoted By: >>1494527

>>1494524
You got fucking calipers that can measure a video?
says the man who thinks missing is normal and not just poor skill

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:29:43 No.1494527 Report

Quoted By: >>1494535

>>1494526
>You got fucking calipers that can measure a video?
No I have actual experience with axes of that time period.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:35:55 No.1494535 Report

Quoted By: >>1494536

>>1494527
So you would know it was common practice of professional loggers to take a new axe, thin the handle and grind then?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:37:01 No.1494536 Report

Quoted By: >>1494538

>>1494535
There's tons of customized handles from that period. But almost all of them are thick by your standards/race axe standards.

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Anonymous Sat 13 Apr 2019 23:45:02 No.1494538 Report

Quoted By: >>1496302 >>1515166 >>1515224 >>1520141

>>1494536
They may be a bit thicker because they are 36'' normally, which as more flex. But bringing it back to a gransfors 32" with zero flex at all, that is TRASH. You still have not provided a single advantage of thicker handles other than coping with your lack of skill

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 00:47:50 No.1494552 Report

Quoted By: >>1494554 >>1495830

>>1493440
Council tool is probably the best you can get for your budget. But like others said, if you have $50 in savings it isn't something I would focus on.
>>1494322
>>1494419
>>1494346
In the old days axe handles were thin, thin handles absorb shock better. Thick handles are a modern thing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 00:52:13 No.1494554 Report

Quoted By: >>1494561 >>1494564

>>1494552
>In the old days axe handles were thin, thin handles absorb shock better. Thick handles are a modern thing.
Actual examples of the time period say otherwise, champ. Unless you're talking about something pre 19th century.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:04:05 No.1494561 Report

Quoted By: >>1494563

>>1494554
Late 19th early 20th most pictures I've seen show thinner handles. That's when American logging was at its peak. There are a lot of old. Books showing that also.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:07:48 No.1494563 Report

Quoted By: >>1494565

>>1494561
I have/have had real axes from then. They tend to be my favorite. Their handles are not thin. None of them really ever came with a thin handle either.

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Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:08:03 No.1494564 Report

Quoted By: >>1494569

>>1494554
These handles look thin as fuck
Stop trying to shill for crap handles

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Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:09:41 No.1494565 Report

Quoted By: >>1494569

>>1494563
Again, super thin. When are you going to post a single picture, video or book source, since so far you have provided nothing except your own bullshit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:17:03 No.1494569 Report

Quoted By: >>1494571 >>1494577

>>1494564
>>1494565
You can tell from the pictures those are not thin handles. Go actually hold one of these axes. Is this some kind of troll I'm unaware of or are you kids really this ignorant about axes?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:20:31 No.1494571 Report

Quoted By: >>1494578

>>1494569
SHOW SOME FUCKING EVIDENCE FOR ANYTHING YOU SAY JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:28:59 No.1494577 Report

Quoted By: >>1494579

>>1494569
They are thin and curved, as are most depictions from the time. If you have an axe from that time it most likely doesn't have an original handle on it, thin handles absorb shock better and are less prone the breaking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:31:02 No.1494578 Report

Quoted By: >>1494580 >>1494582 >>1526122

>>1494571
What do you want kid? Me to scan the books I have? Go fuck yourself. You can google this information. Military and RR axes have detailed information about the handles.

They're about the same as Gränsfors Bruks except shape differences.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:32:27 No.1494579 Report

Quoted By: >>1494582

>>1494577
Thin handles crack. And no those axes do not use thin handles.What retard are you parroting this shit from?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:34:29 No.1494580 Report

Quoted By: >>1494581

>>1494578
BULL FUCKING SHIT. send link or FUCK RIGHT OFF CUNT

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:35:09 No.1494581 Report

Quoted By: >>1494583

>>1494580
Go read a book nigger.

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Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:36:41 No.1494582 Report

Quoted By: >>1494586

>>1494579
>>1494578

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Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:38:26 No.1494583 Report

Quoted By: >>1494586

>>1494581
What like this one? ya fucking inbred retard

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:40:25 No.1494586 Report

Quoted By: >>1494587

>>1494582
>>1494583
Now compare the width of the handle to a modern axe like a fiskers or some other polymer shit. They're far wider.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:45:56 No.1494587 Report

Quoted By: >>1494591

>>1494586
I have my great grandfathers axe, handle is thin as fuck compared to gransfors or anything modern. Again, back up your claim or fuck right off. Its clear you are a larping collector who hasn't chopped a cord in their life otherwise you wouldn't be claiming such nonsense and bullshit

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 01:51:31 No.1494591 Report

Quoted By: >>1494593

>>1494587
I'm just repeating myself at this point. I'm dealing with a child who told me to get a hewing axe for firewood for fucks sake. There is no need to back up any claim because there is none. You're simply an ignorant retard who doesn't know much about axes. Do keep telling me that the original handles I have apparently don't exist and my books are wrong. The very book you linked shows the width of handles btw.

Inb4 "wasn't me lol"

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Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 02:00:45 No.1494593 Report

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>>1494591
Never shown you any hewing axes cunt. Your origional handles do not exist untill you post a fucking picture. The very book i linked has no recommended handle thickness, but does explicitly state a handle that does not flex will fuck you up.

It is clear that you do not use axes, but also do not even have the mental capacity to comprehend the sources i have provided. You are fucking retarded beyond belief

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 02:27:56 No.1494597 Report

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Newfag here, should is it bad if i sharpen only the tip of the axe blade? Am i supposed to sharpen the entire bevel? Just got an estwing and sharpened it up nice but most things online mention sharpening the entire bevel and having it be smooth.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 03:04:06 No.1494602 Report

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>>1493460
But it costs a couple of dollars

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 03:34:41 No.1494609 Report

Quoted By: >>1495939

>>1493460
>costs a couple of dollars
maybe 5 years ago

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Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 08:08:30 No.1494691 Report

Quoted By: >>1495944

>the axe experts are at it again

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 08:14:57 No.1494693 Report

Quoted By: >>1494694 >>1494760 >>1495944

jesus what is this shit I started just by asking about Gransfors axes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 08:21:42 No.1494694 Report

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>>1494693
it's what you get for asking about axes on /out/
it's mostly about good axemanship, thin handles, old-timey pictures of choppers and giving answers to questions no one asked
it's almost baton level memeing

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 10:58:54 No.1494760 Report

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>>1494693
If you want an answer, there's a huge gear elitism not just here but on the internet over all. LARPers buy it because it's da best and then shill it to other people who then shill it because it's da best.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 Apr 2019 11:02:45 No.1494762 Report

Quoted By:

>wants to buy an axe to have an heirloom for his kids
that's not how heirlooms are made
there's nothing valuable about an axe you kept in your closet and never used your whole life

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 02:46:07 No.1495806 Report

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>>1494006
This, anon. I have the 28" boy's axe and a hatchet from Council Tool. Excellent axes. I'd recommended conditioning the handle by sanding it down to remove lacquer and using some low grit to pit some purchase on the palm swell before oiling, but they make great axes and they're very affordable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 02:54:51 No.1495811 Report

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Just make one out of stick and stone. It's not hard.

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Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 03:33:49 No.1495827 Report

Quoted By: >>1497471

When it comes to axes, everyone does everything wrong and youre a retard for any reason. No winning in this game.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 03:44:38 No.1495830 Report

Quoted By: >>1495833 >>1495884 >>1495912 >>1495944 >>1496448

>>1494552
this might be total bullshit but I remember reading somewhere that it was because of the hickory itself. Old hickory was more dense, had tighter grain and was stronger than what is harvested now. supposedly has something to do with the way trees are grown now vs in a natural forest. The old handles could be thinner than modern handles and still have the same strength.

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Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 03:49:00 No.1495833 Report

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>>1495830
this is true

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 05:23:28 No.1495879 Report

Quoted By: >>1495958 >>1496423

>>1494346
>>1494401
>talking shit about Steven fucking Edholm

Is it summer yet? I think it is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 05:31:22 No.1495884 Report

Quoted By: >>1509252

>>1495830
This is true about pretty much any wood material nowdays though. A vast majority of trees used to produce raw material are cultivated and grown as fast as possible for monetary gain which makes them weak. In turn it's sort of cool to hunt for material that's grown naturally for dat sweet premium quality wood. Like a treasure hunt.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 06:09:56 No.1495891 Report

Quoted By: >>1495958

Hello everyone, I'm a loser who recently started enjoying the outdoors.

How do I chop small sticks with my hatchet? I've laid them flat to split but there's gotta be a better way

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 07:29:00 No.1495912 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495830
Maybe old hickory was slightly better quality but you can still shave down most stock handles to about half their original thickness with no issues

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 09:39:03 No.1495939 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494609
>>1494609
Depends on where you live. Plenty of flea markets in poorer coal states have rusted tools out the ass still. Got a decent wood plane from the 70s for $3 and an axehead for $5.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 09:44:12 No.1495944 Report

Quoted By: >>1495963

>>1495830
It doesn't matter. I've made handles as thin as old ones out of red oak and red oak no matter how you cut it is way weaker than hickory. For example, I have a black walnut handle on a 3lb head that's 3/4ths of an inch thick.
>>1494691
The thick handle retards are at it again, more like it. "Muh bitch hands! Muh thin handles are weak!", ignoring how distributed stress across the length of a handle rather than at the eye makes it stronger rather than weaker.
>>1494693
It happens literally every time someone brings up axes, just learn to expect it next time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 10:27:10 No.1495958 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495891
Stick the hatchet in the top of what you want to split and smack it into another log.
>>1495879
This, skill cult is based.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 10:31:08 No.1495960 Report

Quoted By: >>1496423

>>1494401
>>1494346
>Not knowing Steven Edholm
Yikes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 10:37:28 No.1495963 Report

Quoted By: >>1495964 >>1495967 >>1495968 >>1495975

>>1495944
> distributed stress across the length of a handle

I don't want to participate in this special Olympics discipline, but why would one care about stress distribution? You don't lean on that handle like you do on a showel, you accelerate the axe head and let it fall, gently controlling the direction. This is what I thought proper chopping skill is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 10:39:40 No.1495964 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495963
Your handle takes a significant amount of impact and shock as it hits, a thin handle can flex much easier meaning its less likely to break.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 10:51:02 No.1495967 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495963
I couldn't tell you why, as I'm not a physicist, but the mere fact that hand shock exists because of handle flex and that handles can break at all proves that the handle takes some out of stress. If a handle takes stress then the stress must be distributed across points here and there. By making the handle thin enough to bend across its length you're taking some amount of stress located at the eye and spreading it rather than concentrating it at the transition between the eye of the axe and the far thicker handle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 10:53:29 No.1495968 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495963
For a more in depth explanation have a blogpost by Steven Edholm.
http://skillcult.com/blog/axe-handle-eye-breakage
Or the video on his channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRJgRvHbEMM

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 11:29:27 No.1495975 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495963
you're forgetting the fact that the handle itself has momentum as well

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Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 16:19:15 No.1496099 Report

Quoted By: >>1496139

Is this the correct form for cutting smaller stuff with a hatchet? Downward angled swing and then horizontal to chip off wood?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 16:29:29 No.1496105 Report

Quoted By: >>1496111

>>1493440
It's not "nice" per se, but it will do the trick and last if you're good to it
https://www.amazon.com/Marbles-MR701SB-Camp-Axe/dp/B07NKN5S61
price has doubled since I purchased mine a few years ago

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 16:45:26 No.1496111 Report

Quoted By: >>1496140

>>1496105
>price has doubled since I purchased mine a few years ago
Welcome to the world of axes, where the price goes higher and higher every day. Soon they'll be at "low end" $150 knife levels for a council tool.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 17:47:17 No.1496139 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496099
Yes you got it

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 17:54:33 No.1496140 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496111
I think the main problem is clueless internet reviewers and consumers who make a big deal over aesthetics and out of the box sharpness and outher shit that doesnt matter and the manufacturers are trying to please these people, putting more resources into quality control and returns and having to jack up the price as a result.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 20:08:45 No.1496209 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494500
>can't take criticism of his property

go back to r/camping

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 20:11:03 No.1496210 Report

Quoted By: >>1496215 >>1499321 >>1499399

does anyone know the name of the type of a axe that has a normal head but has a hoe on the back? I've been meaning to buy one but can't for the life of me remember what it is called.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 20:28:55 No.1496215 Report

Quoted By: >>1499321

>>1496210
Pulaski

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 20:37:57 No.1496220 Report

Quoted By: >>1496260

>>1493440

Estwing Sportsman or Husqvarna 13"???

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 22:15:20 No.1496260 Report

Quoted By: >>1496270

>>1496220
Estwing,the Husqvarnas are to big for what they are.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 22:30:29 No.1496270 Report

Quoted By: >>1496300

>>1496260
I dunno, I use their 2lb head on a 14" handle for basically everything and it works fine. Even if I chop for hours.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:05:44 No.1496300 Report

Quoted By: >>1496301

>>1496270
They weigh almost as much as a full size axe and have a shit handle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:08:29 No.1496301 Report

Quoted By: >>1496311

>>1496300
Shit handle I might give as it's a swedish axe and modern swedish axes all have shit handles but like I've said I use almost boys axe weight heads on handles that short and it's worked out fine for me. Unless the things are 2.5-3lbs I don't see whats the big deal.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:11:54 No.1496302 Report

Quoted By: >>1496307

>>1494538
Based Thoreau

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:22:13 No.1496307 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496302
Actually from Dudley Cook, The Ax Book

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:27:51 No.1496311 Report

Quoted By: >>1496313

>>1496301
Because it's heavy for no reason, you'll get as much splitting performance out of a lighter hatchet like the estwing or a fiskars especially if you're carrying it around. It's a cheap Swedish axe, it's bit particularly good.
https://youtu.be/dK6Ad0uoVqw

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:30:04 No.1496313 Report

Quoted By: >>1496316

>>1496311
Fair enough man. I use hatchets for carving and shit, not splitting anything really at all, and haven't really had a problem but hey you do you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:35:49 No.1496316 Report

Quoted By: >>1496320

>>1496313
I thought you said splitting, if you want something for carving Husqvarna is even worse. There aren't many great low end hatchet on the market so I can't really suggest anything. Maybe council tool? Thiqq hatchet handle and bad head shape for it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:38:47 No.1496320 Report

Quoted By: >>1496327

>>1496316
I'm not the person asking for advice. I have a hatchet for carving. It's the 26" husqvarna head attached to a 14" handle with the cheeks thinned down massively to the point of probably being too thin for anything but carving.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 Apr 2019 23:51:47 No.1496327 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496320
Ah, well if you're willing to put some effort in they can be good but I dunno for most people I just suggest otherwise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 Apr 2019 01:25:39 No.1496392 Report

Quoted By: >>1496405

What are those weird japanese hatchets called? Are they actually useful

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 Apr 2019 02:16:17 No.1496405 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496392
It's called a Nata. Personally I'd just get an axe but hey, give it a try. If it was used for hundreds and hundreds of years it probably is decent for what it was used for, which was splitting kindling and chopping small branches.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 Apr 2019 03:19:10 No.1496423 Report

Quoted By: >>1496468

>>1495879
>>1495960
He could be Jesus Fucking Christ, white boy + dreads = opinion irreverent

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 Apr 2019 05:03:48 No.1496448 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495830
Old growth trees have a much stronger grain structure than young ones. Old growth forests stopped being available for general logging in the 60's. Hence the degradation in quality of pretty much everything wood these days.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 17 Apr 2019 06:01:18 No.1496468 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496423
(you) retarded+inbred=opinion irrelevant

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 Apr 2019 23:50:54 No.1497471 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495827
this /thread

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Anonymous Mon 22 Apr 2019 09:36:03 No.1499320 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493440
You could find a decent axe head and rehandle it. What I did for my Pulaski and have an Adze hoe arriving tomorrow to handle for my dad.

Also finished sheaths for everything.

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Anonymous Mon 22 Apr 2019 09:51:04 No.1499321 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496210
>>1496215
If pic related is what you're thinking of it is indeed a Pulaski as anon stated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 22 Apr 2019 13:23:25 No.1499399 Report

Quoted By:

>>1496210
It’s called a Pulaski and is a tool mainly used in wildland firefighting. Hoe for digging fire break axe head for stubborn roots.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 22 Apr 2019 22:06:06 No.1499674 Report

Quoted By: >>1500722

Prandi axes any good?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 13:59:37 No.1500722 Report

Quoted By:

>>1499674
Only person I've seen use them long term is wranglerstar. He had like 13 and all the handles came loose. They are pretty affordable though, just not enough reviews to see. Maybe get one and tell us how you like it, other wise in that price range the marbles ones have a lot of positive reviews for same price range.

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Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 14:08:02 No.1500728 Report

Quoted By: >>1518724 >>1518876

>>1493440
can this thing split or will it break?
I know it's not designed to excel at splitting but it's light and I mostly do woodcraft but I need to do a tiny bit to start a fire
can it split a few small chunks for kindling without the blade snapping off?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 24 Apr 2019 23:34:23 No.1501018 Report

Quoted By: >>1501583

Hultafors if you want traditional

Fiskars if you want pure practical

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 20:34:19 No.1501583 Report

Quoted By: >>1501660

>>1501018
For Hultafors, would the forest axe or the hunting axe be better for a general camping/ backpacking axe?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 25 Apr 2019 22:09:07 No.1501660 Report

Quoted By:

>>1501583
Forest axe. Check out council tool Boys also.

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Anonymous Fri 26 Apr 2019 02:56:26 No.1501858 Report

Quoted By: >>1503300

Finished and handled the Adze hoe. Not really an axe, but still used for cutting. Hopefully putting it and the Pulaski to work this weekend removing a bunch of blackberry and brush.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 04:14:05 No.1503300 Report

Quoted By:

>>1501858
Works amazingly! Fuck blackberry and everything it stands for

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 04:47:52 No.1503316 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493440
Just get a cheap ol' Estwing camp axe.

It may not be "heirloom" quality, but I can guarantee it will most likely outlast me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 13:59:44 No.1503489 Report

Quoted By: >>1503494 >>1513452

>>1493460
How do i get an old axe head in working condition

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 14:06:07 No.1503494 Report

Quoted By:

>>1503489
Buy on eBay or flea market, put on handle, sharpen.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 14:28:09 No.1503510 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494080
10/10. Let’s be honest though, you’re assuming the hoe he (theoretically) knocks up will get the kid a stepdad.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 18:42:07 No.1503718 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493440
Anon, I think you should focus on saving your money so you can afford your own house to have children. The axe can wait.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 19:27:23 No.1503737 Report

Quoted By: >>1513809

>>1493440
No, you don't. Axes are overrated.
However, if you really want something special, make one yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 19:45:13 No.1503747 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493460
>head will fly off.
And hit your head and you'll die

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Apr 2019 20:09:56 No.1503771 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493460
Not OP, but I had a brand new hatchet where the head flew off the first time I used it. I'm now trying to decide what to do. I need to either buy a new tomahawk, hatchet, or camp axe or carve a new handle with a pocket knife.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 00:55:21 No.1504767 Report

Quoted By: >>1504943 >>1531598

On a related note where do I get a stump from? I have a whole bunch of firewood and an axe to cut it but I don't have anything to cut it on

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 06:56:15 No.1504943 Report

Quoted By: >>1505309

>>1504767
From a tree

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 23:18:11 No.1505309 Report

Quoted By: >>1505326 >>1509249 >>1514035

>>1504943
How do I get it nice and flat on the top and bottom if I don't have access to a chainsaw?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Apr 2019 23:51:49 No.1505326 Report

Quoted By: >>1509249

>>1505309
Hand saw

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 03 May 2019 16:02:21 No.1507045 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493440
Once you get to high school you can get a part time job, faggot

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 21:06:11 No.1509190 Report

Quoted By:

What is the optimal length for a general-use camping/hiking hatchet/axe?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 22:42:25 No.1509247 Report

Quoted By:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2esAob3tEiw&list=PLeFFi5uqrByoDdrj8aPKy3VcNcOn24kO2&index=2

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 22:43:27 No.1509249 Report

Quoted By:

>>1505309
>>1505326
This

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 May 2019 22:48:19 No.1509252 Report

Quoted By:

>>1495884
This anon is correct.
t. carpenter

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 May 2019 14:46:28 No.1510440 Report

Quoted By: >>1510442 >>1510483

I have a really small ~11" hatchet. I'm having trouble splitting wood with it. Working with some logs maybe 4" across, about 18" long. Tried splitting them standing up, tried putting the log between my legs, tried golf swing, nothing seems to work. I can bite into the wood good enough to get the hatchet stuck, but I'm not able to get any cracks propagating through the wood.

What's my issue? Obviously it would be easier with a larger tool, but I've seen people split much larger logs with a hatchet this size using similar techniques. Is my technique bad? Edge alignment off? Maybe it's not sharp enough? Am I not using enough force?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 May 2019 14:47:28 No.1510442 Report

Quoted By:

>>1510440
Actually wow I'm bad at eyeballing things, measured one of the logs and it's closer to 8" across

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 May 2019 15:01:36 No.1510453 Report

Quoted By: >>1513808

I’m glad this thread exists, I have a about 50 axes hanging up in my shed.
I’ll post them tomorrow.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 May 2019 15:54:09 No.1510483 Report

Quoted By: >>1510520

>>1510440
Try to stick the hatchet in and then hit the log itself onto your surface.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 08 May 2019 17:11:01 No.1510520 Report

Quoted By:

>>1510483
I've tried that, and it works (albeit slowly). I find the problem doing that is the hatchet tends to slip into the crack so that it's actually the handle stuck in the crack, with the head sticking out the other side.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 09 May 2019 12:50:49 No.1511096 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493440
fiskars x7 is all you need on a trail (assuming you need it) it will fall short if you want to build a log cabin...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 May 2019 02:31:38 No.1512348 Report

Quoted By:

Should my axe have a perfectly rounded grind or is it okay if there is a regular kind of edge at the very tip with flats?

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Anonymous Sun 12 May 2019 03:49:51 No.1513282 Report

Quoted By: >>1513305

>yfw just purchased a gransfors bruks small forest axe and open this thread

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 May 2019 04:21:32 No.1513305 Report

Quoted By:

>>1513282
WTF is up with that oil-slick at his hairline? WTF does he do spray paint his fucking hair black?

Holy shit. Vanity is a motherfucker.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 May 2019 13:07:42 No.1513452 Report

Quoted By:

>>1503489
You buy/find/recieve one that isnt in working condition and you fix it. At least here in Finland there are old rusty axe heads basically everywhere. You can get them at flea markets for cents and people will just give them to you if you ask nicely. A lot of them are good steel too, just needs to be sanded, grinded and quenched.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 May 2019 17:30:01 No.1513562 Report

Quoted By:

>>>1513437

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 May 2019 23:39:29 No.1513808 Report

Quoted By:

>>1510453
You fucking lying sack of things that lie

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 May 2019 23:40:31 No.1513809 Report

Quoted By:

>>1503737
Whatever, punk bitch

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 May 2019 10:40:59 No.1514032 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494254
what the fuck is he wearing? Is this peak homosexuality?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 May 2019 10:56:18 No.1514035 Report

Quoted By:

>>1505309
Just buy a chansaw.

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Anonymous Tue 14 May 2019 14:31:37 No.1514795 Report

Quoted By: >>1517902 >>1526446

Why does nobody use carpenters hatchets for /out/door activities? Having an actual hammer head and an axe head in one tool seems pretty useful for camping

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 00:27:21 No.1515153 Report

Quoted By:

>axe thread
Why would anyone /out/ing need an axe for?
Just pick up wood that's lying on the ground if you want a camp fire.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 00:59:07 No.1515166 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494538
And that's why I'm using an axe with a floppy handle.

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Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 01:33:54 No.1515200 Report

Quoted By: >>1515201

My baby boy

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Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 01:35:05 No.1515201 Report

Quoted By: >>1515226

>>1515200
Sry wrng pic

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 01:56:36 No.1515224 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494538
shit i just got a 19'' hatchet. whelp

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 01:57:39 No.1515226 Report

Quoted By: >>1515252 >>1515409

>>1515201
take steel wool and get rid of that rust and then treat the metal and coat in oil regularly you discusting piece of shit

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 02:25:17 No.1515252 Report

Quoted By: >>1515396 >>1515409 >>1515564 >>1526448

>>1515226
The rust comes off with use you're the larper don't call me disgusting. Your grandfather would be ashamed of you, my grandfather gave me that just as is. It's not a piece of jewelry gas boy its a tool. An outdoor tool at that

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 09:43:42 No.1515396 Report

Quoted By:

>>1515252
>it's a tool
>so I don't need to maintain it
Have fun with your pitted slab of steel. Shame it'll likely not be usable come time to pass it down to your children.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 10:58:32 No.1515409 Report

Quoted By: >>1515506

>>1515226
>>1515252
See this? That's the exact reason why I never bother with giving advice on 4chan - nine out of ten times instead of even considering they could be wrong, they just make excuses and throw a tantrum. Criticizing people is a waste of time if they aren't mature enough to listen.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 16:17:18 No.1515506 Report

Quoted By: >>1515617 >>1515778

>>1515409
*Calls him a disgusting piece of shit right off the bat* *thinks he's the one throwing a tantrum* *is retarded*

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 18:30:33 No.1515564 Report

Quoted By: >>1515572

>>1515252
>I know my grandson had an absentee father but I have faith that if I give him this rusted axe he'll know how to restore it, take care of it and make me proud.
>A man in my family would know how to take care of his tools after all.

Do you want to let down your grandfather?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 18:41:36 No.1515572 Report

Quoted By:

>>1515564
You're retarded and not worth the effort of a response, save for "you're retarded"

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 19:33:03 No.1515617 Report

Quoted By:

>>1515506
>implying anonymous user is anonymous user

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 23:40:33 No.1515778 Report

Quoted By: >>1515788

>>1515506
he's been spamming his rusty ass axe. this isn't our first tussle. i started out polite

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Anonymous Wed 15 May 2019 23:56:34 No.1515788 Report

Quoted By: >>1515791 >>1517927

>>1515778
All my tools are rusty baby girl

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2019 00:00:08 No.1515791 Report

Quoted By: >>1515796

>>1515788
Who hurt you?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2019 00:04:17 No.1515796 Report

Quoted By: >>1515915

>>1515791
The problem is a lack of hurt. You weren't beaten nearly severely or often enough as a child. Now you're a fag with no common sense who apparently thinks a hole digger needs a mirror polish

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2019 03:07:27 No.1515915 Report

Quoted By: >>1516171

>>1515796
alright you're a troll m8 no more yoos

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2019 15:38:58 No.1516171 Report

Quoted By:

>>1515915
No I'm dead serious

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Anonymous Fri 17 May 2019 12:28:43 No.1516632 Report

Quoted By: >>1517947 >>1518876

I made these
Not really made from scratch but just lenghtened the bit with portions of spring steel

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 May 2019 06:41:36 No.1517897 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494169
I like Hults Bruk, and for something a little more affordable Husqvarna

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 May 2019 06:54:00 No.1517902 Report

Quoted By:

>>1514795
Thats what roofers use

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 May 2019 07:55:14 No.1517927 Report

Quoted By:

>>1515788
those are your dad's tools, kiddo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 May 2019 09:58:55 No.1517947 Report

Quoted By:

>>1516632
they look pretty good, the handles could use a bit of shaping though unless you were going for that medieval square aesthetic

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 May 2019 15:24:59 No.1518052 Report

Quoted By:

Imagine being such a fag, that you think you need a mirror polish to have a clean tool; instead of just not being a disgusting lazy slob and keeping them clean and dry when not in use.

A rusted tool of any kind is a sign of incompetence at a very basic level.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 May 2019 22:42:58 No.1518385 Report

Quoted By:

Steal one like a proper juvenile delinquent poor fag would.

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Anonymous Mon 20 May 2019 07:29:09 No.1518681 Report

Quoted By: >>1519403

well you axebros are car campers? why don't you stay in the basement then?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 May 2019 10:17:06 No.1518724 Report

Quoted By:

>>1500728
some kind of tomahawk?

i use my norse hawk for splitting sometimes, nothing too large in diameter though, larger stuff i can get a batoning log and slide the head off to use it like a wedge and it works pretty good

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 May 2019 15:21:26 No.1518876 Report

Quoted By:

>>1500728
It's a serbian or bulgarian axe, we use them for everything including splitting >>1516632

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 May 2019 07:18:43 No.1519403 Report

Quoted By:

>>1518681
fucking cringe

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 May 2019 21:19:14 No.1519713 Report

Quoted By: >>1519749 >>1520109 >>1520138 >>1520164

Threadly reminder

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 May 2019 22:09:10 No.1519749 Report

Quoted By:

>>1519713
Go home Mr. Fox you're drunk.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 May 2019 22:12:56 No.1519752 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493846
You can make an axe a hatchet by giving it a smaller handle, no trouble. OP should go to a farmer's market or auctionhouse, at least in the UK there's always old axes, axeheads and general handtools going. Even a second hand store might have one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 May 2019 01:06:18 No.1519856 Report

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>>1494254
B-but blundstones are comfy Anon

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 May 2019 10:51:32 No.1520109 Report

Quoted By: >>1520300

>>1519713
That's not as true anymore pap, hults bruks stuff is only like 75% the cost at best now, besides 95% everything made in swedish axe forges is made in a hults bruks forge except for granfors which is made in the old wetterling forges and the granfors forges

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 May 2019 12:20:23 No.1520138 Report

Quoted By:

>>1519713
what is production finish?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 May 2019 12:31:02 No.1520141 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494538
ah this is why I used to like using the lighter axe we had rather than the bloody block splitter with thick handle. that thick handle the shock goes through your whole body if you are trying to split tougher wood.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 May 2019 13:21:01 No.1520164 Report

Quoted By:

>>1519713
Replace hults with council tool

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 May 2019 17:36:40 No.1520300 Report

Quoted By: >>1520495

>>1520109
Hults has 2 grades, the cheaper 'agdor' and the gransfors esque forged finish ones. You can get the sandblasted agdor ones for £35-£45, whilst the equivalent gransfors model will be £120-£150

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 May 2019 22:38:57 No.1520495 Report

Quoted By: >>1521046

>>1520300
In the US they all run around the same price. The US axe market is fucked.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 May 2019 01:50:20 No.1520654 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494254
Fuck you my blundstones are sexy af

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 May 2019 14:26:43 No.1521046 Report

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>>1520495
seems to be better than oz m8. seems like fiskars is the way to go here, although i'd prefer a traditional hipster axe.

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Anonymous Thu 23 May 2019 15:56:56 No.1521101 Report

Quoted By: >>1523623

>>1493440
>Silverline axe bought at hardware store 14€
>Good steel, good handle
>Shitty polyurethane coating on handle and shitty edge
>File edge, sandpaper away the coating (file costs 3€, sandpaper 2€)
>Apply cooked linseed oil on handle and head

Now you have a nice axe and a file to keep it sharp

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Anonymous Sun 26 May 2019 15:22:33 No.1523623 Report

Quoted By: >>1523719 >>1524740

>>1521101
Did similar to a $15 bi-mart hatchett. Used gun bluing too. Plaza sells some really good double boiled linseed oil on Amazon that you can use without gloves. Takes longer to dry, but the smell alone is worth it.

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Anonymous Sun 26 May 2019 17:33:16 No.1523719 Report

Quoted By: >>1523882

>>1523623
Y-your saying that you can't use normal linseed oil without gloves?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 May 2019 22:10:38 No.1523882 Report

Quoted By: >>1524860

>>1523719
No it's chemically treated, and the chemicals are bad for you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 May 2019 01:41:17 No.1524740 Report

Quoted By: >>1524860

>>1523623
Danish oil aka polymerized linseed oil dries about the same time without the toxic chemicals.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 May 2019 05:41:51 No.1524860 Report

Quoted By: >>1525626 >>1526450

>>1524740
>>1523882

It's too late for me guys
Tell me it won't be painful

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 May 2019 02:17:43 No.1525626 Report

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>>1524860
Really only an issue if you do it over years, kinda like smoking. More importantly chemically treated BLO smells like cat piss so I don't know why you'd use it gloveless. Get DBLO, and you'll never look back.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 May 2019 02:22:23 No.1525630 Report

Quoted By:

>>1493460
A good ax literally costs no more than 40 bucks lmao nigga wtf

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 May 2019 20:36:35 No.1526109 Report

Quoted By: >>1526252

Council Tool 19" vs Husqvarna 19"?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 May 2019 21:00:04 No.1526117 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494346
Imagine getting this btfo

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 May 2019 21:03:33 No.1526120 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494500
I dont know what you guys are talking about but even I can tell youre wrong

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 May 2019 21:06:32 No.1526122 Report

Quoted By:

>>1494578
You are unbelievably stupid

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:26:44 No.1526252 Report

Quoted By: >>1526263

>>1526109
Council tool is way better design wise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:32:09 No.1526263 Report

Quoted By: >>1526272

>>1526252
Honestly from the pictures they look almost identical, what makes the council tool better?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:37:08 No.1526272 Report

Quoted By: >>1526279

>>1526263
Better design from most reviews I've seen. Council tool is good to go out of the box but the handle etc on Husqvarna is a lot worse. Council tool is forged rather than hand made so for the price it makes more sense.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:37:20 No.1526273 Report

Quoted By: >>1526288

What's a good lightweight hatchet that won't break the first use. Money's no issue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:41:30 No.1526279 Report

Quoted By: >>1526284

>>1526272
>forged rather than hand-made
?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:44:35 No.1526284 Report

Quoted By: >>1526285 >>1526294 >>1526434

>>1526279
Hand made for $50 usually doesn't mean it's that great.
https://youtu.be/dK6Ad0uoVqw
Just watch this, same guy has a council tool Boys axe review and a series where he makes the Husqvarna usable. Council tool overall is a better designed tool, Husqvarna is only good if it's your only option although there are worse axes like Stihl or bahco.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:46:04 No.1526285 Report

Quoted By: >>1526290

>>1526284
But isn't a forged tool by definition hand-made?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:50:26 No.1526288 Report

Quoted By:

>>1526273
fiskars x7

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:52:45 No.1526290 Report

Quoted By:

>>1526285
No

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:55:20 No.1526294 Report

Quoted By: >>1526297

>>1526284
stihl are great fag. nice vid tho.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 00:57:10 No.1526297 Report

Quoted By: >>1526306

>>1526294
Stihl sucks, heavy and shit handle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 01:11:34 No.1526306 Report

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>>1526297
fair nough, i'm learning, however the stihl we always had at home for splitting firewood, the handle pretty flexible and sure it was heavy but the heft can help sometimes. I guess i should learn some technique.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 05:38:25 No.1526434 Report

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>>1526284
Well I think I'm sold on Council Tool but I've realized they make both a 16" and a 19", and I'm indecisive again.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 06:14:32 No.1526446 Report

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>>1514795

I've been using one for carving. A cheap Ace Hardware hatchet. I stripped the paint with a wire wheel, reground the head to be much thinner/flatter, and then sharpened it. So far very good for woodworking, and I can't think of anything I'd do camping that this would have a problem with. Usually when I camp I don't need to process a lot of wood. If I did, I'd use a saw and a knife (in b4 bitching about the batonning meme).

The thing is, for beginners, an axe is safer than a hatchet. It's also more versatile.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 06:20:16 No.1526448 Report

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>>1515252

Electrolysis, citric acid, or steel wool. Seriously, learn some fucking respect. That axe should be properly maintained, especially a nice one like a norlund.

Oh, and learn to fucking sharpen it regularly. That edge is filthy from neglect. Gramps didn't storm the beaches of Normandy so you could sit on your lazy ass and let his hard work rust away.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 06:25:58 No.1526450 Report

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>>1524860

You'll be fine. Just stay away from mirrors and ignore the looks on people's faces when they see you on the street.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 21:17:46 No.1526869 Report

Quoted By: >>1526943 >>1529181

I bought a 19" council tool

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Anonymous Thu 30 May 2019 23:00:12 No.1526943 Report

Quoted By: >>1529181

>>1526869
Based

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jun 2019 00:35:49 No.1528569 Report

Quoted By: >>1528836

>already posted in another thread but fuck it
thinking of getting pic related
why not something better? i'm a poorfag trying to get into /out/
how fucked am I?

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jun 2019 11:27:01 No.1528836 Report

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>>1528569
You don't need an hatchet to go /out/
If you really have to spend money get a folding saw, it's easier to use and your noob ass won't hurt itself alone innawoods

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jun 2019 19:48:36 No.1529181 Report

Quoted By: >>1529343

>>1526869
>>1526943
Just came in. Haven't had a chance to use it yet obviously but it seems pretty nice. Good weight & balance, very comfortable handle shape. The handswell is a bit rough, but that's nothing a little work can't fix. Also not razor sharp, but I suppose an axe doesn't necessarily need to be. Just gotta get some linseed oil or something to put a finish on it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Jun 2019 22:50:12 No.1529343 Report

Quoted By: >>1529347

>>1529181

I wrote one thing about axes, one
Did you get the fucking file I talked about?
Splitting axes don't need to be sharp, but there's written "woodcraft" right on the handle

Am I a joke to you?

Go fetch a file and sharpen that think like a good christian would do

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Jun 2019 22:59:06 No.1529347 Report

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>>1529343
What the fuck are you on about schizo? Anyway, of course I own a bastard file. Never speak to me or my axe ever again.

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Anonymous Wed 05 Jun 2019 15:23:18 No.1531414 Report

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>>1494254
>grinder profiles
ok, I laughed. city slickers btfo

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 05 Jun 2019 16:26:46 No.1531462 Report

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Can you be more faggot than the axefags?
>muh thin handle
>muh ergonomics

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 05 Jun 2019 19:58:23 No.1531598 Report

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>>1504767
Some places will sell you a stump. Like if you found a local firewood supplier I'm sure you could buy one off them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 05 Jun 2019 22:46:30 No.1531757 Report

Quoted By: >>1534059

got this axe cutting great, doubt a saw could keep up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFIvnsOa2pM&t=194s

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Anonymous Sat 08 Jun 2019 17:55:53 No.1534059 Report

Quoted By: >>1534078

>>1531757
You'd be surprised how fast a good pocket saw can cut.
Personally I took down an hazelnut branch around 4/5 inches thick in no more than 30 seconds.
I was quite amazed, now I carry it all the time
Only downside is that it is a bitch to keep the teeth sharp

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Jun 2019 18:45:33 No.1534078 Report

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>>1534059
yeah got a silky saw, its good, but honestly i find them to be slower in the long run

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jun 2019 13:56:43 No.1534773 Report

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someone build this for the batoning championships

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jun 2019 13:59:03 No.1534775 Report

Quoted By: >>1534791 >>1534872

>>1534773

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jun 2019 14:32:32 No.1534791 Report

Quoted By:

>>1534775
>>1534773
Looks like a steaming pile of shit.
>shill

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jun 2019 15:46:29 No.1534833 Report

Quoted By: >>1534835

>>1534773
Putting a lot of moving parts on something supposed to be smashed against stuff really looks like a good idea
>Don't worry chips of wood, mud and vegetation won't get stuck in the bearings

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jun 2019 15:51:45 No.1534835 Report

Quoted By: >>1534867

>>1534833
Works in MHW, might as well work irl

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jun 2019 16:29:14 No.1534867 Report

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>>1534835
MHW is the game where you have 13feet tall shooting axes?

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jun 2019 16:40:41 No.1534872 Report

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>>1534775
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