>>1761125Didn't we have this thread last week already?
Axe:
hammering in tent pegs, wedges etc
can be used to split wood directly
can be used to sharpen stakes
can't do narrow cuts, only notches
can be maintained without specialised files
No mechanical parts that might get jammed
Folding saw:
can do narrow cuts
can't be used to split, you'll need wedges and a baton or axe
can't sharpen stakes safely
needs a specialised file to resharpen
lighter
not as exhausting
>gransfors is the only axe brand that dosen't have a lot of people complainingOnly because almost nobody actually uses them. Gransfors designs are bad (splitting axes and maul) to outright unusable (felling and carving axes). They also are 3-5 times more expensive than brands of comparable reputation (like husquarna, ochsenkopf etc).
If you just need an axe for splitting firewood, any cheap chinesium axe will do as long as you put an edge on it.
For bushcraft, you'll want a proper carpenter's axe, or at least something like a tomahawk with a thin and long blade.
For tree felling, you want an axe with a handle long enough that any missed strike will hit the ground rather than your leg. In other words, 90-110cm. Any brand that offers a "felling axe" with a 60 or 75cm handle like gransfors does is trying to scam you. As for the design, I prefer double bit axes, as their center of gravity is in line with the handle. However, the only massproduced double bit axe is the Ochsenkopf Kanada (which is what I've got), which like all Ochsenkopf axes is shipped completely blunt. Getting a proper edge on mine took me two hours despite having an adjustable angle grinder (at 1200rpm and with constant cooling so the steel wouldn't overheat) and fresh discs, and with stones, it would have taken days.
