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Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 06:26:21 No.877461 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>877495 >>877652 >>877658 >>877714 >>877792 >>877841 >>878834 >>879326 >>879401

/out/! I LOST MY AXE. I don't know where I lost it at either!

there are no flea markets where I live to find cheap used axe heads because my area sucks.

and I'm never gonna buy another crappy axe from the home improvement store that has a fucking head glued onto some shitty fiberglass shaft that ALWAYS comes lose.

but I don't wanna shill out 200+ dollars for a GFB. what are my options?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 07:06:06 No.877468 Report

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Get a friction fit axe aka a tomahawk. By design the head can't fall off the handle without you knowing.

Zuriss !!S/L/65CPWjy

Zuriss !!S/L/65CPWjy Mon 17 Oct 2016 08:58:07 No.877495 Report

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>>877461
I would suggest looking over the axe thread with 200+ posts. It has a lot of good info.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 10:40:15 No.877527 Report

Quoted By: >>877693

http://www.knifecenter.com/item/HUBH840061/hults-bruk-salen-20-inch-hatchet-hickory-wood-handle-leather-sheath

Get this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 15:23:29 No.877652 Report

Quoted By: >>878823

>>877461
Husqvarna axes, Hults bruk/hultafors, fiskars etc

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 15:33:20 No.877658 Report

Quoted By: >>877682

>>877461
>harbour freight
>$8
Who cares if it breaks

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 16:36:01 No.877682 Report

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>>877658
i would care if i was in the middle of the woods and it broke, unless you want to buy a bunch and lug them all around

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 16:36:25 No.877683 Report

Quoted By: >>877693 >>877697

I highly recommend the Husqvarna Multi-Purpose axe. Mine cost me about 70 bucks on ebay and with a little care, it's damn near the quality of GFB.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 17:19:52 No.877693 Report

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>>877683
>>877527

Thanks for the recommendations. All I need it to do is cut into hardwoods without glancing off because bad profiling or the edge keeps constantly get dull.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 17:23:31 No.877697 Report

Quoted By: >>877771

>>877683
Grans is a fucking meme, they are decent axes but not the best.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 17:59:57 No.877714 Report

Quoted By: >>877943

>>877461
buy a cheap ass fiskers the head will never come off you need to put a lot off effort into destroying one and they cost near to nothing. not the best edge but easy to sharpen. mine never has any problems tho still has the factory edge after many hours of work still cuts excellent.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 20:08:42 No.877771 Report

Quoted By: >>877921

>>877697
Not really a meme, but a lot of what you pay for is the finish they give their products.
Husqvarna is like GFB without the final touch. (which you can give it yourself)

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 20:49:32 No.877792 Report

Quoted By: >>877847

>>877461

Have you tried axing around? Maybe someone saw it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 22:33:12 No.877841 Report

Quoted By: >>877971

>>877461
Do you have a Stihl dealer around? I picked up a Stihl forestry hatchet, and it's quickly becoming a favorite.

The forestry axe is still a little short unless you want a pack axe, but their "splitting axe" (not their splitting maul) might do the trick.

I think I paid $30 for the hatchet. They seem very high quality for the money.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Oct 2016 22:41:51 No.877847 Report

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>>877792
I like you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 01:03:10 No.877921 Report

Quoted By: >>878225

>>877771
Grans only became popular because of Ray Meats and other fat fuck wannabe outdoorsmen

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 02:01:25 No.877943 Report

Quoted By: >>878187

>>877714
I love my fiskers, it still has the factory edge as well. My buddy liked it when he used it and got the same one but his didn't hold up like mine. I imagine they don't have the best QA.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 02:34:09 No.877971 Report

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>>877841
I do.. But they proxy through ace hardware.

I found a flea market thats open during the weekend only about an hour away. Gonna try there first...

While all good suggestions. Have been said. Id like to find one for 5 or 10 bucks, even if its just a head. My last one I made its handle out of liveoak and it was a great axe. So if I can find a lose head or one with a busted handle for 5 or 10 bucks. Ill much rather do that.

Also what the fuck, WHY are shovels so expensive new?!?!? I can see why the mexicans steal ours from the job sites...

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 12:03:06 No.878187 Report

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>>877943
some batches turn out soft some too hard and chip. i think most are perfectly fine.
i also think they tried to outsource their flagship product to china too, but backed off for multiple reasons.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 13:13:16 No.878205 Report

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I've only bought my axes and hatchets from the hardware

I don't even know what brands they are

They all work well enough

Around 15 dollars for the hatchets
40-50 for the axes

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 13:51:06 No.878225 Report

Quoted By: >>878514 >>878517 >>878518 >>878520 >>878864 >>878865

>>877921
How does why they became popular figure in?

GB makes an objectively superior axe compared with Hults, Wetterlings, Council, Snow & Neally, Husqvarna, etc etc. Superior design, materials at least as good, and consistently top notch construction. Whether the difference is worth the cost is up to each person but for many of us who use an axe often it is.

Sure Mears is a bit chubby but he is a Brit and that is how most of them are made.

If you want truly absurd out of whack price to performance look at Best Made or Neeman or Autine. Neeman makes the equivalent of a parade axe, sells them for $500+, yet he is so busy he goes long periods without taking orders.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 22:22:06 No.878514 Report

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>>878225
Husq doesn't making their own axes you fucking sperg.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 22:23:08 No.878517 Report

Quoted By: >>878907

>>878225
Best Made Axes are made by Council Tool, looooool wow you are a special kind of faggot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 22:24:15 No.878518 Report

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>>878225
In what way are they superior? Please enlighten us, Axe Master.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 18 Oct 2016 22:30:37 No.878520 Report

Quoted By: >>879173

>>878225
Fuck, why not some $600 dollar racing axes am I right? Why not a japanese Ono axe? Why not a german made Helko axe? or a german made Iltis Oxhead axe? Wait what? you didn't mention Rinaldi! I mean come on man, COME ON CAN YOU EVEN INTO AXE, FAGGOT?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Oct 2016 07:06:20 No.878823 Report

Quoted By: >>878828

>>877652
I recommend Husqvarna. I got one of their carpenters axes a few months ago and love it

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Oct 2016 07:42:18 No.878828 Report

Quoted By: >>878976

>>878823
Im enjoying everyones opinions so far. Thanks for that. After the flea market trip if it comes up empty then ill try to decide who I want to go with as far as buying new. I can't just see just yet 80+ dollars on an axe... To me thats expensive mainly because im poor. And somewhat because im cheap.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Oct 2016 08:57:41 No.878834 Report

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>>877461
next time engrave it with some contact info

and or some red paint

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Oct 2016 11:37:36 No.878864 Report

Quoted By: >>879277

>>878225
what? they machine hammer their axes like everyone else a gb axe head is made under 2 minutes. nothing superior craftmanship about it.
same mass produced stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Oct 2016 11:42:41 No.878865 Report

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>>878225
>Neeman
he really is more like an artist tho and mass produced gb axes go for half his price??

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Oct 2016 13:40:17 No.878907 Report

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>>878517
Best made axes are just Council Tool axe heads with a fancy painted handle and fancy price tag.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Oct 2016 17:19:21 No.878976 Report

Quoted By: >>879332

>>878828
>im poor.

Not poor enough to keep track of your shit, apparently.

Save up, buy a nice axe, and maybe you'll learn not to lose your stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Oct 2016 00:26:54 No.879173 Report

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>>878520
Either epic or massive sperg. I'm going to tip both my fedora and ball cap to you sir.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Oct 2016 03:59:02 No.879277 Report

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>>878864
that's not necessarily bad. fewer reheats, the better

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 20 Oct 2016 06:11:04 No.879326 Report

Quoted By: >>880410

>>877461
how about this?
https://www.amazon.com/Council-Hudson-Bay-Protective-Sheath/dp/B00QMK04K8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1476943497&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=councit+hudson+bay

or the more polished version
https://www.amazon.com/Council-Velvicut-Premium-Hudson-Sheath/dp/B00QSEEQP2/ref=sr_1_5?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1476943773&sr=1-5&keywords=council+hudson%27s+bay

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Oct 2016 06:29:51 No.879332 Report

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>>878976
Yeah this. How do you lose an axe? Break, sure, have stolen, sure, but just lose without recollection?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 20 Oct 2016 11:15:15 No.879401 Report

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>>877461
fiskars x15 is actually quite amazing for the money. They dare you to try and break it. If you do they will replace it. Its a pretty soft steel so you have to touch the edge up quite often but that shouldn't be a problem to anyone who appreciates sharp edges on all equipment. Geometry is very nice. I can fell trees or split wood with ease. Reviews for this axe are phenomenal across the board (check youtube or google.) Costs 35 dollars on amazon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Oct 2016 18:51:31 No.880410 Report

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>>879326
Hudson bay is such a fedora tier axe design.

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