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Posted: 9/25/2007 10:26:35 PM

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Here's the links to some axe and hatchet makers -

Snow and Nealley
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Gränsfors Bruks
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Wetterlings
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Iltis Oxhead
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Council Tool
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Estwing
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Kommer Bush Pilot Survival Hatchet
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Knives of Alaska
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Vaughan
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Fiskars
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Kershaw
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Gerber
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Cold Steel
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SOG
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Buck
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FlatlinesUp Member Team Member Joined: Aug 2007 AR, USA Posts: 53 Feedback: 100% (6) Link To This Post	Posted: 9/26/2007 12:04:16 PM Excellent. Thanks for the links, I was actually looking for a new camp ax and you saved me quite a bit of time.
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Posted: 9/26/2007 3:57:18 PM

Originally Posted By FlatlinesUp:
Excellent. Thanks for the links, I was actually looking for a new camp ax and you saved me quite a bit of time.

me to. thanks a lot

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poke4570 Member Joined: Mar 2007 MI, USA Posts: 270 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 9/26/2007 4:37:03 PM estwings are very nice. I sharpened mine up and came very close to cutting half my foot off
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doc_Zox Member Joined: Feb 2001 MD, USA Posts: 1341 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 9/26/2007 4:45:53 PM Mongo like: http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com/product_info.php/cPath/525_529/products_id/2945 Beard Axe by Gransfors Bruk $386.95
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Posted: 9/27/2007 10:05:24 PM

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Three informative links -

Selecting an axe - link - this is a sticky at a forum on foraging and woodcraft. The website (which I found while looking for info on Iltis Oxhead axes) is apparently related to a BBC series about a family that tried self-sufficiency. There's a book at amazon about their experience. See here. It looks like the BBC will not be putting out a DVD of the series. See the FAQ for info.

An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual, by Bernie Weisgerber - link - this is an online book, copyright 1999, from the United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration, available also as a 68 page pdf file.

The Axe Book, by Gränsfors Bruks, in a 40 page pdf file - link - along with a 17 page pdf file on Ancient Axes by the same company.

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EdB Member Joined: Apr 2003 USA Posts: 273 Feedback: 100% (8) Link To This Post	Posted: 10/8/2007 8:08:59 AM I just picked up the Estwing camper's axe for $38 at home depot. Used it this weekend on a camping trip - very sharp out of the "box" It is well balanced and felt very "handy" if you will - worked great
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Posted: 10/12/2007 1:59:48 AM

I have been eyeballing the GG&G Battle Hawk

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sniper7 Member Joined: Jun 2006 CO, USA Posts: 743 Feedback: 100% (86) Link To This Post	Posted: 10/12/2007 2:06:04 AM sweet thread, i have been wanting a new hatchet
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mnadam Member Joined: Sep 2007 MN, USA Posts: 10 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 10/12/2007 1:31:40 PM I have been using the Gerber combo axe2 and it has served me well. Thanks for the post
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Posted: 10/14/2007 10:46:44 AM

Originally Posted By nicholsmf:
I have been eyeballing the GG&G Battle Hawk

Another $100 and you can buy a used Glock, better for fighting.

Some basic hand tools cost about $30 each, rock hammer, cats claw, mini crow bar,

For less money you can buy a real axe.

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paddymurphy Member Joined: Nov 2006 CO, USA Posts: 35 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 10/17/2007 10:46:06 PM Thanks for the links. If you like 'hawks check out ragnars ragweed forge at ragweedforge.com
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Posted: 10/18/2007 2:41:50 PM

Cool post! Thanks for the links

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Posted: 11/9/2007 4:55:53 PM

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Posted: 11/9/2007 8:51:51 PM

Originally Posted By nicholsmf:
I have been eyeballing the GG&G Battle Hawk

Looks uber-cool but aside from burying it into a zombie's head I can't
figure a use for it....

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Posted: 11/14/2007 8:12:11 AM

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I think this deserves a tack. Thanks gun for ~~doing my job~~ putting all the links together.

And you guys who don't see a use for the GG&G axe are going to flip when you see my new CCW shoulder rig when it's done being made by Survival Sheath Systems.

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Posted: 11/14/2007 4:19:50 PM

Originally Posted By Aim4MyHead:
I think this deserves a tack. Thanks gun for ~~doing my job~~ putting all the links together.

And you guys who don't see a use for the GG&G axe are going to flip when you see my new CCW shoulder rig when it's done being made by Survival Sheath Systems.

You're gonna conceal-carry a friggin' axe?!

I wonder what the police report is gonna say after you end up using it.

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Posted: 11/14/2007 5:16:12 PM

Originally Posted By Aim4MyHead:
I think this deserves a tack. Thanks gun for ~~doing my job~~ putting all the links together.

And you guys who don't see a use for the GG&G axe are going to flip when you see my new CCW shoulder rig when it's done being made by Survival Sheath Systems.

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Posted: 11/15/2007 7:43:05 AM

Originally Posted By tweeter:

Originally Posted By Aim4MyHead:
I think this deserves a tack. Thanks gun for ~~doing my job~~ putting all the links together.

And you guys who don't see a use for the GG&G axe are going to flip when you see my new CCW shoulder rig when it's done being made by Survival Sheath Systems.

You're gonna conceal-carry a friggin' axe?!

I wonder what the police report is gonna say after you end up using it.

Hey FL's license says weapon not gun.

I already have a galco shoulder rig that was reworked to carry my 7" cold steel peace keeper opposite my glock 20.

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Posted: 11/24/2007 10:03:46 PM

I've been looking for a hatchet with a hammer and a pry bar. I saw one, but it was one of those cheap ones in a surplus store.

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Posted: 12/1/2007 10:32:31 PM

Had a chance to examine three Gränsfors Bruks this weekend past. An axe and two hatchets. I was impressed by their construction- light weight, yet the felt rock solid. I'm saving for one now-the gent had a Scandavian Forest Axe, a wildlife hatchet (his sons), and a carpenters axe. I think the carpenters axe was just right for a backpacking axe, as far as weight and length.

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Posted: 12/1/2007 10:35:54 PM

Originally Posted By TimJ:
Had a chance to examine three Gränsfors Bruks this weekend past. An axe and two hatchets. I was impressed by their construction- light weight, yet the felt rock solid. I'm saving for one now-the gent had a Scandavian Forest Axe, a wildlife hatchet (his sons), and a carpenters axe. I think the carpenters axe was just right for a backpacking axe, as far as weight and length.

get the small forest axe. the carpenters axe has a straight blade and wrong geometry for chopping or other "heavy" work. the small forest axe is the same length but has the right blade style and better handle for chopping.

i love my Gransfors small forest axe.

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Posted: 12/3/2007 9:26:57 PM

+1 GB Small forest

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Posted: 12/24/2007 4:23:21 PM

Originally Posted By nicholsmf:

Originally Posted By Aim4MyHead:
I think this deserves a tack. Thanks gun for ~~doing my job~~ putting all the links together.

And you guys who don't see a use for the GG&G axe are going to flip when you see my new CCW shoulder rig when it's done being made by Survival Sheath Systems.

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