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Posted: 9/15/2014 2:36:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/15/2014 2:45:58 PM EDT
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thanks for that link. Looks like a great product.
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Posted: 9/15/2014 2:46:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/15/2014 2:49:03 PM EDT
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estwing campers axe is a handy little tool. one peice of steel
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Posted: 9/15/2014 4:04:02 PM EDT
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Find an old head and hang a new handle yourself!
Otherwise you pretty much get what you pay for. Estwing stuff is good for a part time user or carpenter, for true backwoods or bushcraft a nice propperly handled axe is worth its weight. That husky axe is a good suggestion as well according to everything I have read, never actually bought one of those myself. From everything I have compaired over the years, and while I like Les, his bushman axe seems to be a litlte overpriced IMO. |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 4:55:46 PM EDT
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I love my Gransfors Bruks!
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Posted: 9/15/2014 7:59:01 PM EDT
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estwing campers axe is a handy little tool. one peice of steel This is what I was going to suggest. Well made (in the US) and inexpensive. |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 8:11:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/15/2014 8:57:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a Condor 1.5 LB Greenland Axe in my truck that is the perfect size. YMMV. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31B7%2BwrOtgL.jpg  This axe is fantastic! I've used one quite a bit and it's almost as good as my far more expensive Wetterlings. I also ordered three of the Husqvarna hatchets, http://www.amazon.com/Husqvarna-576926401-Curved-Handle-Hatchet/dp/B004VLKLJE, as gifts for my SPL and ASPL's when I was Scoutmaster. They are fantastic axes! Took a few minutes to straighten out the edges and they shave hair.  |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 9:22:16 PM EDT
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I picked up the Husky from the amazon link. Thanks again for the recommendation.
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Posted: 9/15/2014 9:58:35 PM EDT
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The Estwing ones will last until you have grandkids, but aren't perfect.
Gransfers are awesome, but expensive. I saw some Sthil axes at the hardware store recently, well hung with good handles, made in Germany, a little pricey but not nearly as expensive as a Gransfers. You will need two axes, for around the house you are going to want a full size one, if you are hiking with one you'll probably want a smaller boys axe. I am a convert to folding saws, I got sick of lugging around a 3 lb axe. |
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Posted: 9/18/2014 10:38:01 AM EDT
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I got an axe bug not too long ago and should be completing a review of Gransfors soon after I break in the latest purchase I'm up to 4 GBs now, they are very specialized seem to make one for everything.
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Posted: 9/18/2014 11:09:20 AM EDT
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I love my Gransfors Bruks! Best axe made, I have a Scandinavian Forrest Axe and love it. That axe is amazingly well made and it cam with a razor sharp edge. |
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Posted: 9/23/2014 11:46:30 AM EDT
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I received my Husqvarna ax today and I must say it is excellent. Sharp as hell, beautiful balance, great grain on the handle. Thanks for the great recommendation. Look forward to many happy swings with this finely crafted tool.
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Best Axe for the Money!!!! Quote History |
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Posted: 9/23/2014 6:54:49 PM EDT
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I currently have a GB small splitting axe, GB small forest axe and GB hatchet. Great tools.
My next axe purchase will be a Council Tool's Velvicut Boy's Axe. I love the look of the 4# felling axe but I really wouldn't have much use for the monster. 
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Posted: 9/23/2014 7:45:22 PM EDT
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The Estwing ones will last until you have grandkids, but aren't perfect. Gransfers are awesome, but expensive. I saw some Sthil axes at the hardware store recently, well hung with good handles, made in Germany, a little pricey but not nearly as expensive as a Gransfers. You will need two axes, for around the house you are going to want a full size one, if you are hiking with one you'll probably want a smaller boys axe. I am a convert to folding saws, I got sick of lugging around a 3 lb axe. Going with this. Whatever axe you buy, obtain a spare handle, and wedges at the same time. Expect to do a little filing with a wood rasp to fit the new handle properly. The new handle should fit tight to the head before the wedge(s) are inserted. The more time you spend on fitting the handle to the head so that it is a tight fit, the better. Google on how to do so. It's not rocket science, but there is a right way to do it. A good many axes need to have the cutting edge entirely re-profiled in order to have the axe function properly. This is particularly true of flea-market axe heads obtained for cheap, which were most likely mis-sharpened over the years. This book will show you how to sharpen most anything, and I highly recommend it:http://www.amazon.com/Razor-Edge-Book-Sharpening/dp/096660590X |
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