Recent content by MrFrido

I'll second the utility knife. supercheap, compact, and you can abuse the blade.

To me, a Fiskars axe is too pricey to be driven through nails or soil, there are cheap 5€ chinese axes for that...

I love Marble's machetes! Imacasa made, very sharp and orange! I'll leave the paint, but reshape the handle.

The tramontina are nice and light, I like the plastic handled ones or the 12" wooden handled one, but they come dull and need some work to be usable. the steel is quite good. I got the Ontario 18" military style machete, the classic latin shape, and they are heavier and thougher. they are better...

Very nice, but I would take the paracord away, I like the wood's texture. Or, if you need a wrap, I'll use a hemp cord.

I'd suggest you to keep the Mora, or buy an Opinel for a budget knife, or look to the Condor knives like the Rodan or similar. You can also buy a 6 € tramontina machete and reprofile it to your needs. or search for an old carbon steel knife in a thrift shop. I found several hand forged...

#1 bb07 -23 axes plus 1 SFA #2 Toddy ..... 5 axes plus 1 SFA that's being used by a friend in more need than I am. #3 welchyd1 5 axes #4 Mesquite... 3 plus 1 SFA #5 Red...12 and definitely 0 SFA (although SFA describes their good points quite well ) #6 FGYT 4 axes 0SFA #7 HillBill, 9 axes, 0 SFA...

Actually, everything can be thrown, and stuck in a log if it has a point. The billhook simply isn't the best tool for this job, because no farmer or woodsman ever thought of throwing it, it's intended use was clearing the trail, coppicing, felling small trees and other field related activities...

I think that this axe trend is mostly convention/fashion. sure, hatchets are less treatening, are maybe lightweight and take less space, but there's nothing they can do that a small billhook/kukri cannot do. I own several axes and billhooks the type used in northern italy, which have not changed...

This is the one I use the most, a Valcamonica pattern

unknown brand billhooks (here in the Reggio Emilia province they are called Maràss, or Manaresso in Italian), more than 40 years old. They were used by my granfather, wich died long before I was born. This one, also from my granfather, was probably a Pennato, from some branch of the...

sorry for the "bluish" image, I took that under a green plastic cover... Angelo B billhook type "reggio"

Hi, i have bought an axe head branded the same way in a flea market, it was a G.SANTO 2, it is a little heavier than yours, i think 6-700 grams, and after a lot of googling i found the brand is owned by Leonelli http://www.leonelliattrezzi.com/ , a tool maker in central italy. the seller at the...

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