Hello everyone.
There seems to be quite a few posts regarding a suitible choice for a first knife. The common recommendation being either a cheap Mora or Hultafors as a means of a novice learning the basic skills and techniques of using, sharpening and maintaining a knife is obviously best done on these budget blades before one progresses on to a higher end more specialized knife
I have my Hultafors HVK to learn the basics of knifecraft. However there do not seem to be similar posts (from what I've found in the archives) advising on a suitible brand/type for a novices first Axe.
Axecraft is a skill I want to learn but have no experience of using. I need the axe to be versatile & flexible in its ability to be an appropriate & effective tool for a variety of tasks; from lighter work such as carving & supplying large quantities of kindling, to heavier jobs like splitting logs for firewood and even small scale felling. I have access to woodland to use as my training ground (i intend to seek tuition in using the axe) and I also have a genuine need for constant firewood as my only means of heating.
I get the impression many would regard the Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe to have the degree of versatility I am looking for. However, as a novice I am uncomfortable in owning such an axe from the get-go. I would rather find a good budget equivalent, much in the same way as getting a Mora Training Knife for a first blade. Something where it doesn't matter if I blunt it by accident or do a pigs ear of a job of sharpening it.
The Bahco Ash Hatchet Axe has a helve length of 50cm & weighs 1.1kg, almost identical size & weight to the GB SFA and at £18 is very cheap. Tho I'm interested to hear what others think for a good first axe and tips as to how to go about learning this tool effectively.
Any advice & wisdom will be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
Dan
There seems to be quite a few posts regarding a suitible choice for a first knife. The common recommendation being either a cheap Mora or Hultafors as a means of a novice learning the basic skills and techniques of using, sharpening and maintaining a knife is obviously best done on these budget blades before one progresses on to a higher end more specialized knife
I have my Hultafors HVK to learn the basics of knifecraft. However there do not seem to be similar posts (from what I've found in the archives) advising on a suitible brand/type for a novices first Axe.
Axecraft is a skill I want to learn but have no experience of using. I need the axe to be versatile & flexible in its ability to be an appropriate & effective tool for a variety of tasks; from lighter work such as carving & supplying large quantities of kindling, to heavier jobs like splitting logs for firewood and even small scale felling. I have access to woodland to use as my training ground (i intend to seek tuition in using the axe) and I also have a genuine need for constant firewood as my only means of heating.
I get the impression many would regard the Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe to have the degree of versatility I am looking for. However, as a novice I am uncomfortable in owning such an axe from the get-go. I would rather find a good budget equivalent, much in the same way as getting a Mora Training Knife for a first blade. Something where it doesn't matter if I blunt it by accident or do a pigs ear of a job of sharpening it.
The Bahco Ash Hatchet Axe has a helve length of 50cm & weighs 1.1kg, almost identical size & weight to the GB SFA and at £18 is very cheap. Tho I'm interested to hear what others think for a good first axe and tips as to how to go about learning this tool effectively.
Any advice & wisdom will be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
Dan