Anyone have any experience with Roselli axe's

[CLEM]

I like the look of these,they look to my less than expert eye to be a strong tool.Anyone got one or used one???,are they to be recomenderd???

http://outdoorcode.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_22

 

[led]

I have one of the long-handled versions and I'm impressed by its versatility. For its size it does an impressive job splitting logs, tackling things I'd normally reserve for my splitting maul, whilst also being pretty good at limbing. The head shape and extended beard enables a good balanced grip for carving work.

There's a comparative review over at Outdoors Magazine.

 

[CLEM]

Thanks for the link Led!

 

[British Red]

Clem,

They are strong for sure and a respectable axe. They are excellent at splitting, but more limited in cutting due to the extremely wide profile. I have a Large Alround, I have enjoyed using it and it has a useful, but limited role amongst the axes I use. I would say that it would not be my first choice if it was the only axe I were to own in that size range

Red

 

[CLEM]

Thanks Red!

 

[oetzi]

I have the large one and its a worthy addition to my other, more traditional, axes.
Like the others in its size, the GB SFA and the Wetterling LHA, I use it mainly for making firewood in the forest. I dont carve, split, hew etc anyway.
If you have one of the above mentioned axes, its a good thing to have one, too.
If it would be your first and only one, dont buy it.

 

[CLEM]

I have the large one and its a worthy addition to my other, more traditional, axes.
Like the others in its size, the GB SFA and the Wetterling LHA, I use it mainly for making firewood in the forest. I dont carve, split, hew etc anyway.
If you have one of the above mentioned axes, its a good thing to have one, too.
If it would be your first and only one, dont buy it.

Why not as a first and only axe.Sorry to sound stupid but I am far from the expert!

 

[oetzi]

Contrary to what James says in his excellent comparison, if I remember correctly, of a GB SFA and the Roselli, I feel its not as easy to use for chopping wood. But it works really good, too, and you wouldnt make a mistake by choosing it.
As a first axe, I would recommend a much cheaper Wetterlings Large Hunting Axe, just to gain experience.
But then I have them all and would have a hard trime to choose the one and only.
That said, buy what you like, the are all excellent products which wont let you down. The weakest link is always the user!

 

[oetzi]

Oh my, read the post above and realised that its an excellent example for fence sitting.
Honestly, I dont know if one is better than the other. Sorry

 

[British Red]

My choice? A Wetterlings LHA if you are capable of tidying up the bevel and helve - better angle of helve, broader profile than an SFA and less prone to stick in splitting. BUT poorly finished sometimes. A small forest axe by GB is also a very, very good all rounder - better finished although I personally am uncertain whether its truly a better axe than the Wetterlings. The Roselli is also a good axe, it does not however deserve the price premium over either of the others mentioned in my personal view in fact I find it less flexible.

I would take either the SFA or the Wetterlings over the Roselli as a "do everything" axe. I'd take my Lee Reeves over any of them - but there is a heck of a wait and a heck of a price difference. Cearly it would be wrong of me to "big up" Ceggas work and there is an availability problem there too.

So for me - Wetterlings or GB over Roselli - a custom axe if you have the money and time

Red

 

[CLEM]

Thanks again gents!

 

[oetzi]

Clem, the fact that red owns about twenty axes and myself with nine tells you a lot about the choosing of an axe