Canoe hatchet :dunno:

[Toddy]

Sandbender posted a photo on another thread showing a Timberline survival folder and it kind of caught my eye.....not like me, I know, but it was a beautiful colour
So I went looking for it.........$1,100 Okay, we'll not be having two of them then, will we ? :11doh:
However, I also tripped across this

http://www.bladecrazy.com/timberlin....html?osCsid=1b36119daccbc28c2a5d3f10ca32079c

It's just..........no............but why is it, or rather what makes it, a Canoe Hatchet ???

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Humpback]

It must be past my bed time, I'm seeing double
(No idea about the hatchet)
Alan

 

[Toddy]

I got a virus, so the Tech Refs have spent all day and evening fixing things. I've got a new computer, upgraded internet something or other and a new touchpad keyboard.........I will get used to it........hopefully

cheers,
M

 

[sandbender]

Possibly because it's small enough to fit into a small canoe bag? maybe it's stainless too, ugly though.

The Timberline name is now owned by a much larger concern that has no connection with the three makers who produced the survival folder back in the eighties.

 

[Toddy]

It certainly is
Some difference between the original Timberline pieces and the newer stuff.

cheers,
M

 

[British Red]

Cos the best thing to do with it is to have a nasty boating accident with it...then claim on insurance?

 

[Toddy]

Careful ! I've got a new keyboard, and a glass of Irn Bru.......they'll go nuts if I get this one coated already

cheers,
M

 

[locum76]

It looks like it would be just the very thing for chopping neeps.

 

[Hoodoo]

I reviewed the shorter version of that hatchet a few years back for Tactical Knives (I think it's called the bush pilot hatchet). I really liked it but I'm not sure I would go for the longer handle. I think it might add more weight than it's worth. But the Bush Pilot comes with a wicked convex grind that is extremely sharp and holds an edge well. Doubles as an good ulu. Not a great splitter but I split up a big pile of wood with it using it along with a wedge and baton. I liked the balance of the Bush Pilot as well. Somewhat similar to the Gransfors Mini. I found it very handy for shaping wood. You get great control with that short handle and it doesn't take much work to waste off a lot of wood.

My idea of a good canoe axe would be more along the lines of a boy's axe (the old Sears and Norlunds are great) or one of the largers Gransfors, either the Scandanavian or Small Forest Axe, but for summer weather, the wildlife or similar is as big as I go.

One problem I had with the Bush Pilot hatchet is that although the sheath is sturdy and well made, the toe of the bit wants to rotate up a bit, enough that it could give you a nasty cut or shred your pack.

 

[Toddy]

Is this the one you mean Hoodoo ?

http://www.bladecrazy.com/timberlin....html?osCsid=1b36119daccbc28c2a5d3f10ca32079c

Usual disclaimers, no connection to the company, just a link I found,

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Hoodoo]

Is this the one you mean Hoodoo ?

http://www.bladecrazy.com/timberlin....html?osCsid=1b36119daccbc28c2a5d3f10ca32079c

Usual disclaimers, no connection to the company, just a link I found,

cheers,
Toddy

Yup, that's the little bugger. I will try to get a pic up later.

 

[johnnytheboy]

Maybe this one floats

 

[Hoodoo]

Here's a shot comparing the Bush Pilot hatchet with mini hatchets from Gransfors and Wetterling.

 

[Toddy]

Totally non trad looking, but if the weight and balance are good it looks like it'd be a wee workhorse of an axe.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Hoodoo]

Totally non trad looking, but if the weight and balance are good it looks like it'd be a wee workhorse of an axe.

cheers,
Toddy

I think it's a very useful tool for the woods. Good price as well and bulletproof. Like I said, not the best splitting tool but used with a wedge, it's not a big deal. Decent carving tool and a heckuva good camp kitchen tool. Not sure I would find the longer handled model all that useful. Certainly the balance would be off for kitchen use. And with the longer handle, I think it's reasonable to expect a good splitter, but the head is too thin to be very effective. I don't think you will gain much for splitting with the longer handle.

 

[tsitenha]

What we call a canoe ax, preferred was a Hudson Bay pattern 24" handle with a 1-3/4lbs head. We used this style as it is long enough for the work to be done but capable of easily being stored away on our trips.
No intention of felling trees in any case, just shaping saplings and trees to our needs.

Can allways choke up to the head and use it like a hatchet.

 

[forestwalker]

Here's a shot comparing the Bush Pilot hatchet with mini hatchets from Gransfors and Wetterling.

One thing that strikes me is that the finger groves may be quite uncomfortable if they don't fit your hand just right.