C'est complet

[maddave]

Well I finally think my axe collection is complete....

From left to right

Hultafors Classic Hand Hatchet, GB Mini Hatchet, Cold Steel Trail Hawk, Husqvarna Swedish Hatchet, GB Small Forest Axe and the Hultafors Agdor Chopping Axe.

I think these should cover most eventualities

 

[Outdoordude]

Thumbs up on that>
Looks like alot of moneys worth there.
Dont take them all at once or youll need a crane to take them to camp.

 

[British Red]

No Maul?

 

[maddave]

No Maul?

Bugger.... I forgot that, It's out in the shed....

 

[British Red]

Not a double bit fan either Dave?

 

[maddave]

Not a double bit fan either Dave?

I'd LOVE a double bit, but sadly out of my price range at the moment.... Also I'm not really well up on them so wouldn't quite know what I'd be looking for?

 

[British Red]

Much like single bits they come in all sizes, shapes and profiles. In your range, I ould be looking to add a bigger "working" axe - 36" helve and 3.5 to 5 pound head. But I think like that because of how I use them. When processing firewood a larger axe gives huge mechanical advantage. However I don't have to carry them far!

 

[sandbender]

Nice. The Hultafors Agdor looks really nice.

 

[maddave]

Much like single bits they come in all sizes, shapes and profiles. In your range, I ould be looking to add a bigger "working" axe - 36" helve and 3.5 to 5 pound head. But I think like that because of how I use them. When processing firewood a larger axe gives huge mechanical advantage. However I don't have to carry them far!

Me either if I take the van

 

[maddave]

Nice. The Hultafors Agdor looks really nice.

It's a great axe for the money Sandbender £34.12 delivered from here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hultafors...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item43b8976c85

I did the usual, sanded the handle and a liberal coating of boiled linseed and also fettled the edge a little, but to be honest, they're good to go. Great for the far north with the frozen wood and such. Every bit as good as a GB IMHO.

 

[British Red]

If you ever want to play with a few double bits and find yourself out my way Dave, do look in and I'll put a few in your hands and you you can try them out for yourself

 

[maddave]

If you ever want to play with a few double bits and find yourself out my way Dave, do look in and I'll put a few in your hands and you you can try them out for yourself

Thanks mate, I may take you up on that

 

[Man of Tanith]

You are missing g GB outdoor axe....
Other that that nice collection

 

[maddave]

Stoppit ya buggers !! The wallet is light and I am easily tempted

 

[chas brookes]

Hi Dave

what about a Roselli

 

[Man of Tanith]

Outdoor axe would fit nicely between mini hatchet and the cold steel.......
I am a bit of an advocate of them. Once I got mine I sold off all my other axes bar the small forest axe....great wee axe. Punches well above its weight. I've felled trees, made a bow, processed fire wood, snedded branches roughed out carving projects etc with it. I really love the outdoor axe. To extent that sfa only comes out winter time

 

[Phaestos]

That trailhawk looks darn fine. How is it for wood chopping? I like how lightweight it is!

 

[ged]

You've started me on a quest now. I'm looking for a photograph of my great uncle Eddie on his farm in Australia circa 1930. Just before he died, about 30 years ago, he came back to England to see his sister - my grandmother. They hadn't seen each other for over 40 years. He gave me this photo.

In it, he's standing in a forest, stripped to the waist, grinning at the camera. He wasn't a tall bloke, about 5'6", but the axe he was leaning on in the photo was nearly as tall as he was and the head on it was HUGE. It must have been about 10"x10". Goodness only knows what it weighed.

At the time of the photo he was using it to clear about ten acres of bush. He built his house there after getting an assisted passage to go to Australia to live.

Looked like a hard life to me, but what with all the extended family flocking around I never got the chance to talk to him about it.

Anyway, I don't think your collection can be complete until you've got an axe like that one of Uncle Eddies.

 

[Man of Tanith]

I reckon I've seen an axe similar to what you describe ged.
Saw it on campcraft courses and I think it was used to fell American redwood? Absolute monster.

 

[Mesquite]

Be nice if you could scan the pic and share it with us Ged.

I'm sure others beside me would like to see it