Homebase axe

[Squidders]

I was out looking for small chairs for the next ashdown meet and ended up in Homebase... Other than the really awful Stanley axes I found they did rather nice hickory handled axes for £13.49.

As it happens I've been after an axe for some time but haven't been able to justify the £50 on a GB one. I figure I'd get used to using an axe before shelling out.

So I got it...

The sheath is really poor so i'm going to make one from some leather I have knocking around but the edge took hair off my arm from the shop. The handle is about 40cm long and the head is 1 1/2lbs and although the balance isn't great, it's not bad.

I tried it on a few logs and it was like a hot knife through butter but without the grease.

If you want a dirt cheap axe, I'd recommend this.

Joe

 

[Gary]

Just whos chopping all the fire wood next time then?

Save my poor old back! :shock:

 

[Squidders]

pah! you seemed to do ok carrying it, no back worries there

I'm going to get a load of wood today and have a good practice, I've only really hacked at things with axes before and never really sharp ones so I could use the practice.

 

[Andy]

let us now how the edge holds up during use

Which GB axe is this a similar size too?

 

[hootchi]

The head is the same weight as the a small forest axe and the handle is the same as the wildlife hatchet, approximately.

 

[Squidders]

lol - that's why the balance isn't "perfect" then! but funny enough, it doesn't feel that far off being right.

 

[hootchi]

Having said that it is approximatly the same size as a wetterlings small hunting axe so the balance is not that bad.

here is where I got the dementions and I needed to convert to lb's. :roll: ):

 

[Gary]

lol - that's why the balance isn't "perfect" then! but funny enough, it doesn't feel that far off being right.

A bad workman always blames his tools, while a good work can work with any tool!

 

[Squidders]

you can use the spoon I carved to chop wood then :rolmao:

p.s. it's so good of you to offer

 

[Andy]

A bad workman always blames his tools, while a good work can work with any tool!

sounds like something Jake would say

 

[Gary]

Ahhhhhhhhh, that explains why Jake doesnt try eating petroleum veggie burgers!!

 

[Squidders]

What's with the Jake bashing all the time Andy ... I think Jake is a good bloke!

 

[Gary]

you can use the spoon I carved to chop wood then :rolmao:

p.s. it's so good of you to offer

Your mini canoe you mean?? I'd club the wood to death!!

 

[Squidders]

I'll show you next time... JP has offered spoon tuition

 

[Paganwolf]

What's with the Jake bashing all the time Andy ... I think Jake is a good bloke!

YEAH !! i think i can feel some Andy bashers coming on, Jake is a great guy, amazing how people are different in real life :rolmao: :rolmao: oh his dads a top bloke too :biggthump

 

[Squidders]

Your mini canoe you mean?? I'd club the wood to death!!

I bled making that canoe!!!

 

[Snufkin]

The handle looks as if it's varnished, you might want to break out the sandpaper and remove that and them give it a good rubdown with a 50/50 mix of boilled linseed oil and turpentine. It'll give you a nice non slip waterproof grip. It also smells divine ):

 

[JakeR]

Jake defenders! Thanks guys. :biggthump

Im gonna get myself a BRKT mini-axe i reckon. Small enough to be unobtrusive, yet seemingly large enough to be quite a work-horse...Hopefully i'll have it by the next ashdown meet.

 

[mojofilter]

Jake defenders! Thanks guys. :biggthump

Im gonna get myself a BRKT mini-axe i reckon. Small enough to be unobtrusive, yet seemingly large enough to be quite a work-horse...Hopefully i'll have it by the next ashdown meet.

I would recommend something slightly larger Jake, perhaps the GB Wildlife Hatchet or similar size! Nice as the mini axes are, something a bit bigger will do a lot more.

 

[Gary]

I bled making that canoe!!!

Cool - I'll show you my nordic canoe carved at -15.