my new cegga axe

[woof]

i thought id share a few photos of my cegga axe. the first two show the axe new and unused

i then took a walk to the woods to try it out.

^^^this is my attempt at an arty shot and shows the hawthorn in full bloom



two weeks ago this was a stream. it shows how little rain we have had recently

yours truely, trying to look all "bushy"! showing how the cegga carries on the back-pack.

making some light work of some kindling

the fruits of the axe work

take one pine log, a nice axe and chop it into something that resembles a second world war bomb!

regards rob

comments please...



thanks to my son for getting the photo's up!

 

[warthog1981]

That's another lovely looking axe should last you a lifetime thanks for sharing


cheers Russ

 

[mclark]

lovely looking bit of kit mate , i might have to look in to getting one

 

[JonathanD]

Cracking axe. Gotta love Ceggas work.

 

[Wattle]

Brilliant shape, Cegga certainly is a fine craftsman. I am hoping to order one soon. What is the head weight please.

Phil

 

[TeeDee]

Nice. What sort of billy is that on the fire?

 

[bushwacker bob]

I think your hawthorn maybe blackthorn.
Lovely axe and great pictures.

 

[widu13]

Nice. What sort of billy is that on the fire?

Looks like my pound shop tea/coffee caddy with a coat hanger bail.

 

[TeeDee]

Looks like my pound shop tea/coffee caddy with a coat hanger bail.

Guess where I'll be going later then.. Thanks Widu

 

[British Red]

As I learned a few years ago "flowers before leaves is blackthorn, leaves before flowers is hawthorn". It helped me anyway

How did the axe feel in use to you Rob? I have to say, in use, the one Michael made for me felt plain weird to satrt with. Such a different balance and heft to a traditional axe.

Red

 

[Neumo]

Does Cegga have a website or do you contact him via PM. It would be nice to know roughly what one of these axes cost versus the similar axe from GB. As this is a custom axe I would expect it to cost more but it would be nice to know roughly how much more.

 

[Gill]

That looks a beauty Rob.Hqw does it split compared to a SFA?

 

[British Red]

Does Cegga have a website or do you contact him via PM. It would be nice to know roughly what one of these axes cost versus the similar axe from GB. As this is a custom axe I would expect it to cost more but it would be nice to know roughly how much more.

He's a member here, so have a chat via PM would be my advice. Clearly what you want drives the price - but I think he is amazingly cheap compared to a custom knife!

Red

 

[topknot]

LOOKS good mate, i like to have a play with that one.

Cheers Topknot.

 

[woof]

Hi folks,

Thanks for the replies. Bob, your right, the billy started life as a Matalan coffee container, and is 10cm wide, with as you guessed, a coat hanger bail arm.

The axe weighs in at 2lb 10oz, so no lightweight, i had to weigh in imperial, as there was'nt enough metric weights for our kitchen scales !.

Gill, i had a GB sfa, but felt it had no "soul", so moved it on, i felt it split well, but could'nt say if it was better.

Red, i have a couple of large traditional axe's, but have'nt used them since we moved, and no longer have a wood burner. I have how ever, been using an elwell, that i re-handled, with a straight handle, so have got used to the style. It chops better than the elwell, but i think the weight difference is a factor.

Rob

 

[woof]

Red, your quite right, it blackthorn, and where i gather my sloes.

Rob

 

[Cegga]

Hi!!
Looks like a good day out in the forest
Hope the axe works as you want nice pics .
Many thanks
cegga

 

[woof]

Cegga, the axe is superb, thank you.

Rob

 

[helixpteron]

That axe looks just so purposeful.

And beautiful.

 

[woof]

I have thought up a new term to describe this axe- "its sex on a stick" !.

Rob