The axe
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But it's sooooo hard to throw a saw properly. They just bounce off without sticking. And unless it's a chainsaw, it really won't stop a zombie as well as an axe through the skull.
This thread says it all really.
I don't normally backpack anything heavier than my hawk but if I'm out for a weekends proper camping I expect to do some proper cooking.
If I'm going to do some proper cooking then I'm going to need decent firewood.
Bread surely although a nice custom cracker one would be good.remember to coat your cheese axe with pickle from time to time.
Perhaps a good SHARP cheese axe might be the best tool for processing that stick of salami (or maybe gammon) down to usable pieces? With a fire ring of apples?
Shouldn't we be reconditioning the old and traditional tools though...like a mature cheddar? That mold is only and the surface...with the surface sorted and some new bread to hang it on.....
I like this idea.It might be my project for next Autumn. I may even have to clean it with some cider.
I won't comment on the cheese for the moment but as for the axe part I'd say it could easily be replaced with a saw in the majority of our outings.
Having watched Mr.Mears cut a fresh tree branch down with an axe then cut off the stubby bit still on the tree with a saw so it was neat just reinforced my opinion that the axe was never needed.
I like axes and don't have anything expensive so I feel I could (if it came to it) just carry one axe instead of any other cutting implement and be just fine.
If you don't mind using (abusing) your axe you can open tins, dig holes, fell trees, smash rocks, 'kill zombies', cut any cord or material and still carve yourself a little spoon or whatever you like doing.
Could you do that with a folding/bow saw?
I prefer a machete though for it's lightweight yet effective and versatile cutting abilities and I've used both axe and machete for some seriously abusive tasks.
The axe and machete in this picture are both about 8-10 years old and still going strong, I even cut a old kids bike in half with the axe.
Having watched Mr.Mears cut a fresh tree branch down with an axe then cut off the stubby bit still on the tree with a saw so it was neat just reinforced my opinion that the axe was never needed.
I like axes and don't have anything expensive so I feel I could (if it came to it) just carry one axe instead of any other cutting implement and be just fine.
If you don't mind using (abusing) your axe you can open tins, dig holes, fell trees, smash rocks, 'kill zombies', cut any cord or material and still carve yourself a little spoon or whatever you like doing.
Could you do that with a folding/bow saw?
I prefer a machete though for it's lightweight yet effective and versatile cutting abilities and I've used both axe and machete for some seriously abusive tasks.
The axe and machete in this picture are both about 8-10 years old and still going strong, I even cut a old kids bike in half with the axe.
reasons to carry an axe in the british countryside:
Werewolves
Bandits
Giant Badgers
oh and carving, felling poles for shelters, splitting, and most importantly firewood, yes you can pick up sticks and snap them over your knee, but if your organising a camp then proper firewood becomes extreamly useful. if i had it my way i would take a chainsaw with me on stays more than 4 nights, but weight ect limits me to carring an axe.
Werewolves
Bandits
Giant Badgers
oh and carving, felling poles for shelters, splitting, and most importantly firewood, yes you can pick up sticks and snap them over your knee, but if your organising a camp then proper firewood becomes extreamly useful. if i had it my way i would take a chainsaw with me on stays more than 4 nights, but weight ect limits me to carring an axe.
I even cut a old kids bike in half with the axe.
Really??
i usualy use the old ninja karate chop for jobs like that.
I won't comment on the cheese for the moment but as for the axe part I'd say it could easily be replaced with a saw in the majority of our outings.
Having watched Mr.Mears cut a fresh tree branch down with an axe then cut off the stubby bit still on the tree with a saw so it was neat just reinforced my opinion that the axe was never needed.
I like axes and don't have anything expensive so I feel I could (if it came to it) just carry one axe instead of any other cutting implement and be just fine.
If you don't mind using (abusing) your axe you can open tins, dig holes, fell trees, smash rocks, 'kill zombies', cut any cord or material and still carve yourself a little spoon or whatever you like doing.
Could you do that with a folding/bow saw?
I prefer a machete though for it's lightweight yet effective and versatile cutting abilities and I've used both axe and machete for some seriously abusive tasks.
The axe and machete in this picture are both about 8-10 years old and still going strong, I even cut a old kids bike in half with the axe.
Or was it that it was easy to clean the cut after the branch had been removed and the weight taken out of the joint?
haha, well it waas more than one chop to get through the frame..and the axe needed regrinding afterwards. some tea leaf took my hacksaw so it was all I had.
the branch was about 2 fingers thick and he could have done it with just the saw, the axe wasn't needed.
I guess the axe could be seen as 'old fashioned' with all the light weight folding saws on offer for a fraction of the cost. But I still like them, if not just for the sake of having fun while practicing/using one.
hmm.. doubt it.
seems like an inpractical technique to teach if you have to swap tools instead of getting it done right first time (and quicker).
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