time the wife got the axe?

[Man of Tanith]

I know it's a bit pricey but the GB Outdoor axe is a great axe.

seconded. you can now get them from greenman Bushcraft I noticed the other day.
they cost a heck of a lot but since I''ve had it I very rarely use anything else. even sold off majority of my other axes except the small forest axe

 

[MartiniDave]

From the sound of it it's intended for the sort of jobs my wife uses a bilhook for, she finds it much easier than an axe.

Sticking to axes though, I'm surprised nobody has suggested the GB Wildlife hatchet, very under rated in my opinion.

Dave

 

[HillBill]

The wildlife hatchet is expensive when compared to the husky hatchet, which does the same job just as well

The outdoor axe is on my "to get" list

 

[Toddy]

I nearly commented about a billhook being maybe more use for her too.
One of my friends uses hers instead of an axe, and it gets a 'lot' of use. Everything I can do with the axe, she does with the billhook, and she does prepare firewood every day too.

cheers,
M

 

[EdS]

Get her an old Kent pattern axe.

 

[Everything Mac]

The wildlife hatchet - hultafors hatchet or a husquvarna hatchet would be my suggestion.

That said a bill hook may well be a viable alternative - keeping an eye on ebay would eventually surface a relatively small one.

Andy

 

[Everything Mac]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=m570.l3201&_nkw=billhook+&_sacat=0

lots on there in fact
Andy