What do you do with your axes?

[Keith_Beef]

I have two and a half axes... well, a hatchet, a hatchet head waiting for a shaft, and an axe (at least, that's what I call them).

About the only thing I use them for is splitting wood (all my firewood arrives sawn into 8" - 18" lengths, and I have a bow-saw, anyway), and occassionaly for trimming down a piece for wood to vaguely round or oval section, of for lopping off branches from a sawn trunk (on the rare occassions that I cut a trunk from a chestnut or bay tree). And I think that when I finish my bill-hook, It'll replace the hatchet for doing that job.


Do any of you use an axe for felling?



Keith.

 

[Kath]

Do any of you use an axe for felling?

Adi007 uses his a lot for felling (anything green that doesn't move too often!)

 

[MartiniDave]

I'm pretty much with you Keith.
My various axes/hatchets are mainly used for splitting logs down for the fire. That said now I'm more into bushcraft I am trying to use them for basic carving as well a trimming work, although I like my Tramontina machette for that. Most of my axes are fairly old and have been neglected for some years in my father's shed so I also spend a fair amount of time sharpening them and replacing handles.
I've also made leather covers for the better ones out of my old school satchel, at last a use for that hateful thing!

Dave

 

[Ed]

I only have a lil GB mini. It been used for light splitting, carving, skinning and game prep ... all sorts, but then due to its tiny size its very versatile.


Ed

 

[paul thomas]

For anything except outright felling a bill-hook si a good option .
Has anybody tried a Kellam Wolverine knife, they are better than most.

 

[Adi007]

For anything except outright felling a bill-hook si a good option .

Jack's going to love it that you said that!

 

[MartiniDave]

" Jack's going to love it that you said that!"

As long as its not a Bulldog that is :shock: !

Dave

 

[maddave]

" Jack's going to love it that you said that!"

As long as its not a Bulldog that is :shock: !

Dave

So what's wrong will bulldogs? :shock:






*whistles innocently* :-D

 

[EdS]

got to admit that my billhook now get more use than the SFA except for spliting larger rounds or limbs.

Most logs I do with a felling axe.


Still fancy a double bit axe though - think I watched "The Vikings" to many times as a kid.

 

[al]

yeah but what a great film, i even like the music, must be a childhood thing :-D

 

[Chopper]

Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hoodoo]

 

[grumit]

neat trick hoodoo will have to try it :-D

 

[Keith_Beef]

..snipped image..

Ah!

I had to save the image and enlarge it before I figured out what you werre getting at.

So the axe serves as a guide to cut a constant width, right?


Keith.