Axe collars!

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yourself790

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Tonight I put a leather collar on my Husqvarna 26" axe, for my first leather craft type thing, I think I did pretty well. Show me what you've done to protect your axes.

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yourself790 said:
. . . Show me what you've done to protect your axes. . .
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Basically same idea. TT KELLY PERFECT


I put the collar on wet. It's been hanging in my wood shed for three years. The collar is a little loose now. By using the rawhide laces, I can just untie and reinstall if it gets too bothersome.
 
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I have put some on hawks. Used a paper template and then cut the leather slightly smaller, stitched it up tight and worked it on after wetting. I'm thinking of using "Fiber Fix" on my splitting maul- looks like it would be perfect.
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druid189 said:
because of overstrikes. If the axe head misses its mark, the haft hits the target and damages it. The collars help absorb the impact damage
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Something tells me that Mr. ICS is plenty experienced enough to know what these collars are for. ;) I think he's really asking why you're overstriking and missing your target in the first place.
 
I use old road bike inner tubes on mine. Accidents happen better safe than sorry.
 
I know that accidents sometimes happen but if I was using a tool enough and I was damaging the handle in any way, then I would be having a look at where I was going wrong and actually seek advice or some tuition to correct any faults etc. I have seen so many guys wreck good equipment all because they have not taken the time to learn the finer principles of chopping, it can save a lot of time and heartache and lead to better outcomes for both you and your gear. I say keep it simple, no need to pimp your gear if you learn right in the first place.
 
I've never had a collar on an axe but I don't think having one is indicative of being untrained. I've over struck when splitting all day and 1) being fatigue, taken a poor swing (my fault) and (2 been dead on and found a knot 3/4 the way down to stop my bit dead in it's tracks and mash up the handle some as it clamped down around it.

I have found a lot of axes with duct tape collars... Not applied pre-emptively, of course.
 
ICS said:
I know that accidents sometimes happen but if I was using a tool enough and I was damaging the handle in any way, then I would be having a look at where I was going wrong and actually seek advice or some tuition to correct any faults etc. I have seen so many guys wreck good equipment all because they have not taken the time to learn the finer principles of chopping, it can save a lot of time and heartache and lead to better outcomes for both you and your gear. I say keep it simple, no need to pimp your gear if you learn right in the first place.
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I think it's unrealistic to expect anybody, not matter the skill level, to not scuff up the throat of an axe handle. Especially on a real "working axe" that doesn't just get swung into knot free poplar in competition use or whatever. In limbing and splitting especially, shit happens. Even if you never overstrike when you are splitting for example, the fibers that didn't completely separate will, over time, start to chew up the throat of a handle. And try limbing a Fir with a million branches sticking out every which way without ever having one hit the throat of your handle.

I agree with people should put more emphasis on learning how to properly use an axe, but there are good axefolk, better than I will probably ever be, who wrapped inner cord gutted out of paracord around the throat of the axe and "painted it" with glue or epoxy. That's the only wrap I will ever use on an axe.
 
the possum said:
Something tells me that Mr. ICS is plenty experienced enough to know what these collars are for. ;) I think he's really asking why you're overstriking and missing your target in the first place.
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oh.....well duh on me then :foot: LOL...

Well....I for one, know how to use one [safely and with reasonable efficiency], but I am certainly no expert with an axe. "Stuff" happens, even under the most ideal conditions. I'd never fault anyone for taking extra precautions with their tools....especially if that tool is necessary for work or survival....and let's face it....some axes just look bad-a$$ with collars on them. I don't use my axe nearly enough to "justify" putting a collar on it, nor is it the type to look cool with it on.
 
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