Axe? Please educate me

Gibby and Wranglestar in the same post

 

I have two axes, this is the heavy artillery at 4.5#. Most people around here use this axe for splitting, but it's a felling axe by design. The Five Star comes stock with an extremely obtuse edge angle, (which is one of the reasons why it splits awesome) so when I originally got it years ago, I took it to the bench grinder and narrowed the bevel geometry quite a bit. Since then I've used it a fair amount, but only recently did I spend some time cleaning it up. It's polished to 2000g although I didn't worry much about removing all the scratches. It's significantly easier to clean and maintain. And I like shiny things.


decent sized fir down across the trail. Been there long enough to dry out and harden up but not long enough to start rotting. I could tell at the first hit that I had a challenge ahead- there was really no great place to stand and half way through I was jonesin for my chainsaw. In the end, I'm glad I used caloric energy instead. Nothing like swingin an axe first thing in the morning!






I generally prefer the 2.5# Ox Head I usually use, but for wood this hard and big, (get your mind outta the gutter) the head is a little too flexible, there isn't quite as much weight behind a hit, and the shorter handle limits where I can stand a little more

 

I've never seen an axe come with picture instructions before. Its like a mini "Axes for dummies" book right on the handle!

 

You’re a badass.

 

Hold the **** up! I been gone a while. There’s CPK axes on the horizon?

 

If you are willing to forge and hammer some out I would be interested. There may also be makers you could collaborate with and explore new territory for optimizing an axe build.

However, and with respect, noting a shakespearean caveat that there are more things in heaven and earth than accounted for in my philosophy, I have never seen a convincing stock removal or milled axe.

 

Since you axed: I own a small Gränsfors ax (Gränsfors Small Hatchet) that I bought for splitting the chest bone on deer. It seemed like the perfect ax for the job and for camping except that after a few knocks on bone the edge was left looking like a saw, or that’s how I saw it (get it?). Ok, so after the bad jokes, I believe a similar hatchet but well made would be great.

 

Well, I must agree. Hell, what’s the use of false modesty. I mean, if you rock, you rock.

 

For the interim check out Mark McCoun’s hawks and hatchets. I used mine to chop off all the lower legs on my mule deer this fall and no chips/rolls/dings.

He uses 4140 I believe in a billet instead of forge welding a bit in.

Cheers
Andy

 

Because people fall all over themselves to do just that every other Monday evening already,and yours will be better.

 

Most of us? Because we are ridiculous?

 

Jo loves us, well most us........I’ll consider this a done deal.

You gonna have Bo be the inspiration for the handle on this one I’m guessing?

 

You’re not kidding! I CANNOT seem to get one of those, despite my best efforts.

 

with what kind of handle?

 

Sit down Lorien, we know what all your handles wind up looking like