Axe Thread

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrpzrqP7Cxg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIdbhdRyzTc

>>819746
Comparing a Common axe vs Viking axe vs Belgian axe in its ability to split wood.

>>819752
>>819754
>>819756
>>819757
Those are unique but cool.

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Carved axe, probably handcraft.

Have you people ever seen a real working axe?

>>819772
FUCK

>>819772
autism

>>819785
they've got little pointy bits everywhere and strange angles and holes in them and thin bits and super fancy ornate handles right?

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>>819785

>>819772
I like how the handle is optional.

>>819789
yes

>>819772
>built in ulu blade

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I got a lot of axes. Gransfors, collins, plumb, master mechanic, condor, cold steel, ect. I'll dump some sweet and sexy axe porn from my collection starting with my Scandinavian forest axe. (Which I love btw)

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>>819835
Cold Steel bearded viking hand axe. Stained the handle and stripped the paint from the head. Very light weight and fun to use on saplings and a great carving and skinning axe believe it or not.

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>>819836
Condor Greenland patterned axe. I consider this more of a hatchet than a axe due to the handle size. But it's great for splitting kindling in my wood burning stove (main source of heat in the winter) The quality of the sheath is better than my Gransfors but the blade doesn't hold a edge as long and needs a little more attention to get really sharp. Worth the money though imo.

>>819835
American axes sure are some of the highest quality however I am not a fan at all of the handles. It's the same with the swedish one. First I like straight but most importantly I don't like the hanging. I like more european hammered-on handles like tomahawks have
I have some axes I might post pictures of

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>>819840
Going old school with my collins and master mechanic double bit. They both could be hung on new handles but they're still use able. These belonged to my grand father, (who also made that machete).
You can find old school quality axes like these at flea markets and vendors malls at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend them and others like it if you're looking for a good axe and on a budget.

>>819734

What does /out/ think of Plumb axes?

>>819835
The viking axe used in the video in >>819742
Is a granfors viking axe :)

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>>819772

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Dis my axe. It's the Husqvarna Multi-Purpose Axe. I love it.

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>>820183
I recently made a new sheath for it that is a HUGE upgrade. This is before...

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>>820190
And the after... MUCH better.

>>819746
>>819749
you mean comparing an axe, a ceremonial prop and a splitting maul right?

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man, i love axes, i lust for the Gransfors american felling axe

>>820310
That double bitted is not really a ceremonial prop, it's a throwing axe for competitions in timbersports that has absolutely nothing to do with Vikings. Vikings never used double bitted axes as far as we know.
Americans in the pacific north west used to use long handled double bitted axes for felling very large trees too.

Even considering all this those videos are pretty autistic anyway

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Is it bad that I want a Wetterlings because their former CEO is qt (that and they make good axes)?

>>820423
>That double bitted is not really a ceremonial prop
it originally was only used in ceremonial role
later on they used them for reals one edge that cuts deep and one blunter tougher edge to abuse. but that's pretty modern invention.

>>820455
is she not ceo anymore?

>>820474
She stepped down because she's going to university right now.

>>820481
why does she need university?
she's the fuckin ceo of wetterlings what do you want more than that

>>820486
she is a fuckin hipster

>>819772
Where's the "tobacco pipe?"

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>>820497
Its on this shitty knife.

>>820486
>womens studies

>>820504
why do i want this knaifu... what's wrong other than the wire breaker near the tip

>>820655
>what's wrong other than the wire breaker near the tip
basicly literally all of it

>>820183
Is that paracord wrapped around the handle near the head? If so, how effective is it for protecting the axe handle from damage during misstrikes? Would you recommend the practise or should I just get better with my aim?

>>820661
Hmm. I feel like you want it but would be too embarassed to use it in public. In private, howeber... knaifu~~

>>820334
Hey!
That axe on the bottom with the crown, what brand is it?
I have an axe head exactly like that and can't find anything.

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I like any good Hudson bay but my Norlund has always been my favorite

>>820666
I mean better aim never hurt anyone. But as for the effectiveness of the paracord wrap, let's just say I'm really glad that I have it there. Some of the misstrikes I've done would have certainly made me cringe if they were right to the handle.

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>>820669
its actually not really a crown, it say DSI with an oval ring under it,

they are rare-ish, pretty sure the company doesnt exist anymore but try googling DSI

not even sure they exist outside of Denmark

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>>819749
>Common axe

American felling axe is the correct term.

>>819840
I like that pouch did you make it or buy it?

>>820911
I actually have a DSI head lying around, just waiting for a new handle. Found it when clearing out my parents garage a couple of years ago. Iirc, Dansk Stål Industri ceased to exist in the mid-nineties.

>>820964
> Dansk Stål Industri ceased to exist in the mid-nineties.
ah, thought something like that, know anything about the old Danish civil defence axes? cant find anything on them online although theres one at my local surplus store

>>819845
did he cut down a saw blade into that machete? nice...

>>819845

Collinsville axes are the best in the world. I grew up the next town over from the factory, or at least, where the factory once stood back when AMERICA MEANT SOMETHING

>>819754
How's the locking on that, and what did you pay? Idk if I would trust that over a standard hatchet.

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>>820666
Get better with your aim. Take a slow strike and adjust your distance as needed.

I have an old second hand double headed axe I've been using all week. The handle is original and who ever used it before me really tore it to shit and back (gore pic related). I've not once hit the handle on anything at all.

If you are misstriking, something is seriously wrong. Like you may be tired. You need to rest. Being tired enough to misstrike means you are tired enough to have a much more serious mishap. Or, you are merely misusing the axe like a lot of people do.

I suspect the axe I have was used to split firewood. Which is the wrong tool for that job. It also looks like they either used it as a hammer or used a hammer on it where the handle goes in, to try to tighten up the loose axe head.

At least it only cost $3. I'll replace the handle when I get around to it, reface one side, and sharpen the other side.

>>819754
>folds up and cuts your fingers off

That's all I'd be thinking about the entire time I'd be using it. It would impact my performance using it.

>>821325
Eh, they bought most of their axes from Europe, but also got a lot from the locals too.

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>>820926
It's definitely not an American felling axe
it's a German felling axe

>>820929
I normally make my own but this came from the uk from beaver bushcraft as a gift. Holds my hudsonbay fire kit.

>>821303
Yes! People tend to do that a lot back in the day here. Has some canvas Micarta type handles. No clue where he got it from 50 years ago, but old timers was always trying to one up eachother. Thanks for liking this, I'm sure he's enjoying that someone is still digging his stuff.

>>821325
It's still 100% workable. They make great life long axes. I tell people that want gränsfors but don't want the price to look for them, plumb, true temper, kelley, ect. At one point in time a American made axe really ment something. The Phantom bevels was so damn classy. Condor is prodicing their take on one that looks pretty nice called the cloud burst.

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>tfw i've yet to find an axe of comparable size that can beat the bang for the buck of a council tool boy's axe