For kicking down doors and shouting “I traveled 500 miles to plant my seed!” Before grabbing my gal.
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I keep the same thing in my truck. I also carry my dad's old shingle hammer, kind of like this one. Kind of a multipurpose tool.I have really sharp slashing axes for brush and trees under 10". Usually can cut through this stuff before a chainsaw starts.
I cringe in the past from pounding stakes and pegs that at times were necessary. I recently bought a geologists
hammer/adze for digging around old mines and now have a dedicated stake and peg pounder and feel much better
about that.
It is. Especially with cedar, interestingly enough. I do sometimes bring along my old FS Issue Pulaski though...That one looks good, if you are right handed that is a wicked kindling maker!!
Very well put, I also carry both!i carry an axe and a large bow saw. If you're a city slicker, then you prob don't need it, but if you travel through any roads in the woods it can come in handy.
You'll realize their worth if you're on an isolated road with a tree that has fallen in the middle of the road. sometimes the only realistic option is to cut through the obstacle to move forward, because going around or backtracking isn't an option.
i also carry them b/c i never know when i'll be helping chop firewood.
*i still think that an axe is more versatile than a saw, being that you can do more with an axe.
It's fairly easy to make your own sheath.I started carrying an ax because some campgrounds have barely split wood. I generally make my kindling for trips out of scraps from my shop. But to get a fire going theres nothing like wood split down to maybe 2”x2”. It works for me. But I know fire making styles vary.
On a side note, I’m using a standard Lowe’s Collins brand ax thats served me well for many years but the handle is getting pretty ragged. I’m thinking about an upgrade. With the new truck I’m going to make a spot on the swing out to hold the ax (its a 40 so its spartan) bit I need an axe with cover over the blade. I am astounded by how many companies sell axes but dont have sheath’s. I mean how do you travel with an ax if you cant cover the sharp part?
I dig on the Hudson Bay kind of ax but no sheathes… Weird as hell to me. Could be I’m missing them somehow. I have a friend who makes KyDec holsters. I thought maybe Id go down that road if I cant find a good option.
I’m also up for suggestions for good axes with sheathes for under $100.00. I like a full size axe (36” or so). I dont find the smaller handled ones very useful (I’m a lumberjack and I’m ok).
I started carrying an ax because some campgrounds have barely split wood. I generally make my kindling for trips out of scraps from my shop. But to get a fire going theres nothing like wood split down to maybe 2”x2”. It works for me. But I know fire making styles vary.
On a side note, I’m using a standard Lowe’s Collins brand ax thats served me well for many years but the handle is getting pretty ragged. I’m thinking about an upgrade. With the new truck I’m going to make a spot on the swing out to hold the ax (its a 40 so its spartan) bit I need an axe with cover over the blade. I am astounded by how many companies sell axes but dont have sheath’s. I mean how do you travel with an ax if you cant cover the sharp part?
I dig on the Hudson Bay kind of ax but no sheathes… Weird as hell to me. Could be I’m missing them somehow. I have a friend who makes KyDec holsters. I thought maybe Id go down that road if I cant find a good option.
I’m also up for suggestions for good axes with sheathes for under $100.00. I like a full size axe (36” or so). I dont find the smaller handled ones very useful (I’m a lumberjack and I’m ok).
I’m going to YouTube U. getting a certificate in kydex.It's fairly easy to make your own sheath.
Get some leather or heavy canvas, and dink around with an awl and some heavy thread.
so much this!Did anyone mention “because it pisses off tree huggers”? Reason enough
I found a FS Pulaski in the woods 25 years ago and that's been a great camping ax. It chops, it digs, it's a decent prybar.
You guys with your "ax is faster than chainsaw" crack me up. Maybe a toy chainsaw. Your typical Stihl 044 or 056 magnum AV with chisel chain will go through a 15" tree before you've got your 3rd swing in.