Axe help

[Fishaholic]

So I been thinking and I need an axe to put in my truck. I plan on using it for cutting wood, clearing small stands of trees and maybe to take care of a few zombies lol.  Would a standard axe be okay? Or would a double headed axe be better? I had an axe with a hard rubber handle and hated it. What kind of wood handle should I get? I dont want to waiste my money again.


thanks
Dj

[KFhunter]

Whats your budget?

Do you want a convex or know how to sharpen one?

[KFhunter]

axes are a lost skill almost, I know a little - enough to know that you aren't going to find a decent axe in a box store.

One of these days I'll pick me up 3 axes, all for different chores   (doesn't count mauls or splitters)

[ICEMAN]

Hit up a few garage sales until you find a good used axe. My truck axes are found this way. I sharpen them nice, sand the handles nice, and then shoot automotive clear coat over the entire surface to protect from rust etc...  Total project under five bucks.

[KFhunter]

http://www.counciltool.com/product.asp?pg=product&item=352MC

http://www.counciltool.com/product.asp?pg=product&item=35JC36C

cool little kit they put together http://www.counciltool.com/product.asp?pg=product&item=KT-CAMP10


This is a nice camp axe, package it with the felling axe and you got a nice set!  http://www.counciltool.com/product.asp?pg=product&item=JP20HB24C
+  http://www.counciltool.com/product.asp?pg=product&item=JP40DV36C

[Ridgeratt]

Go find what they call a " Boy's" axe single bit

[KFhunter]

Go find what they call a " Boy's" axe single bit

ya, I was looking at that one too.   this is a nice axe

http://www.counciltool.com/product.asp?pg=product&item=JP22DV28C

[jdb]

Estwing

[KFhunter]

read:


http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/99232823/toc.cfm

anyone with any axe intrest should have this link bookmarked.

[ICEMAN]

read:


http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/99232823/toc.cfm

anyone with any axe intrest should have this link bookmarked.

Wow, just wow, a governmental booklet on axes. Nice.... 
 

[predatorpro]

i just go to ace or home depot for axes....

[Smossy]

So I been thinking and I need an axe to put in my truck. I plan on using it for cutting wood, clearing small stands of trees and maybe to take care of a few zombies lol.  Would a standard axe be okay? Or would a double headed axe be better? I had an axe with a hard rubber handle and hated it. What kind of wood handle should I get? I dont want to waiste my money again.


thanks
Dj

NO.
Buy this, you wont be dissapointed. Its what I keep in my truck.
Cold Steel Pipe Hawk.
http://www.coldsteel.com/Product/90PHH/PIPE_HAWK.aspx
Has a hammer back. Gives a good weight balance, Replaceable handle,  Blades super sharp but thin (Never had a problem with it yet). Doesn't work GREAT for splitting wood but works GREAT for trimming tree's Ive chopped through 5 inch thick logs in almost no time. You can stick it in the side of a log and use a rock on the back to split.


you can get it on amazon for $25

[Fishaholic]

read:


http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/99232823/toc.cfm

anyone with any axe intrest should have this link bookmarked.

Thanks for the link


I have used a boys axe before I want something with a bit bigger bit. I seen an axe that was called a hunters axe. The bit looks like its bigger then the boys axe but it has a shorter handle then a reg axe handle.

[Fishaholic]

Hit up a few garage sales until you find a good used axe. My truck axes are found this way. I sharpen them nice, sand the handles nice, and then shoot automotive clear coat over the entire surface to protect from rust etc...  Total project under five bucks.

Good idea I may start hitting them up. With a cleat coat does it affect the shrinkage of the wood in the handle?

[Fishaholic]

Smossy that woukd be great in a bug out kit. I need something with a heavy bit.

[ICEMAN]

I always pin the axe head to the handle on my axes. Not the way the old timers did it, but I never let my axe handles get soaked, and they seem not to loosen this way. Never had an axe head break from this either.

[Smossy]

Smossy that woukd be great in a bug out kit. I need something with a heavy bit.

Cold steel makes two others that make great choppers.
The trail boss http://www.coldsteel.com/Product/90TA/TRAIL_BOSS.aspx
and the Gang Hatchet http://www.coldsteel.com/Product/90AXG/AXE_GANG_HATCHET.aspx

[Smossy]

I always pin the axe head to the handle on my axes. Not the way the old timers did it, but I never let my axe handles get soaked, and they seem not to loosen this way. Never had an axe head break from this either.

I dont like that, looses versatility. I like to have a removable head. Makes for a great hand tool.
I remove the set nuts that come on them. Momentum of chopping keep the head snug on the tip.

[ICEMAN]

Varsatililty? I thought we were talking a beater axe to toss under the front seat of the truck?

[CAMPMEAT]

read:


http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/99232823/toc.cfm

anyone with any axe intrest should have this link bookmarked.

KF has an axe fetish...... what's next ?

[Smossy]

Varsatililty? I thought we were talking a beater axe to toss under the front seat of the truck?

Yeah. Im only gonna put an axe next to me if it has multiple uses. Hammer - Check, Chopping Tool - Check, Hand tool for cutting things such a meat or making wood shavings - Check, Being able to throw it on to a stick if the handle brakes - Check.

[ICEMAN]

Yeah, my hunting buddy has the same thought. Then about two days into deer or elk camp, he puts his beloved Estwing camp axe back into it's purty sheath and puts it away in his truck and grabs one of my truck axes made from someones great grandfathers axe head I bought at a garage sale for a buck and then refurbished,  and my buddy then gets to splitting full size wood for our campfire.

[Smossy]

Yeah, my hunting buddy has the same thought. Then about two days into deer or elk camp, he puts his beloved Estwing camp axe back into it's purty sheath and puts it away in his truck and grabs one of my truck axes made from someones great grandfathers axe head I bought at a garage sale for a buck and then refurbished,  and my buddy then gets to splitting full size wood for our campfire.

If it was just for splitting, Id go over a full size axe for sure. I just have a suv so this axe sits snugly next to the drivers seat incase of an emergency.

[KFhunter]

read:


http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/99232823/toc.cfm

anyone with any axe intrest should have this link bookmarked.

KF has an axe fetish...... what's next ?

Well I was a logger once

[Ridgeratt]

read:


http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/99232823/toc.cfm

anyone with any axe intrest should have this link bookmarked.

KF has an axe fetish...... what's next ?

Well I was a logger once

Wasn't every one who grew up there even the girl's?

[ICEMAN]

read:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/99232823/toc.cfm

anyone with any axe intrest should have this link bookmarked.

KF has an axe fetish...... what's next ?

Well I was a logger once

I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night and I work all day.

MOUNTIES:
He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

BARBER:
I cut down trees. I eat my lunch.
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin'
And have buttered scones for tea.

MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He eats his lunch.
He goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea.

He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

BARBER:
I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars.

MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps.
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women's clothing
And hangs around in bars?!

He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

BARBER:
I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear Papa.

MOUNTIES:
He cuts down trees. He wears high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra?!

[talking]
What's this? Wants to be a girlie?! Oh, My!
And I thought you were so rugged! Poofter!...

[singing]
He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

He's a lumberjack, and he's okaaaaay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.





Oops, my bad, couldn't resist!

[KFhunter]

lol