I bought a new hatchet

[jdb]

John sent me the pic to post...here it is;

Honestly I think that is a cool lookin hatchet

[jdb]

I prefer a chainsaw. My 4 year old uses a hatchet!   
 
MS

so do you carry your chain saw back packing with you? and does your wife know your 4 year old is playin w/ the hatchet?

[JackOfAllTrades]

That's a pretty cool little almost 'midevil' looking but functional hatchet you found there.


I often contemplated getting the Gerber pack axe:  http://www.gerberstore.com/index.php?xpage=itempage&xid=427

But then I became the proud owner of a Puma White Hunter. This knife is an older design from the early 40's. Mine is 1950's vintage. The back edge is adequate to chop bone or small firewood. I have gutted deer, bear and skinned animals with this knife. Some would say that it's a bit heavy to carry hunting or backpacking, but I don't carry an axe and it is much more useful than a smaller knife.



http://www.german-knife.com/puma-white-hunter.html

Puma Knife Shop Documentary Short Solingen Germany - The White Hunter

-Steve

[addicted]

That's a pretty cool little almost 'midevil' looking but functional hatchet you found there.


I often contemplated getting the Gerber pack axe:  http://www.gerberstore.com/index.php?xpage=itempage&xid=427

But then I became the proud owner of a Puma White Hunter. This knife is an older design from the early 40's. Mine is 1950's vintage. The back edge is adequate to chop bone or small firewood. I have gutted deer, bear and skinned animals with this knife. Some would say that it's a bit heavy to carry hunting or backpacking, but I don't carry an axe and it is much more useful than a smaller knife.



http://www.german-knife.com/puma-white-hunter.html

Puma Knife Shop Documentary Short Solingen Germany - The White Hunter

-Steve

puma are fantastic, if you can get an older one as the new ones are no longer made in germany.  My buddy just picked a sweet older switch blade model on www.egun.de for 175euros.

[klickitat]

I bought one of those for my blazer. I like to have an ax in the rig when on the back roads and I thought the pick end would be good for digging. The first time I used it was last winter when I got the blazer stuck in some ice ruts. When I was trying to pry some ice sideways I broke the handle. The ax is made in Germany and is of good quality, but I need to find a new handle for it.