collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Which Axe? Suggestions?  (Read 7530 times)

Offline Rgrady35

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 271
  • Location: Spokane Valley
Re: Which Axe? Suggestions?
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2011, 07:27:21 AM »
Try Ragnars forge, they got some really cool stuff there at a reasonable price. I got a axe from them a few years ago. It's been a great camp axe,the one I have was made in Switzerland. http://www.ragweedforge.com/ThrowingCatalog.html#cs-hawk  Their selection has gotten smaller, but still a few there.
"Beer is proof that God loves us."
Ben Franklin

Offline Black Plague

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Oct 2008
  • Posts: 431
  • Location: Cheney Wa.
Re: Which Axe? Suggestions?
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2011, 08:55:44 PM »
I have found that a nice sized rock will pound a nail as good as anything....are you planning on building a cabin out in the woods...or are you pounding big o fatty nails into trees for climbing up'm?  I guess I am just curious because a have never thought to bring nails with me when camping... now, I have used the backside of my gerber to pound in some tent stakes before and that worked fine...but then again in a pinch I always revert back to mother natures hammer....the rock.    :twocents:

Offline HoofsandWings

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2008
  • Posts: 1467
  • Location: Kitsap
  • RETIRED
Re: Which Axe? Suggestions?
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2011, 09:34:29 PM »
I have found the longer the handle, the better the chop.
The axe that you can sharpen to a cutting edge that cuts paper. My camp axe is shorter, but I shave with it.
But all is naught if you don't know how to swing it.
Learning how to cut wood is what takes the longest. It does take practice. My father gave me an axe and a machette and pointed to 5 acres when I was 12. You learn alot spending your summers falling trees.
Gathering is easy. Hunting is a challenge.
WSF, WCA, RMEF, Rooster Booster, NWTF, NRA

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

Early Huckleberry Bull Moose tag drawn! by HillHound
[Yesterday at 11:25:17 PM]


THE ULTIMATE QUAD!!!! by Deer slayer
[Yesterday at 10:33:55 PM]


AUCTION: SE Idaho DIY Deer or Deer/Elk Hunt by Tbar
[Yesterday at 10:29:43 PM]


Archery elk gear, 2025. by WapitiTalk1
[Yesterday at 09:41:28 PM]


Unknown Suppressors - Whisper Pickle by pickardjw
[Yesterday at 09:11:06 PM]


Utah cow elk hunt by bearpaw
[Yesterday at 07:18:51 PM]


Oregon spring bear by kodiak06
[Yesterday at 04:40:38 PM]


Tree stand for Western Washingtn by kodiak06
[Yesterday at 04:37:01 PM]


Pocket Carry by BKMFR
[Yesterday at 03:34:12 PM]


A lonely Job... by Loup Loup
[Yesterday at 01:15:11 PM]


Range finders & Angle Compensation by Fidelk
[Yesterday at 11:58:48 AM]


Willapa Hills 1 Bear by hunter399
[Yesterday at 10:55:29 AM]


Bearpaw Outfitters Annual July 4th Hunt Sale by bearpaw
[Yesterday at 08:40:03 AM]


KODIAK06 2025 trail cam and personal pics thread by Boss .300 winmag
[Yesterday at 07:53:52 AM]


Yard bucks by Boss .300 winmag
[July 04, 2025, 11:20:39 PM]


Yard babies by Feathernfurr
[July 04, 2025, 10:04:54 PM]


Seeking recommendations on a new scope by coachg
[July 04, 2025, 08:10:21 PM]


Sauk Unit Youth Elk Tips by high_hunter
[July 04, 2025, 08:06:05 PM]


Jupiter Mountain Rayonier Permit- 621 Bull Tag by HntnFsh
[July 04, 2025, 07:58:22 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal