Guide Selecting An Axe

[HillBill]

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Selecting An Axe - Notes For Newcomers

These few notes are intended to help the newcomer to picking out an axe that is suitable for their purposes. They aren't a complete guide to axemanship or intended to be such, just more of a "bluffers guide" to selecting an axe suitable for your purpose.

Parts Of The Axe

Before we get into anything involved, its probably helpful to define the terms we will use.

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A: Heel of Head
B: Bit
C: Toe of Head
D: Cheek or Ramp
E: Poll
F: Neck
G: Belly
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[Gazo]

Nice one

 

[bigstancwsw]

Very informative, thanks for taking the time to post.

 

[PowysMike]

I saw this again because a guest was viewing it, to this day this is one of the best and most concise descriptions of what to look for when buying an axe, always worth a bump.

 

[Big Red]

I know we mostly like the traditional stuff, but I have, after recommendation from a farmer mate of mine, gone totally Fiskars! They are an absolutely blinding axe, light, fast and very sharp. I don’t use anything else now………Love em!

 

[Big Red]

Also got the smaller one, just the job for the belt.

I keep mine very, VERY sharp, contact with flesh and there is tears…….As someone I know found out!

 

[Manthing]

Also got the smaller one, just the job for the belt.

I keep mine very, VERY sharp, contact with flesh and there is tears…….As someone I know found out!

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Well, that's got to smart.

 

[JTR Rhyl]

I was always taught

But often cut my fingers, but boy not that bad, ouch.

 

[Big Red]

I was always taught
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But often cut my fingers, but boy not that bad, ouch.

That’s the second lot of stitches, the first lot, which was a few more, was to get it closed up for the weekend at the Minor Injuries Unit, Newton Abbot, who were brilliant.

The ones in the picture was post op put in by a rather lovely, heavily pregnant, hand surgeon the following Monday at the Hand Trauma Unit at the RD&E Exeter, who I must say…….Were also amazingly excellent!

Edit: The before stitches pic is quite impressive!