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Thread: The Best Tool You Own
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05-21-2020, 12:25 PM #501
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05-21-2020, 12:26 PM #502Registered User
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thread drift should never be frowned upon but insead rated for coolness
or somethingLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-21-2020, 12:29 PM #503
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05-21-2020, 12:35 PM #504Registered User
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doesnt matter what I think, whats important is that YOU are a legend in yer own mind
Not really familiar with those names just like you probably ain't familiar with Corb Lund or the Smalls I suspect its probably a regional thing
edit: so googling helen keller I get a whole lot of hits for deaf/blind people, the Mekons seem more familair but neith one I can recallLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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05-21-2020, 12:52 PM #505
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05-24-2020, 11:53 PM #506
Entertaining hillbilly training for Alaska pontificates on replacement of axe handles. If you enjoyed this, read his bio and some of the other articles, about splitting wood etc.
http://jamestwohats.com/BackPackBlog/?page_id=3275
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05-25-2020, 11:36 PM #507
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05-26-2020, 12:12 AM #508
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05-26-2020, 01:18 AM #509
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05-26-2020, 08:01 AM #510Funky But Chic
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This maul looks a lot like an axe to me.
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05-26-2020, 08:15 AM #511
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05-26-2020, 09:18 AM #512
Maybe I “misspoke.” I’m happy to be wrong, but it’s still pretty
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05-26-2020, 11:19 AM #513
Yeah despite previous convo realized axe was tool I needed for that project, worked well. The issue at this property was aspen roots latterly connected. Got some smaller ones out with pick axe, but more firepower was needed for some of the big ones. Just couldn’t get down with putting my sawzall in the mud. I did try sawzall on some pruning branches with my lumber blade, worked well. Those pruning blades from HF are trash.
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05-26-2020, 01:22 PM #514
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05-26-2020, 03:45 PM #515
Can't believe the Pulaski hasn't been recommended yet. Cheap, easy to sharpen, and very effective at grubbing out and hacking up roots.
And there are splitting mauls, and splitting axes. Couldn't tell you the cuttoff exactly, except that a splitting axe can reasonably split wood and makes an OK axe, while a splitting maul is only for splitting wood and is unusable as an axe.
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05-26-2020, 05:15 PM #516
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05-26-2020, 05:46 PM #517
Well I will admit, I thought I was going to be able to smack the poll of this axe with a maul. Spent some time reading today, and couldn’t ascertain why you can hit a splitting maul with a hammer maul, but not an axe. Just forged differently?
BC, Pulaski mentioned a couple times in here, I’ll be looking into it. Probably keep the axe even though I don’t have a ton of need for it just cause it’s a nice toy.
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05-26-2020, 06:25 PM #518Registered User
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The pol of an axe is for hitting non metallic things, like plastic felling wedges and wooden stakes. It usually isn’t hardened like the cutting edge and will mushroom and deform if struck against steel or rock. The eye of the axe can deform also. The pol is also there as a weight for balance
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05-26-2020, 06:37 PM #519
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05-26-2020, 06:38 PM #520
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05-26-2020, 06:39 PM #521
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05-26-2020, 06:49 PM #522Registered User
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Makita track saw.
I’ve had it for about 9 months and it has been a joy to use. The motor is smooth and quiet. Dust collection is great. The stock blade is really good. You can make perfectly straight cuts and glue ready joints. These things are so useful.
Not cheap but I’ve not once regretted the purchase
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05-26-2020, 06:51 PM #523
I went to Best Made Company to post a link so I could say “Did it ever go away?” but they’re on COVID-19 hiatus.
https://www.bestmadeco.com/
I’m on their mailing list - the catalog is good for a few laughs and starting fires.
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05-26-2020, 07:32 PM #524Registered User
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I’ve been nursing my dying Shop Vac along for a while. Didn’t consider cordless was even an option- this sounds like a nice upgrade.
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05-26-2020, 09:43 PM #525
Browsing around at Pulaskis. I had looked at them a few weeks ago when skipper mentioned them. But I guess with an arnesal of tools in the truck, it seems less useful than if you were in the field and needed a combo tool to make it easier to pack/carry. I have a couple pick matlocks, and they seem like less of a liability than a sharp edge axe on the backside of a Pulaski, plus the advantage of the pick.
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