Axe?

[cat in january]

Big wood you need wedges, sometimes multiple ones. Wood with knots often require wedges

[sb]

There are nearly as many axes as there are jobs, you can start with a basic single bit. Fiskars are quality and very worth the money, i have their splitter.

You can pick up axe heads online and hang your own handles of Hickory or Ash. Single bit curved handle, double bit or mattock goes straight.

Good luck and dont cut yer foot off.

[riser4]

Hmmm. I never used wedges. Only a big ass maul kept sharp. But I'm open to other opinions. Oh, the last few years I have had an electric splitter. But that's a pretty recent addition.

Huhuhuhuhuhu, big ass-maul, uhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh

[XXX-er]

the electric splitter is where its at, if you jam a piece of wood between the on/off button and the frame, just work the lever its faster

[Cocximus]

I need an axe mainly for splitting wood for campfires, saunas, and wood hot tubs. I recently used a splitting axe. Although I didn't know what it was, my experience with it matched its online description. It doesn't get completely stuck in the log, but it gets wedged enough to allow me to flip the log and axe upside down and reverse drop it. Can a maul do the same?

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Edit to add, be really really careful with an ax that is sharp enough to shave.

QFT. Did this with a really sharp maul 35 years ago. So sharp it didn't really hurt (much) and didn't destroy any bones or nerves. Went all the way through down to the first knuckle.

[Peruvian]

I need an axe mainly for splitting wood for campfires, saunas, and wood hot tubs. I recently used a splitting axe. Although I didn't know what it was, my experience with it matched its online description. It doesn't get completely stuck in the log, but it gets wedged enough to allow me to flip the log and axe upside down and reverse drop it. Can a maul do the same?

I prefer the weight of a maul for splitting rounds and an ax for smaller pieces of wood.

[Foggy_Goggles]

When was the last time you chopped a tree down with an axe and why?

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[toast2266]

I need an axe mainly for splitting wood for campfires, saunas, and wood hot tubs. I recently used a splitting axe. Although I didn't know what it was, my experience with it matched its online description. It doesn't get completely stuck in the log, but it gets wedged enough to allow me to flip the log and axe upside down and reverse drop it. Can a maul do the same?

Maul to split wood. Small axe to make kindling.

[adrenalated]

When was the last time you chopped a tree down with an axe and why?

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To impress the wimmins, duh

[The Reverend Floater]

I love axes and have three different swedish models including a really cool vintage piece.

That said, for splitting, nothing beats the Fiskar mentioned above.

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[Hood26]

Quiver:

6lb axe headed maul with long hickory curved handle. It used to be a straight handle. It broke and I had a curved handle laying around and now I would never go back. Swings nice and efficient. Also, I hate the feel of the non wood handles when splitting. One of my cousins had the Fiskers maul at our camp’s wood pile this summer; I didn’t prefer it. A 6lb sharp maul can even handle making kindling well.

4lb Council Faller’s Axe with 28” handle. Drives the wedge well and eats fir, even biggish rounds if needed

2.5lb boy axe 28” curved handle. Makes kindling sticks quickly. Way better than a hatchet.

Twisted splitting wedge as needed.

Pulaski, shovel, fire extinguisher for the fire conditions. If one we’re looking for GOTOS points for the rig, the answer is most definitely the Pulaski since it could be damn useful if ever sparking a fire.

[east or bust]

What axe would the collective recommend for trail clearing purposes?

Just spitballing here but probably something <3lbs, handle under 30”, can take some abuse? Should I just be looking at a Fiskars or Council Tool? What about Estwing Camp (28” handle)?


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[Meadow Skipper]

^ Trails? Well, that’s pretty much what the Pulaski was designed for, and used for over many years.

[Cocximus]

IMHO a saw for everything other than splitting.