Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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06/01/15 06:46 PM
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jeremy brua
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I have had very good luck with house handels. I pay the extra for the hand picked and no lacquer. When you order make sure you dont click the seconds.
don't worry over the smart ones. catch the dumb ones, they pay the same.
i can do it because i dont know that i cant.
Nì òigear leisg bodach brisg
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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06/01/15 11:12 PM
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g smith
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Oh my ,I shiver at the thought of using a DB axe much less carring one about on the line ! Awful ! IMHO
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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06/02/15 01:21 AM
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I prefer a double bit axe except when i'm trapping. They often balance better than their competition and I have come to like the versatility of two edges. I carry a small single bit forest axe while out and about trapping and bumming around.
If we weren't friends anymore, well I just don't think I could bear it!
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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10/09/15 04:18 PM
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Mike in A-town
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Picked up a couple at the flea market today. Near as I can tell there isn't anything too fancy about them. Google searches weren't a great help. Histories varied and were somewhat murky.
A KellyWorks Woodslasher double bit.
Lakeside double bit.
I'll see if I can post pics of them if anyone is interested.
Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
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Re: Axes!
[Re: warrior]
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10/09/15 06:16 PM
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Anyone know of a source of good handles? House handles usually have pretty straight grain, alot of guys on other forums swear by em, with enough looking youll eventually find a decent handle at the hardware store...
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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10/09/15 06:22 PM
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Here's my little collection I totally redid the double bit and the ones on the 28" and 36" axes, a quick soak in vinegar will handle most of em, had to take a grinder to the shiny one though. For bushcraft and hiking the wetterlings bushman is my go to though, the swedes have axe making perfected. Eventually I want to add a few Hudson bay heads and maybe a Rockaway (like the shape), the local spots are all sold out though.
Last edited by Bushwack44; 10/09/15 06:27 PM.
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Re: Axes!
[Re: Mike in A-town]
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10/09/15 06:24 PM
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Picked up a couple at the flea market today. Near as I can tell there isn't anything too fancy about them. Google searches weren't a great help. Histories varied and were somewhat murky.
A KellyWorks Woodslasher double bit.
Lakeside double bit.
I'll see if I can post pics of them if anyone is interested.
Mike Both good user bits. Kelly was out of WV and made several brand lines of axes woodslasher if memory serves was a good midgrade user axe of good make and temper. Lakeside was a montgomery ward brand.
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Re: Axes!
[Re: Bushwack44]
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10/09/15 07:51 PM
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Mike in A-town
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Here's my little collection I totally redid the double bit and the ones on the 28" and 36" axes, a quick soak in vinegar will handle most of em, had to take a grinder to the shiny one though. For bushcraft and hiking the wetterlings bushman is my go to though, the swedes have axe making perfected. Eventually I want to add a few Hudson bay heads and maybe a Rockaway (like the shape), the local spots are all sold out though. That's a fine collection there Bushwack. Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
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Re: Axes!
[Re: warrior]
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10/09/15 08:05 PM
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Mike in A-town
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Picked up a couple at the flea market today. Near as I can tell there isn't anything too fancy about them. Google searches weren't a great help. Histories varied and were somewhat murky.
A KellyWorks Woodslasher double bit.
Lakeside double bit.
I'll see if I can post pics of them if anyone is interested.
Mike Both good user bits. Kelly was out of WV and made several brand lines of axes woodslasher if memory serves was a good midgrade user axe of good make and temper. Lakeside was a montgomery ward brand. You nailed it Warrior, the Lakeside, as mentioned, was Montgomery Ward's house brand. Most info I have come across puts my axe into the 50's or 60's era. But who can say for sure? The Kelly Works is a little murkier as they moved several times throughout their history. No real way to discern any real age to it. Of the two axes, it is definitely in the roughest shape. It will take a lot of elbow grease to put any edge on it. Someone also rehung it with a cheap haft that is twisted about 30° off center at the bottom. I'm glad to know that neither is too valuable to use. An axe should be cared for, but also used. Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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12/15/15 03:21 PM
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I recently bought a Husqvarna axe for my son in law. After looking it over, I decided I needed a new one for myself. Husqvarna is made by Hults Bruk so I paid the extra money for the same axe with the Hults Bruk markings. The differences between the two that I see are the Hults Bruk cutting edge has a mirror finish and is definitely shaving sharp. The Husqvarna has a much cheaper sheath that is fastened with a snap. The sheath on the H.B. is heavy leather with a welt and attached with a easily replaced leather thong. Price difference was about $50. Now, to get to the woodlot and try it out.
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool and his folly. Proverbs 17:12
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