Felling Axe

[Racers]

My collection (not up to date) I used the top one last weekend on a swaying lilac tree, it has a split down the main trunk.

The other one.

19th December by Pete Maddex, on Flickr


Pete

 

[Jamie Copeland]

+1 for Gransfors Bruk's axe. I have one and I reckon it'll outlast me!

 

[tushi]

I've built a lot of things over the years besides a fire whilst in the bush. Fences, shelters, windbreaks, crude washstands and once helped build a small dock. I've used a bunch of different axes and within my collection are a few I really like. For a wilderness trip I carry an Estwing hatchet like in this review at bestoutdooritems in my daypack, a 28" 3 lb foresters style ax I got at a garage sale and a 24" tube frame bow saw from a hardware/camping supply store. The blade guard on the saw is a length of plastic tube with a slit and a couple 550 cord ties. A saw can be much more useful than an axe at times.