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[Community] Bushcraft Camp Axe
[Community] Bushcraft Camp Axe
Ive had nothing but bad experiences with "gransforbruks" they have more often than not, terrible grain orientation on the handle, but i still bought one. A Scandinavian forrest axe. The handle broke after 2 days of use with zero misses it was from the shovk of being used only. Called grandsfors they said they didnt replace handles because they vonsider them a wear item and they hung up on me. I called again, someone agreed the handle broke prematurely and said they would send one for free. After 6 months with no handel i ordered one for $40 and it had the worst grain orientation ive ever seen! It broke in short order. Ive since ordered a diy Tennessee hickory handle with more heft to it. The fiskers are the best by far for the money believe it or not. The best one imo would be the hultafors classic hunter, or the mora combo believe it or not.
Can everyone vote for my pick...please... its a super fantastic axe from TOPS knives the Hammer Hawk! You can't break it and even if you do it has a life time replacement warranty...Great for Zombie attacks too!!! Just in case you live in a area where they known to hangout...
Best Made for the win.
I owned a council, and the head surprisingly started to come loose after a few years. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not the type of guy to abuse an axe, but that head definitely loose. I'm pretty sure they have a warrant set up, where it can be re-dropped, but ill sick with best made for now.
Really? I wish I knew that before, man, thanks.
That's not exactly true. While Council makes the best made axes, best made have longer handles and you don't have to buy a painted one. The price is virtually the same for unpainted. Having used both, I like the extra length. Hope that helps.
Just something to think about: I recently purchased the gransfors bruks "scandinavian forest" axe and for bushcraft/camping, I'd suggest the slightly smaller "small forest" axe. the "scandinavian forest" might be a touch too big for that purpose. Still a great axe either way.
athieme
The small forest axe is only at 19" even does well when choked up
athieme
I own a 19in bushcraft series council tool. They are made for tiny hands with thin wimpy handles. If they made a more ergonomic medium sized handel i would own several. The heads are the best bar none. 5160 forged and hand finished made in us.
bushcraft community!!!!
How about H&B Forge? I've heard that they make some durable and practical camp hawks.
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Hey all - no progress yet on the top vote-getting bushcraft axes here. I've contacted the various manufacturers but so far no luck.
As for the previous posts, there are some valid points on both sides. Most ultralight hikers don't carry axes. But if you practice bushcraft, you can still get the lightest stuff available. And getting by with less gear and more knowledge and skill is the ultralight way, and using an ax to help with fuel and shelter could prove a very handy tool. There is a lot of interest here in bushcraft gear, and maybe one day that would be it's own community. Until that happens, I appreciate the polls for all lightweight gear, whether its bushcraft, climbing, backcountry skiing or bikepacking. And if you haven't seen it yet, there is a good poll for lightweight backcountry saws too.
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Lightweight-backpack-saw
Any word on when this will drop?
Hey everyone, thanks for all the votes! We're getting in touch with Gränsfors and some other vendors in this poll on behalf of the group. We're also going to be doing a lot more in Ultralight so take a look at the existing polls, vote, and create new polls for the outdoor gear you want to see on Massdrop.
Randall_D
What about a bushcraft community? Bushcraft is if anything the opposite of ultralight camping...
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This now has more than 500 votes. Aren't Massdrop supposed to contact Gränsfors at 200?
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Be sure and watch this vid before buying a Vipukirves Lever axe or splitting wood in a tire. Majority of the vids I've seen rate the Vipukirves as worthless overpriced gimmicks.
Yeah that's my bad for putting this in Ultralight. I meant to make a new category.
I arrived relatively late to submit an axe to the poll, but I believe the GB wildlife hatchet is the way to go for ultralight camping / bushcrafting. I have a Husqvarna carpenter's axe that's relatively close to the size of the GB small forest axe, and that seems way too large for carrying around in a backpack.
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I didn't mean to be disagreeable. I realized a bit later after my comment that not everything here is strictly "ultralight." When my aim is to practice bushcraft, I certainly do reach for my Gransfors small forest axe. But if I can only take two tools for wood processing, it would be a silky saw and bushcraft knife for batoning. I find that combination much more versatile.
hikeasaur
Why are any of these items here? It makes no sense to me to have such a heavy item under this category. Every single one of the products listed goes against the very definition of ultralight. I'm not saying axes don't have their place, but they are stupid heavy, and they are supposed to be.
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AngelOfHavoc
I agree. I feel like the Ultralight category either needs a name change to something more generic, like outdoors, camping, etc. or that we need a new category created. Ultimately I feel a new all encompassing category like Outdoor Gear would be best with sub genres under it that could be used for specific within said category. Now that's not to say that I still don't hope that this drop can happen!
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Me and my friends to name a few. We've been bringing axes when backpacking, especially in winter, since the 70s. Usually 1 to 1-1/2lb heads, 20-26" handles. Always have a hatchet and at least one saw as well. That Velvicut is a real nice axe, I know several people that have one.
It is idiotic to baton with a knife. Knives are made for slicing.
Wedges, froes and axes are made for splitting. Wedges can be made of many substances, including wood. I carved a nice set of wood wedges and used them for three years... until my friend's dog decided they were chew toys.
It is idiotic to baton with a knife. Knives are made for slicing.
Wedges, froes and axes are made for splitting. Wedges can be made of many substances, including wood. I carved a nice set of wood wedges and used them for three years... until my friend's dog decided they were chew toys.
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Nope. Batoning a knife is for clueless fools who do not understand tools, woodcraft, or life.
Did you not read the very post you are responding too?? I covered how to work wood without batoning or an axe. Doh!
DuxDawg
First off, im not carrying all that shit. Second using your knife to batton is another phrase for using your knife as a froe.
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