Chopping wood with axe

[Billy02]

I am looking for some good axe that is solid and useful enough to chop wood in the outdoors while hunting or camping. please suggest some good axe?

 

[CR888]

Hey Billy welcome to OPE. Some good axe depends on what your exactly looking to do with it. Do you want to fall trees? Split firewood? Cut kindling? Or a combination of all? Will you need to carry it on foot some distance? Many good axes out there by many makers both new & old. You can spend $15-$500..a little more info on intended use will help us get you the 'some good axe' your after.

 

[RI Chevy]

True DAT! Soup to caviar.

 

[srb08]

For good performance at a reasonable price, look at Fiskars.
They make several Axes/hatchets and one will most likely fit the bill for you.
They can be had for around $50.
They don't possess the esthetics of the European stuff, some of which could be considered works of art, but are quite functional and light weight.
I only have an x7 hatchet for chopping but have x25, and x27 splitting axes. All three are well made and perform as advertised.
Fiskars stuff isn't pretty but it's good quality and does what it's designed to do.
Good luck, whatever direction you decide to go.

 

[mdavlee]

My Council 5lb Dayton pattern works for splitting small stuff and will bust 1-2" limbs right off a tree easily. It was $50~. I'd love to have a Tuatahi or other premium brand but that one works well for driving wedges and small limbs if I miss one with a saw.

 

[RI Chevy]

I am saving for a Hoffman Farm Ax!

 

[Stump Shot]

Hard to beat the axes from Husqvarna for hand forged quality at an affordable price.

 

[RI Chevy]

A hooskie ax? WTF. LOL

 

[longleaf]

Hard to beat the axes from Husqvarna for hand forged quality at an affordable price.

I agree they are hand forged. The edge comes a little rough but about 30 min of honing and you have a 150 dollar axe. I spent some time on the edge and reshaping the handle a little. Turned out very nice. They have much higher quality steel than the fiskers. I like my fiskers but the steel is soft.

 

[longleaf]

There is a guy on YouTube named wrangler star that has a lot of good axe reviews

 

[old guy]

I have to agree, my Fiskers x 27 is pretty soft.

 

[Stump Shot]

A hooskie ax? WTF. LOL

Or...if you have some more money, Stihl has some fine German made axes.

 

[Redfin]

I have to agree, my Fiskers x 27 is pretty soft.

I wish they were heavier.

 

[old guy]

I wish they were heavier.

At my age it doesn't matter, but, yeah, 40 years ago I would have liked it heavyer.

 

[RI Chevy]

I like the new technology of lighter and faster swing speed. It really works for me.
I don't miss swinging the 8 or 10 pound maul at all. I can swing these new splitting axes all day.
And they work great for me.

 

[Stump Shot]

A hooskie ax? WTF. LOL

...and the Swedes really do make a great piece of steel. That ain't no guff.

 

[RI Chevy]

Very nice. I wonder who makes them for Hooskie? Hultafors?

 

[RI Chevy]

Almost looks like a Hults Bruk Almike head.

 

[maulhead]

Very nice. I wonder who makes them for Hooskie? Hultafors?

#Google

 

[RI Chevy]

Very good. TY sir.