Axes and associated items

[Wilhelm]

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Had the ax heads wedge been slightly wider that would have cracked open all the way.

 

[Wilhelm]

Burled White Oak.
Close to impossible to split by hand.
I have TONS more of it to cut.
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Those are easy, they crack when hit smack down the middle.

 

[Gullet]

Those are easy, they crack when hit smack down the middle.

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Yeah... Ok.
I've been splitting wood for 45 years (started when I was 11).

 

[Wilhelm]

Yeah... Ok.
I've been splitting wood for 45 years (started when I was 11).

I was just saying that those can be split, I meant no disrespect!
The swirly ones are nasty.

I noodle all big knots, makes for much less splinters after seasoning.
Also, noodling is fun!

 

[KS Plainsman]

Those are easy, they crack when hit smack down the middle.

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The horizontal piece looks like some of the twisty locust pieces I get.

 

[maulhead]

The horizontal piece looks like some of the twisty locust pieces I get.

Did you see this yet?

 

[Squareground3691]

Did you see this yet?

Probably one of my favorite patterns

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Does this axe look bigger then normal?


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Axe? Oh I see it know

 

[KS Plainsman]

Did you see this yet?

I didn't, till now. For $40, I was gona pick a couple up, but they sold out already. I do like a Jersey. Might have to get a newer version, just because.

 

[Squareground3691]

She splits eh!

 

[Wilhelm]

I can't keep but wonder why all Ya'll ax heads are for the most part so extremely slender in design.

 

[Squareground3691]

I can't keep but wonder why all Ya'll ax heads are for the most part so extremely slender in design.

There’s all different styles, but axe heads a more slender design for splitting and chopping, normal rounds but not all ,

 

[Wilhelm]

There’s all different styles, but axe heads a more slender design for splitting and chopping, normal rounds View attachment 374147but not all ,View attachment 374148View attachment 374149

I also don't understand those double bits, unless for felling trees with an ax.

That last picture of Your ax - SKINNY!

Here is my Dragon Slayer, 2" across at its widest point.

 

[Woodslasher]

I also don't understand those double bits, unless for felling trees with an ax.

Bingo!

 

[davidwyby]

Last night I felled a small eucalyptus with a couple axes. It’s incredible how much difference the profile makes.

my old vintage 3.5lb Collins “double convex” seems to work well at everything.





The thin flat cheeked 5lb on the left (old style council faller’s axe) gets stuck in dead wood and doesn’t blow chips out very well. However, it will remove green limbs up to about 2” in dia in one swipe.

 

[davidwyby]

Skinny there on the left is getting loose on her handle…what say ye axeperts? I have sunk the wedge deeper a couple times. I was gonna wiggle the head up a little, sand the shelf out, and try to sink the head deeper on the handle.

 

[Squareground3691]

Skinny there on the left is getting loose on her handle…what say ye axeperts? I have sunk the wedge deeper a couple times. I was gonna wiggle the head up a little, sand the shelf out, and try to sink the head deeper on the handle.

Can you cut kerf deeper in handle at least 3/4 deep of head , shave a little off handle, resink a wider wedge, glue it in and a barrel wedge if you have any ,

 

[KS Plainsman]

Skinny there on the left is getting loose on her handle…what say ye axeperts? I have sunk the wedge deeper a couple times. I was gonna wiggle the head up a little, sand the shelf out, and try to sink the head deeper on the handle.

I've had issues with a few Council axes, but if you can set it deeper, set it deeper. Then take and grind, or sand away all the red and set the head in some BLO for a week or so. After I had so many issues with loose heads, that what a member on here said to do and every single loose head is now tight again. Even the aluminum wedged axes.

If you did that already, I'm not sure what to do, I'm a novice at this stuff.

 

[Squareground3691]

Skinny there on the left is getting loose on her handle…what say ye axeperts? I have sunk the wedge deeper a couple times. I was gonna wiggle the head up a little, sand the shelf out, and try to sink the head deeper on the handle.

Just an example , so the handle is above head 1/4 - 3/8 “ . and handle is splade outward above head when you set wedge in , and barrel wedge it .

 

[Gullet]

I've removed both aluminium & steel wedges by seating the head as low as possible, then mount the head in a vice & tapping the wedge up on one side using a cold chisel & hammer.
Get the wedge up just enough to grab the wedge in vice jaws & beat the head away from wedge with a dead blow hammer.
Then replace with a wooden wedge & soak in BLO.