Axes and associated items

[davidwyby]

The handle on that 8lb maul broke on my son first trip out. Grain looked good but wasn’t.

Chiselbit’s apprentice broke the handle on the green cyclone too. It had 50/50 grain…

People at work insistently asked me for a Christmas hint for something nice I probably wouldn’t buy myself…OK, borntrager it is. Hat was from a customer from the north.

 

[davidwyby]

Good splitter angle I think.

 

[Loony661]

Good splitter angle I think.

I’ve been reading some very good things about those Borntrager’s!

 

[chiselbit]

The handle on that 8lb maul broke on my son first trip out. Grain looked good but wasn’t.

Chiselbit’s apprentice broke the handle on the green cyclone too. It had 50/50 grain…

People at work insistently asked me for a Christmas hint for something nice I probably wouldn’t buy myself…OK, borntrager it is. Hat was from a customer from the north.
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Hey David does it require a special handle? Looks bigger than standard

 

[davidwyby]

Hey David does it require a special handle? Looks bigger than standard

I haven't done it yet but the WCS Full Swing handle can be fitted to it. I think it's an improved shape. He's got some smart stuff going on in that eye.

 

[davidwyby]

Photo credit Leslie Hill

 

[Hoser]

Would that still be called a rafting pattern axe David?

 

[davidwyby]

Would that still be called a rafting pattern axe David?

I reckon

Long hard poll

 

[davidwyby]

I am dumbfounded with how well it splits. On a little 28” stick no less.

I keep this unsplittable round around for testing axe hangs. The Borntrager killed it. 27.5° initial angle IIRC and about 17° major overall angle, very close to @Wilhelm ’s Dragon Slayer, hm, imagine that.

 

[davidwyby]

Concentrated kinetic energy and the perfect angle, I’m telling ya…

 

[pbillyi69]

Concentrated kinetic energy and the perfect angle, I’m telling ya…

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that right there takes skills the way they hammer them in.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Woodslasher]

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Yep, really handy for getting those sunken wedges.

 

[jakethesnake]

The handle on that 8lb maul broke on my son first trip out. Grain looked good but wasn’t.

Chiselbit’s apprentice broke the handle on the green cyclone too. It had 50/50 grain…

People at work insistently asked me for a Christmas hint for something nice I probably wouldn’t buy myself…OK, borntrager it is. Hat was from a customer from the north.
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What exactly is this? Weight. Kinda wanted to google it. Prolly won’t buy it but damn nice

 

[jakethesnake]

My wedge in my mail head fell apart the other day beating. Cut a new one out of some mulberry. It wedged in the handle good but after beating the hell out of it it spit the wedge back out.

 

[jakethesnake]

 

[jakethesnake]

Sent a few galvanized door casing nails down in there pretty deep. Holding up well so far

 

[SimonHS]

Sent a few galvanized door casing nails down in there pretty deep. Holding up well so far

You need some metal wedges to drive into your wooden wedge. The tubular ones are best, in my opinion.

 

[Squareground3691]

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Shave that neck down some , and put in a couple barrel wedges,