Here is my new clip portraying all four of my dragon slayers.
Video description quote:
Comparison of four axes of similar style ("Bosanska") but different weight and wedge design.
Featured are ax head weights of 1200 gram, an approximately 1800 gram ax, 2000 gram and 2500 gram.
Only the 1200 gram ax head is seated on a 80cm/32" handle, the other three sport a 100cm/40" handle.
The 1800 gram ax is my decades old faithful , the other three are new to me.
The rounds are fresh bucked turkey oak rounds, all came off the same log.
Knots within the rounds are random, no intentional previous selection in an attempt to falsely portrait a specific ax as superior has been made.
My personal opinion:
- the 1200 gram ax is too light for this specific application and firewood species, handle is too short for my liking.
- the 2000 & 2500 gram axes feature a good weight and handle length, but the blade is too long which diminishes the impact effect of the swing, also the heads wedge design is too narrow for the featured weight which causes both of them to easily get stuck in the round.
- my old faithful ~1800 gram ax is still the undisputed king, head weight is about optimal, the heads wedge design is superior over the other three - it will bounce off or go through the round, it rarely gets stuck
