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[davidwyby]

Those Husqvarna axes are my favorite.

Dude! I wonder if the palm swell could be heated and reformed to be symmetrical for pounding wedges…?

 

[davidwyby]

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[Junk Meister]

2188= 390 by @Stump Shot

Just realized I forgot to send you your Christmas present…

You still have 11 months and a few weeks. What's the worry?

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Im not very tall so the Husqvarna fits me, but all the guys I cut with over 6' prefer the Friskars axe.
I permanently bent a Husqvarna handle slightly, with a 40" water oak! Lol

 

[Outback]

Ignoring the little metal plate. Is there any functional difference from a fiskars except costing $30 more? Is this foam hack just spraying the insulation foam into the handle?

 

[davidwyby]

Ignoring the little metal plate. Is there any functional difference from a fiskars except costing $30 more? Is this foam hack just spraying the insulation foam into the handle? —- I think so.

I’ve broken fiskars. The husky seems unbreakable. Overstrike guard. Hardened poll for striking. Shorter, better for wedge banging while falling

 

[Hoser]

Do the Husqvarna axe’s have a larger poll than the fiskars?
In pictures they look like a good wedge banger but I haven’t been out to dealer in awhile.
I lost a 5lb norlund a couple years ago that was great. Carried a lot of different axes since but nothing so far sets a wedge like the norlund did.

 

[davidwyby]

Do the Husqvarna axe’s have a larger poll than the fiskars?
In pictures they look like a good wedge banger but I haven’t been out to dealer in awhile.
I lost a 5lb norlund a couple years ago that was great. Carried a lot of different axes since but nothing so far sets a wedge like the norlund did.

Yes, quite a bit, and hardened. Last I knew, the fiskars was not meant to strike on the poll. Totally silly to me. They also do not split my Euc very well. Too concave and flat cheeks. The handle is also too long to pack around. The husky is about the same for splitting, but at least it’s a good banger.

@chiselbit will disagree with me :-D but I also have not found anything that drives wedges like my 5lb Norlund with the big poll. Well, except maybe the Borntrager head if you want to throw some $ around. The whole head is hardened and it’s a good splitter too.

 

[Hoser]

4lb mini sledge is what I’ve been carrying but If you need to chop something to save the edge on your chain it’s obviously less than ideal.
I’ll pick up a 24” Husqvarna to try.
I still look for the norlund everytime I’m in that sugar maple bush

 

[Outback]

This is my wedge banger, vintage 5lb head on a 28" home made black locust handle. I fell the tree it came from.

 

[South_Prairie_Saw]

Nice big fir with the 400. 25” bar with the westcoast kit (bark box, dawgs and air filter). I love this thing, I can’t imagine what these are like ported! If you ever wondered why the WCS dawgs are so long, a picture is worth a thousand words

 

[davidwyby]

Nice big fir with the 400. 25” bar with the westcoast kit (bark box, dawgs and air filter). I love this thing, I can’t imagine what these are like ported! If you ever wondered why the WCS dawgs are so long, a picture is worth a thousand wordsView attachment 478306

I grew up on the islands a bit north of you. Dad just passed, I should be up there this summer.

 

[South_Prairie_Saw]

I grew up on the islands a bit north of you. Dad just passed, I should be up there this summer.

I’m sorry to hear about your dad. San Juan’s? Vashon? Whidbey? Canada? Lot of islands up here! Been here my whole life and even tho it’s expensive I don’t see myself going anywhere else other than maybe Alaska or Idaho

 

[davidwyby]

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[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Nice big fir with the 400. 25” bar with the westcoast kit (bark box, dawgs and air filter). I love this thing, I can’t imagine what these are like ported! If you ever wondered why the WCS dawgs are so long, a picture is worth a thousand wordsView attachment 478306

I use a 20 inch on mine but I cut a mix of hard and soft timber. It destroys any timber.

I grew up on the islands a bit north of you. Dad just passed, I should be up there this summer.

Sorry to hear about your father passing away man.

 

[South_Prairie_Saw]

I use a 20 inch on mine but I cut a mix of hard and soft timber. It destroys any timber.

Sorry to hear about your father passing away man.

I think I could easily run a 28” on this out here, I have a 32” that would fit but haven’t tried it. It feels pretty perfect with the 25”! We don’t run into too much hardwood around here

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

I think I could easily run a 28” on this out here, I have a 32” that would fit but haven’t tried it. It feels pretty perfect with the 25”! We don’t run into too much hardwood around here

I often see videos of guys in the PNW running long bars on small saws.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

I often see videos of guys in the PNW running long bars on small saws.

Like guys with small trucks running too-big tires?

 

[TheDarkLordChinChin]

Like guys with small trucks running too-big tires?

Seems to work for them.
Ported saws, soft, clean timber, skip chains, square ground.