frgtwn
Adventurer
I, for one have enjoyed this thread. It is good to question our collective assumptions, and to challenge them. Interestingly, there seems to be a lot of pride held on what each of us deems important.
A few comments:
I do not understand the attraction to Zombie destruction. Never seen one, do not know that any have ever been sighted. And, some of you are serious.
Neither have I seen a truly talented user of an axe in the last 40 years. Or a sharp one. What passes for axe use is really a bunch of untalented chopping of a mostly dull device, and a dangerous one at that. I would place the axe as the most dangerous piece of normal kit, far more dangerous than your hi-lift, or the possibility of flying metal from a winch rope break.
I am not a fan of composite handles. They are not serious tool handles. If you use handles for a living, you will insist on wood. American Hickory.
Axe heads are not made to strike metal. Call it a hammer all you want, but metal strikers they are not. Neither are they wood splitters. Kindling, sure, but for splitting wood, use the correct tool. Maul and wedge, or sledge.
The assertion that an axe is a pry-tool is simply ill-informed. That's what we get from "unbreakable" handles.
Now, just so that you know, I carry a MaxAxe, it is as dull as new from the factory, and I am among those with the least talent. But I have all my assigned fingers and toes.
Dale
A few comments:
I do not understand the attraction to Zombie destruction. Never seen one, do not know that any have ever been sighted. And, some of you are serious.
Neither have I seen a truly talented user of an axe in the last 40 years. Or a sharp one. What passes for axe use is really a bunch of untalented chopping of a mostly dull device, and a dangerous one at that. I would place the axe as the most dangerous piece of normal kit, far more dangerous than your hi-lift, or the possibility of flying metal from a winch rope break.
I am not a fan of composite handles. They are not serious tool handles. If you use handles for a living, you will insist on wood. American Hickory.
Axe heads are not made to strike metal. Call it a hammer all you want, but metal strikers they are not. Neither are they wood splitters. Kindling, sure, but for splitting wood, use the correct tool. Maul and wedge, or sledge.
The assertion that an axe is a pry-tool is simply ill-informed. That's what we get from "unbreakable" handles.
Now, just so that you know, I carry a MaxAxe, it is as dull as new from the factory, and I am among those with the least talent. But I have all my assigned fingers and toes.
Dale
