An Axe - Seriously?

[MadMedic]

but isn't a bow saw like 10x more efficient?

sorry; I haven't been following along . . . .

Depends, i can get through more wood with an axe than with a bow saw, that me personally others may have different views.

 

[MadMedic]

Try splitting a 12 inch log with a bow saw then. Let us know how that turns out.
:campfire:

+1 To that

 

[omaudio]

Hatchet was useless and a health risk to my feet until I combined it with a mini sledge hammer, then the magic happened.

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[MadMedic]

An axe is also very useful for doing an unplanned emergency extrication from a vehicle in the case of a vehicle RTC.

 

[southpier]

Try splitting a 12 inch log with a bow saw then. Let us know how that turns out.
:campfire:

couldn't I just cut all the other branches off that tree?

 

[JHa6av8r]

I have a 21" Sven bow saw and a Fiskars X27 and between the two think most of my cutting and splitting needs are met.

 

[BigSwede]

I have a 21" Sven bow saw and a Fiskars X27 and between the two think most of my cutting and splitting needs are met.

That is exactly the equipment I have too...can't see a need for more.

 

[AFBronco235]

couldn't I just cut all the other branches off that tree?

And waste a perfectly good tree?

Actually, I carry both a saw and an ax. A saw is good for cutting small branches and trees, but if you have to split something, then you'll need an ax. I should also point out that not all saws are created equal. Some cut slower than others. In the right hands though, an ax can clear branches from a fallen tree much faster than most saws, including chain saws. Then you have the added utility of having a big hammer handy.

I should also point out that there are different types of axes for different uses. A splitting ax doesn't work as well at felling trees, for instance, as a felling ax, and vice versa. Most axes you'll seen carried tend to be of the splitting variety, which is where they come in handy. For the rest of the time, a hand saw will do whats its designed to do and cut while the ax splits.

And as mentioned above, an ax makes a very handy extraction tool in case of an accident. Lets see your bow saw do that.

 

[E.J.]

[video=vimeo;94572936]http://vimeo.com/94572936[/video]

 

[southpier]

http://www.bestmadeco.com/collections/axes

if one were to ask "what's wrong with this country?" I would have to say "we're a bunch of damn fools"

 

[K2ZJ]

umm, interesting

http://www.handeyesupply.com/blogs/projects/14526681-artisanal-hand-painted-logs

(includes FREE Gransfors Bruk Axe*)

 

[BigSwede]

Reminds me of what Best Buy used to do back in the early 1980s, they would have a sale where they would give away a free bike with every purchase. Of course, everything was marked up $100 before the sale, so you could buy a crappy $20 boombox for $120 and get a free bike. It was actually a good bike for $100, so they moved a ton of bikes in a week.

 

[K2ZJ]

Anything to sell them axes

I am entertained and would buy one if I had the need and bunch of extra cash. I saw a picture for a barber shop and they advertised gluten free haircuts. I would have stopped for a haircut had I seen it in person.

 

[doug720]

I am entertained and would buy one if I had the need and bunch of extra cash. I saw a picture for a barber shop and they advertised gluten free haircuts. I would have stopped for a haircut had I seen it in person.

You misread the barber shop ad...It said "Glutton Free"

 

[southpier]

I often ponder the location of all the gluten that was heretofore previously included