Category: Readers Questions
Best Wood For Axe Handles – How To Choose?
Post Updated: 25 Feb 2023 There isn’t one universal handle that will fit every axe, but there ARE standard sizes of axe handles that are usually pretty similar from one manufacturer to another. These standard sized handles are produced as replacement handles for the many different types of axe and striking tools available today. TABLE…
Do New Axes Need To Be Sharpened?
Post Updated: 25 Feb 2023 So I finally decided to trade in that decades old axe that just wouldn’t cut it anymore. I scoured the internet for the ‘best axe for whatever’, spent my hard-earned money on a shiny new axe and it was winging it’s way to me via a well-known online retailer. The…
Hatchet vs Axe – Camping, Bushcraft & Survival Tools
Post Updated: 27 Feb 2023 A hatchet is a small, one-handed axe that is primarily used for light work such as kindling firewood, making tinder, clearing brush and performing menial campsite duties. A good quality hatchet can also be used for chopping down or limbing small trees and branches. The average size of a hatchet…
What Is A Double Bladed Axe Used For? – The Full Lowdown
Post updated: 26 Feb 2023 A double bladed axe is known as a Double Bit axe. These have been around for centuries as weapons, but in the 1800’s they were the preferred tool of lumberjacks. Back in the days before power tools, these axes were extremely common due to their versatility in the field. If…
