Is It Better To Oil Or Wax An Axe Handle?
Post Updated: 26 Feb 2023 Oiling your axe handle provides protection from the elements, maintains the appearance of the wood and keeps the wood healthy – but so does a wax finish. So is it better to oil or wax an axe handle? Which one is better for your axe handle, and why choose one…
Cheap vs Expensive Axes – Why Quality Axes Win Every Time
Post Updated: 26 Feb 2023 I’ll start by saying that any axe is what you make it. Like most people, my first axe was a $10 bargain basement tool you’ll find at any hardware store. It was a small hatchet with a plastic molded handle with rubber grip and a not-so-sharp cutting edge. My dad…
The Very Best American-Made Axes and Hatchets
Post Updated: 26 Feb 2023 If you’re looking for the best quality axe or hatchet, chances are you’ve heard of brands such as Gransfors Bruk or Helko Werk. They produce some fine axes and have a great heritage – the kind of axes that will last a lifetime. Can axes or hatchets made in the…
How To Use A Hatchet – 14 Essential Uses For The Outdoors
Post Updated: 26 Feb 2023 A hatchet is one of those tools that has so many uses that it’s almost stupid not to include one in your itinerary for camping, backpacking, on the trail or deep in the wilderness. You don’t want to be lugging around a full sized axe obviously, so this is where…
Mini Hatchet! – The Unsung Hero Of The Axe World
Post Updated: 25 Feb 2023 In the axe world, the mighty felling axe is king. A perfectly crafted, razor sharp cutting tool for bringing down huge trees in a matter of minutes. The carpenters axe is designed to be a workhorse for woodworking and the splitting axe or maul takes care of our firewood. There…
Best Axe Handle Finish – Tung Oil or Boiled Linseed Oil?
The whole purpose of an axe handle is to deal with the shock of swinging that axe head as hard as we can against a tree or log without having the handle snap in half! Naturally this is achieved by using a quality wood to begin with (American hickory, Ash). Expertly honed by master craftsmen…
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