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Thread: Ok folks, help me chose a new small camp axe/large hatchet.

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    Oh, I forgot about that metaphor - I will have to recycle that. I am back to working on fiction, actually, and in need of all the imagery I can get.
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    I apologize for hijacking your thread but regardless, as soon as I have something worth sending anywhere, I'll send you a copy. It's a sequel; I am trying to build a trilogy in the hopes of making the whole project more marketable.

    Not that anyone has turned anything down as-is; I stopped working on it when I took the job at the magazine. But now I'm back at it.
    This is a thread where I built a boat I designed and which I very occasionally update with accounts of using it, which is really fun as long as I'm not driving over logs and blowing up the outboard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maple Syrup Actual View Post
    I apologize for hijacking your thread but regardless, as soon as I have something worth sending anywhere, I'll send you a copy. It's a sequel; I am trying to build a trilogy in the hopes of making the whole project more marketable.

    Not that anyone has turned anything down as-is; I stopped working on it when I took the job at the magazine. But now I'm back at it.
    I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: the last story was better than some things I’ve paid for on kindle. For real.

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    Another vote for the Estwing. All the hatchet you will ever need. Been around for ever. Will last more than one lifetime. They are cheaper at Lowes:

    https://www.lowes.com/pd/Estwing-E24...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

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    I have absolutely no need of one, and have no idea if they are even a good value or a good hatchet, but I love the look of these!

    https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/garden...in-382831-1001

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    Since I split my kindling with my left hand on the piece and right hand on the axe I prefer a light tool. I know what you're thinking, I've lost some fingers but I haven't. As the axe falls my hand is removed. Been doing it that way for 40 years and no injuries to date. I wouldn't recommend that to my wife, a novice or someone who has zero coordination.

    There are people out there with zero coordination. They are lucky to be able to walk. My example is a young woman who couldn't throw a baseball over an 8' fence when she was standing 10' away from it. That kind of floored me so I know those people exist.

    Back to the axe. I've had an Estwing rockpick for 40 years and used it for about 30 years on the job. Estwing is bullet proof.

    https://www.estwing.com/collections/...ts/campers-axe
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    Quote Originally Posted by rob_s View Post
    I have absolutely no need of one, and have no idea if they are even a good value or a good hatchet, but I love the look of these!

    https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/garden...in-382831-1001

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    It does look cool, but Fiskars steel is very soft (although this one could be different), so it tends to roll easily compared to most other Scandinavian axe heads, vintage American heads, or Council Tool. Council is by far the best value/quality in new production axes and hatchets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joshs View Post
    It does look cool, but Fiskars steel is very soft (although this one could be different), so it tends to roll easily compared to most other Scandinavian axe heads, vintage American heads, or Council Tool. Council is by far the best value/quality in new production axes and hatchets.
    Any particular model?

    This one looks reasonably priced and pretty handy
    https://counciltool.com/shop/axes/sp...tility-finish/


    Love the look of this one, looks potentially even handier, albeit not so reasonably priced…
    https://counciltool.com/shop/axes/pr...d-handle-mask/
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    This seller often has excellent pricing on surplus made-in-USA stuff.

    https://www.harryepstein.com/tool-br...ncil-tool.html
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    Bought one of these for the camper the other day: Fiskars X7 14" camp axe.

    https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/garden...14-378501-1005

    I had a similar Fiskars hand axe ages and ages ago, and liked it a lot. This one had a nice heft to it and was on sale for Father's day, so price was not bad. I'm not crazy about the sheath (plastic) so will probably try and source a simple leather one. For what I use it for (not much), it should work fine. I do kinda feel like I bought a Glock 19 in a sea of expensive Swiss or German handguns, showing up in this thread with a plastic handle axe, though.

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