Foresters ace for driving wedges

[WhiteMike]

Looking to replace the sledge I use for driving wedges and hatchet for laying out buck marks with an axe I can use for both. Just curious what others use if they do something similar. Hoping to keep size down since most of the trees I fell are on a pretty steep slope and I’m already hiking up/down with a saw on my shoulder. That being said I’m not against using a longer or heavier axe if that’s what is recommended by people with more experience. I know the professional fallers in my area pack around an axe for this reason but are more set up with the right gear, but I am not

 

[rwoods]

This will work fine. https://counciltool.com/shop/axes/l...es/5-dayton-sb-axe-28-straight-wooden-handle/

Or check eBay for a rafting axe 4# to 5#. Some are real pricey so take your time. I have a Plumb 5# but prices are now nuts. I bought 2 for about $50 bucks each several years ago.

Ron

 

[Jere39]

I'm very happy with this Stihl felling ax:



To be honest, I'm not sure who makes it for Stihl. But it is handy for driving felling wedges and knocking off small branches that are in the way. I put an 18" mark on the handle, that's what I cut my firewood at, so it is easy for me to walk down a log and whack bucking marks. I actually won this in a photo contest at a local Deere dealer, but I think the price was in the $50-60 range. I had been using a Fiskars hatchet for driving wedges before, but I find this head and handle is more persuasive on the head of a wedge, and lets me do better than my eyeballing 18" was doing on marking.

All that said (ok typed), I think you will find plenty of options, swing a few and decide what fits your packing, carrying, using preferences best.

 

[Ronaldo]

I'm very happy with this Stihl felling ax:

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To be honest, I'm not sure who makes it for Stihl. But it is handy for driving felling wedges and knocking off small branches that are in the way. I put an 18" mark on the handle, that's what I cut my firewood at, so it is easy for me to walk down a log and whack bucking marks. I actually won this in a photo contest at a local Deere dealer, but I think the price was in the $50-60 range. I had been using a Fiskars hatchet for driving wedges before, but I find this head and handle is more persuasive on the head of a wedge, and lets me do better than my eyeballing 18" was doing on marking.

All that said (ok typed), I think you will find plenty of options, swing a few and decide what fits your packing, carrying, using preferences best.

Those are made by Ochsenkopf in Germany. Very good tools from what I have heard.