I'm trying to figure out why a professional logger would opt to carry a single bit axe to drive felling wedges, rather than lets say a 3 1/2 or 4 pound sledge?
If for instance, tree limbs, loose bark, or punky wood around the back cut needs to be removed, it would be faster and probably safer to buzz through the stuff quickly with the saw, instead of beating on it with an axe.
Sure the axe might help you free up a pinched saw... maybe, with a fair amount of time and effort. Other than that, I see no reason to carry an axe instead of a sledge.
Weight would be close to the same. The flat side of the single bit axe would be rougher on the plastic felling wedges than a sledge.
On those same lines, whether you have an axe, or a sledge to drive wedges, you'd want a long handle, like 36" to have more striking force and to be back farther away from the impact. Only problem I see with the 36" handle would be the awkward bulkiness of the long handle, knobbing you in the back of the head/helmet, when its worn in the belt holder.
What do you folks think.
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If for instance, tree limbs, loose bark, or punky wood around the back cut needs to be removed, it would be faster and probably safer to buzz through the stuff quickly with the saw, instead of beating on it with an axe.
Sure the axe might help you free up a pinched saw... maybe, with a fair amount of time and effort. Other than that, I see no reason to carry an axe instead of a sledge.
Weight would be close to the same. The flat side of the single bit axe would be rougher on the plastic felling wedges than a sledge.
On those same lines, whether you have an axe, or a sledge to drive wedges, you'd want a long handle, like 36" to have more striking force and to be back farther away from the impact. Only problem I see with the 36" handle would be the awkward bulkiness of the long handle, knobbing you in the back of the head/helmet, when its worn in the belt holder.
What do you folks think.
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