Splitting/Chopping Tool Review Thread
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Well, I looked at taping some heater hose to the neck of my Fiskars for 'insurance'. But that's where my right grip rests at the start of each stroke.
Maybe if I used more of a sledge type maul.
Philbert
Maybe if I used more of a sledge type maul.
Philbert
We place a big order of salsa and hot sauce from mexgrocer.com about once a year. We have a few favorites that we have bought in various places that are not available at any of the stores back home so we order in volume to make the shipping feasible. They often do 25 or 30 percent off sales and then it is cheaper than a supermarket.
A few years back I was a few cups in and ordered a case of the wrong salsa. It was decent stuff but not like the other version we were supposed to get. I think I ended up eating most of that myself LOL.
exactly, the thickness gets in the way. I also find a thick rubber not that durable, or at least the both the rubber bumper on a cheap maul I started out with and my cheap sledge hammer died fairly fast.
Just came in today from over the pond under 30.00 shipped to the mailbox. The forging looks better on this Husqvarna vs the Gransfors or the Wetterlings. The edge is not as sharp but not all that bad. My puck will finish the edge. The sheath is not as good as the others but for over 100.00 less money its expected. On the axe its self all I can do is say WOW! on the craftsmanship. The axe head is perfectly strait all around.
Very nice!
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
I just got the same one from the husky dealer ,they just got 10 in so i was able to pick through them for handle grains ,i got a strait up and down one , i sanded it and burnt then blo ,the more coats i add the better it looks .They are well made like you said .
Multifaceted
Firewood Hoarder, Axe Enthusiast
Nice looking hatchet! Hultafors forges the steel for Husqvarna on their axes.
Multifaceted
Firewood Hoarder, Axe Enthusiast
I know, it's a shame... and because of that I'll soon have to receive a beautiful hand forged American axe.
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
I really like them ,all small ones though ,be nice to have a 4 -5 lb option also like the arvika .
That's the Husqvarna Hatchet that Steven Edholme (SkillCult) really, REALLY dislikes. He goes into all sorts of detail about hs thoghts. let us know how you get on with it as you use it.
And what model did you order?
Multifaceted
Firewood Hoarder, Axe Enthusiast
I have a penchant for small, light axes as well. They're more likely to get used around my property. I've had my eye on an Arvika for a while now, they are supposed to be available in the states soon! I'm pretty sure the Arvika is forged under the Hults Bruk branch, I'm not entirely sure HB forges all of the steel for the parent Hultafors group.
Council Tool is the only other I know of, and they're quality but not hand crafted heirlooms to pass down to your grandkids. Hoffman Blacksmithing is actually being transferred into a new facility he had built, for years be has done production smithing out of a veritable shack, it's like 800 sq ft or something.
Snow & Nealy got bought out overseas some years back, but were then purchased by an Amish family who are trying to bring work back to the USA. I saw a lot in WV stores, and while they looked better than what you'd find in a big chain LowesDepot, they also commanded quite a few more dollars. Some reviews I've read about use have been lackluster. For the same price I can get a Hults Bruk pound for pound with tried and true quality.
I thought it was the Husqvarna Forest Axe that he bought, modified, and still doesn't like?
I got the 2.25 lb Camp Axe on a 24" stick
I went to 'tube and checked, husqvarna 13" hatchet, he hates it.
Multifaceted
Firewood Hoarder, Axe Enthusiast
Gotcha, must've missed that one. I do know that he also has the Forest Axe and doesn't like it either for whatever reason. He just seems to like that Council 2.25 lb boys axe and typically that's what you see him using.
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