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G'day, my name is Mark Stone. My home is in rural Victoria, Australia, I research, restore and use vintage axes, especially Australian-made ones. On this channel you will find historical research into axes, axe restoration and maintenance, as well as see me chopping wood on our family farm, doing some hand-carving and other outdoor activities.
A History of the Kelly Dandenong Axe
19:39
9 месяцев назад
Stihl Pro Splitting Axe
9:54
Год назад
Cordwood challenge 2023
8:18
Год назад
Elwell Slimline
12:20
Год назад
How to Hang an Axe
19:31
2 года назад
Hytest Axe Comparison
9:24
2 года назад
Winter Chopping Cordwood Challenge 2022
14:17
2 года назад
Axe Cordwood Challenge 2022
9:37
2 года назад
Axe Cordwood Challenge 2022
5:11
2 года назад
Axe Cordwood Challenge 2022 Part 2
8:01
2 года назад
Axe Cordwood Challenge 2022: Part 1
3:57
2 года назад
Kelly Dandenong Edge Test
0:35
2 года назад
Hytest Forester vs Dead Snow Gum
1:30
3 года назад
Комментарии
@ChainsawUsers
@ChainsawUsers 9 часов назад
I have both splitting axes also. The Husqvarna is 2.8kg and the stihl is 2.5kg plus 300g for the overstrike Protector, that makes the total head weight of 2.8kg. Overall weight of the Stihl is 3.9kg with the handle. The Husqvarna Overall weight is 2.8kg. The Stihl Overall weight is much more, giving it more striking force. The Husqvarna S2800 has a smaller length handle also around 720mm long. The Stihl handle is 800mm long. My favourite is the Stihl
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 Час назад
Thanks for all that useful info, I also prefer the Stihl too.
@Inconvenientruther
@Inconvenientruther 19 дней назад
Just purchased a NOS plumb Tasmanian in mint condition. Stoked. Your collection was great to see. Thanks for the extensive history lesson on this pattern. What are your thoughts on using these for splitting? I think they are the best thing besides a maul
@theechoinggreen6175
@theechoinggreen6175 19 дней назад
Congrats on your purchase, one of the best axes ever made! Tassies are great splitting axes. Personally I use an Ochsenkopf splitting axe along with a few Tassies for splitting the hard woods we have here. Cheers.
@hammagnusson42
@hammagnusson42 21 день назад
Hey mate. I've got one too. Has the x stamp and on the other side has the PLUMB with USA underneath and 4lb under that. All quite small ~1" x 3/4" space. Great axe.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 20 дней назад
Yeah mate, they are high quality heads. Great user axe.
@elvispusley3515
@elvispusley3515 Месяц назад
Thank you, I just got a 4.5lb Hytest Tassie. Going to hang it on a Hoffman handle, can’t wait to try it. My first Tassie
@theechoinggreen6175
@theechoinggreen6175 Месяц назад
Congratulations mate! Enjoy it.
@elvispusley3515
@elvispusley3515 Месяц назад
I will mainly use it for splitting. We go thru 3-5 cords a winter. Can’t wait to start splitting.
@stephenlippitt592
@stephenlippitt592 Месяц назад
I have a Kelly axe4 1/ 2 lb is it is marked made in Australia, would this be correct it's not metric I thought metric was made in Canada and Australia made metric am I wrong thinking this, thanks for your video. Gary Lippitt
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 Месяц назад
G'day mate, the Australian-made ones were marked in pounds up until we changed to metric weights in 1974. After that they are all stamped in KGs. So your axe would have been made in the 1960s or early 1970s here in Australia. The Canadian ones have their weight stamped faintly on the back of the poll, not on the side. Cheers.
@jamesnelson1443
@jamesnelson1443 2 месяца назад
Outstanding I learned a lot!!!
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 2 месяца назад
Thats great cheers mate
@ShelleyRaskin
@ShelleyRaskin 3 месяца назад
I have just been given a rust hunk with a nice original still varnished handle as I removed the rust I discovered on one side worlds finest then Kelly Then Dandenong On the other side it says true temper and underneath, closer to the edge it says made in Canada. Most of the red is gone but the inlay is still red. Currently removing varnish and rust, then will sharpen it, theeege is pretty chipped and no bevel. Trying to guess vintage.
@PeteLynn-h7s
@PeteLynn-h7s 3 месяца назад
great video nice to see someone else who collects these great axes .the kauri are really hard to find over the ditch here in nz.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 3 месяца назад
Thanks mate. Would like to find a Kauri one day but never seen one.
@PeteLynn-h7s
@PeteLynn-h7s 3 месяца назад
thanks for the video.as a fellow axe collector from over the the ditch it was great to view. I have a heap of Kelly and hytest heads and axes myself including some real early ones .I also have a few plumbs and others .650 at the last count and always looking for more.the hytests are getting harder to find but there are heaps of Kelly's and plumbs floating around nz.. keep up the good work.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 3 месяца назад
Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it, sounds like you have a great collection!
@PeteLynn-h7s
@PeteLynn-h7s 3 месяца назад
@@axesofoz717 hi mate if you have a email address I can send you some photos
@JamesGroves-vr2xw
@JamesGroves-vr2xw 3 месяца назад
Very informative 🙏🏿🇺🇸🪓
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 3 месяца назад
No worries!
@TheGreasyfastspeed
@TheGreasyfastspeed 3 месяца назад
I love my big ox for splitting knotty english hardwood but i thinned the handle quite a lot as i found it uncomfortable after long use
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 3 месяца назад
Yes it is a great tool for splitting the really difficult stuff. I use mine for wedge driving and it is awesome for that too.
@ukasz2875
@ukasz2875 4 месяца назад
Which one will be better ? Gardena 2800s Dewalt 2kg
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 4 месяца назад
G'day mate, I haven't used these axes before but I had a look at them online. The Gardena looks to be very similar in profile and design to the Husqvarna splitting axe. If so it would be a good tool for northern hemisphere woods. I have found that the Husqvarna bit profile can get stuck in Australian hardwoods but is probably fine for other woods. The Dewalt looks similar to the Fiskars splitting axes. Personally if I was splitting northern woods I would get the Husqvarna, but here in Australia I might get the Dewalt hoping it might stick less. Cheers.
@bombsawaylemay770
@bombsawaylemay770 4 месяца назад
I'm curious, was the Z 4lbs Forester a military issued axe?
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 4 месяца назад
Not that I know of. The military Hytests I have seen are usually Craftsman axes which makes sense as they were seen as good all- purpose axes. The Forester was marketed at professional timber cutters. The "Z" stamp was not a military mark. It seems to have been some kind of quality grading, but no one has been able to prove exactly what was meant by it yet. Cheers.
@bombsawaylemay770
@bombsawaylemay770 4 месяца назад
​@@axesofoz717thanks for the reply. I was bidding on a Z Forester on eBay but got outbid. The axe sold for $300 USD! Like you say in your video, they are not cheap.
@MarkHage-hi4wt
@MarkHage-hi4wt 4 месяца назад
Hello, Great history right there. I have restored an axe stamped. TRUE TEMPER (KELLY stamped within a diamond) RACING AXE. MADE IN CANADA stamped on the other side. So frome your video it it could be 1950-65 era.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 4 месяца назад
The Canadian axes of this racing style with that mark that I have seen were made in the 1930s. They were popular with competitive axemen in Australia during the pre WW2 era. After being bought out by the American Fork and Hoe Company, Kelly took over the Canadian Welland Vale factory around 1930 and immediately started making Kelly-branded Tassie axes there. Even before that, there were Tassie axes being made in that factory for export to Australia. So in short, your axe is probably 1930s and very desirable if it is in good condition.
@tomi391
@tomi391 4 месяца назад
how much does this ax weigh?
@theechoinggreen6175
@theechoinggreen6175 4 месяца назад
They were made in a few different weights. Most common ones are 4.5 pounds (2 kgs) like nearly all of the Tassie-style axes. But you also see them in 4 pounds from time to time. Rarest ones are the 3.5 pound and 5 pound heads.
@NoNameNomad1
@NoNameNomad1 4 месяца назад
Nice informative video.👍 I literally found a Dandenong axe in hard rubbish on the side of the road just last week! And thats what led me to this video. It has got the red paint and hickory handle as mentioned and It's in pretty good nick. Later in the day I split some dry Redgum but found it would stick like a bugger and hard to dislodge. The next day I found some surfboard wax which I rubbed on and it dislodged a lot easier till the wax wore off. I need to spend some time on it to get it working right. 👍
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 4 месяца назад
That's amazing! I am supposing that it is an Australian-made one? Great find, they are a really fine quality tool.
@NoNameNomad1
@NoNameNomad1 4 месяца назад
@@axesofoz717 How can I tell if it's an Aussie (e.g. stampings)?
@theechoinggreen6175
@theechoinggreen6175 4 месяца назад
@@NoNameNomad1 If it is an Aussie one it will probably have "Made in Australia" stamped on one side high up near the poll. But some late ones were occasionally unstamped so I have been told. Also sometimes the stamp can be hard to read.
@NoNameNomad1
@NoNameNomad1 4 месяца назад
@@theechoinggreen6175 Thanks mate, I will check after cleaning a bit more dirt off. 👍
@NoNameNomad1
@NoNameNomad1 4 месяца назад
@@axesofoz717 It is actually stamped 'Made In Australia' albeit stamped lightly. Also stamped '41/2 lb'. What year would you assume it was made? What would it be worth?
@tedmartin5402
@tedmartin5402 5 месяцев назад
Go small with the first scarf mate
@Chitching
@Chitching 6 месяцев назад
What is a reasonable price to pay for heads of this quality?
@Chitching
@Chitching 6 месяцев назад
Good on ya mate! Good stuff thanks for sharing. Are you down under? I am looking for a good contact to source some Tassies.
@Chitching
@Chitching 6 месяцев назад
Hello mate, Good on ya! I am looking for a contact down under that can source me a decent supply of good quality Axe heads shipped to the USA. Would you be interested or know anyone who would be? Thanks mate
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 6 месяцев назад
G'day mate, no I can't supply Tassies. Good luck!
@juliomcdermott4696
@juliomcdermott4696 2 месяца назад
@ Chitching I may be able to assist with this. How do we connect
@Chitching
@Chitching 2 месяца назад
@@juliomcdermott4696 let me know here when you have emailed me so I know to look for it. Thanks
@Chitching
@Chitching 2 месяца назад
@@juliomcdermott4696 are you going to email me?
@Sager-fs9bv
@Sager-fs9bv 6 месяцев назад
I think the first Kelly Dandenong axes would have been earlier then the late 1920s as i think the first Tassie Pattern was plump in 1909 and i have 2 Black Raven Tasmanian Pattern axes and 1 has The New Tasmanian Pattern stamped on the back. The Raven etchings are both early made between 1904-1930 so i don’t think Kelly would have waited 20 years after plumb first tassie to release one and stamp The New Tasmanian Axe.
@ozciva
@ozciva 7 месяцев назад
A good axe is nothing, if you cannot hit the same place twice 😂
@rhys5567
@rhys5567 7 месяцев назад
Aussie wood is dense, heavy and twisted. Just like me
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 7 месяцев назад
😆
@scottwilson4396
@scottwilson4396 7 месяцев назад
Great video thank you Sir 😊
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 7 месяцев назад
Cheers mate.
@Roqjoru
@Roqjoru 7 месяцев назад
Outstanding presentation passed it on.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 7 месяцев назад
Thanks mate!
@CrimeVid
@CrimeVid 7 месяцев назад
I look at that axe and I see a Basque axe that one of the RU-vidrs had and was showing off over ten years ago, someone had sent this person a set of them. I can’t remember who (either Wranglerstar or Billy Ray Smith) but these were supposed to be a traditional Basque pattern. I found them, I was wrong, the basque axe does not have a square poll.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 7 месяцев назад
Yes the resemblance is there. There are two reasons for this. One is the fact that the Tassie and the Basque axes were both developed for competitive wood chopping against hardwood (in Australia eucalyptus and in Spain beech). They have similar features because they were both designed to do a similar thing. The second reason is that the Basque axes were influenced by the Tassie design. In the early 20th century Australian axemen toured in Europe doing exhibition chops and people there saw Australian axes and made ones which were influenced by the design.
@tanm96
@tanm96 7 месяцев назад
Great informative video...thanks. I have a NOS Kelly still with original price sticker and another sticker says handle is American Hickory ,...I'm a bit confused because it only has KELLY in the oval stamped on the front and is stamped MADE IN AUSTRALIA 2KG on the back ,..no WORLDS FINEST DANDENONG stampings ? So do I have a KELLY but not a DANDENONG ? Thanks .
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 7 месяцев назад
Thanks mate. Your axe will be a Kelly Dandenong just with a different stamping. Could be something to do with who owned the rights to use the Dandenong branding at the time or some such thing. The ones they sold in New Zealand had practically no stamps at all on them.
@gumboot65
@gumboot65 7 месяцев назад
Love it !!!
@theechoinggreen6175
@theechoinggreen6175 7 месяцев назад
Cheers mate.
@thedevilinthecircuit1414
@thedevilinthecircuit1414 7 месяцев назад
A beautiful old Kelly! Are those eucalyptus chips you're throwing?
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 7 месяцев назад
Thanks mate, yes the wood is snow gum.
@gumboot65
@gumboot65 8 месяцев назад
Great vid Mark ! I have a worn Kelly St Catharines. . I think it was a 4 1/2 but now weighs 3 1/2 . Its my woodstove axe. I hung it on a 20" handles. I havent invested in a Dandenong due to the prices they fetch nowadays.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Thanks mate. No doubt it does the job well, I love my 4 lb Canadian Kelly as a splitter, also has a bit of wear on it. The Dandenong axes have become so sought after now, it is quite amazing to see. I suppose they have some mystique to them.
@gumboot65
@gumboot65 8 месяцев назад
Looks like a great tool for the job !!!
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Yep not too bad!
@Running-with-skizers
@Running-with-skizers 8 месяцев назад
That's a really beautiful axe very nice video
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Thanks mate.
@KevinsDisobedience
@KevinsDisobedience 8 месяцев назад
Do you ever have the pleasure of chopping green wood lol
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Haha yeah sometimes I do when a tree falls over in the wind or something. But we don't cut down the living trees on our farm because so many have already been cleared in the past.
@KevinsDisobedience
@KevinsDisobedience 8 месяцев назад
Best hardwood axe I’ve used, eh
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Probably not the best, but my favourite so far.
@kurts64
@kurts64 8 месяцев назад
Ohhhh man i really wanted to see that knotty one at the end! 😂
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Hahaha ah I thought I had that last bit in the short, then after I uploaded it I realised it was cut off!
@brettbrown9814
@brettbrown9814 8 месяцев назад
Not as sexy as your Kelly Dandie but definitely is a great splitter. Super video Mark.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Cheers mate.
@emmanuel.belanger
@emmanuel.belanger 8 месяцев назад
❤ Canadian tassie
@kurts64
@kurts64 8 месяцев назад
Awesome 👌
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Cheers Kurt!
@tome.joyner887
@tome.joyner887 8 месяцев назад
The birds and the wind were a nice touch brother Oz. The wood truly didn't stand a chance against that beautiful Tassie! Great job my friend!
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Cheers mate!
@gumboot65
@gumboot65 8 месяцев назад
Excellent!! Love the birds singing also !
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Cheers mate. Yeah the birds were in good song that day!
@aussiehardwood6196
@aussiehardwood6196 8 месяцев назад
The sound of tossing spit seasoned gum into a pile is very similar to doing the same with bricks.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Yes!
@Ivonyakson
@Ivonyakson 8 месяцев назад
Hello. Great axe. You have interesting and beautiful trees. Thanks for the video and have a nice day!
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Thanks, cheers mate!
@brettbrown9814
@brettbrown9814 8 месяцев назад
Dense wood but seems to be splitting pretty well. I attribute that to the axe and the operator.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
The axe deserves most of the credit!
@Roqjoru
@Roqjoru 8 месяцев назад
Thxs... Appreciate the process.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
No worries mate. Cheers.
@Roqjoru
@Roqjoru 8 месяцев назад
Use a poly cord on the handle by ax head to protect from over strikes.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Cheers. To tell the truth I shouldn't have been using my chopping axe as a splitter!
@chadmcdougle9341
@chadmcdougle9341 8 месяцев назад
I have the same head - an Australian 4lb that I still need to hang. I see yours has an eye that is crooked inside the head. At 2:30 can see more steel on one side of the eye than the other. Mine is the same - do you know if this is common? It'll make the hang a little more challenging I think.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
G'day mate. The eye on mine is actually straight but that dark area you noticed near the front of the eye is where someone has drilled some steel when they were removing a previous handle and the steel there has darkened. But under that dark area is still steel. I have quite a few Dandies made in Australia and haven't had one yet with a crooked eye but no doubt they exist. Cheers.
@TomsTenterfieldTimbers
@TomsTenterfieldTimbers 8 месяцев назад
It's fairly common and not too hard for an experienced axe fitter to deal with, probably why they didn't worry about it back in the day. I have a plumb that is so bad its almost comical. It needs a better handle - I should make a video as it would be a good one to show the process on. Most are not that bad and it's barely noticeable though.
@chadmcdougle9341
@chadmcdougle9341 8 месяцев назад
​@TomsTenterfieldTimbers I'd say you're right on all points. I've seen enough listed on various online sites to realize it can't be too uncommon. I've hung a few, but am by no means experienced, so the prospect is a bit intimidating to me! I have a Whiskey River 32C for my head - it has plenty of "meat" to work with. I'll just have to take my time and work more wood off the back on one side and off the front on the other. I would be interested to see a video of someone more experienced going through the process though! Please link it here if you make one. Thanks!
@TomsTenterfieldTimbers
@TomsTenterfieldTimbers 8 месяцев назад
@@chadmcdougle9341 I should say that I wouldn't call myself especially 'experienced' (I have done a few dozen at this point and have got fairly good at making them go the way I want). But I did get the opportunity to be shown axe fitting by someone who used to finish the Timberman axes. He made a point of saying that forged axe eyes are never 100% right and its up to the fitter to fix it. I can let you know if I make a video - might be a while as I have a lot on at the moment. Probably the biggest thing to be mindful of is that extra "meat" can be a blessing and a curse. It is better than not enough material but until you get 1" or so in the eye you can not control anything. It's best to just follow the existing taper (evenly) until this point before trying anything to correct misalignment. Hope that helps, Tom
@davidstone986
@davidstone986 8 месяцев назад
What angle do you sharpen to on a general user like this?
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
For a Tassie I sharpen to about 17-20 degrees. I hold the file low enough as I am sharpening so that it almost scrapes against the top of the axe near the eye. After that I sometimes add a microbevel of about 25 degrees.
@davidstone986
@davidstone986 8 месяцев назад
@@axesofoz717 nice thanks for that!
@MattKeevil
@MattKeevil 8 месяцев назад
A well-appreciated and well-used work axe is the best kind!
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
For sure. Cheers mate.
@_BigLife_
@_BigLife_ 8 месяцев назад
Really nice axe. I have one sitting on my work bench. Unfortunately it's a customers. I will find one some day.
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
They are great axes. Cheers.
@FJ40Brian
@FJ40Brian 8 месяцев назад
I like the axe. I've got a Dandenong that was made in Canada. Great splitter!
@axesofoz717
@axesofoz717 8 месяцев назад
Yes the Canadian ones are great splitters!