Thanks for taking the time to do this, Ben. Felt a little like poking the bear, but as you know I agree there’s no way spending more time with an axe in your hand makes you worse at using an axe, period. I was tempted to use the analogy of electric guitar v acoustic guitar in my video (as many suggest playing electric makes you worse at acoustic), but I assumed it would mostly fall on deaf ears. At the end of the day, an axe is an axe. That aside, I can’t wait to see you on the spring board this year. Good luck, mate.
Thanks Ben! Beautiful Genova pattern, same as "Hache du centre" pattern in France. Have fun with it, and please tell us what you think of its bump on the neck when using it in the woods. I found it to be very confortable for bucking.
I have this kind of axe. In Italy named "genovese" from , Genoa. It used for logging in the past time, now I use for camping bur there are better axes around
I sound like a broken record, but fantastic video as always. Is there any way you could do a full video explaining the 'long-arm' timbersports bucking technique you mentioned here? Also, your fundamentals of axemanship series, do you think, with your new knowledge/techniques, that that series would need to be updated? Are you considering doing perhaps an 'Intermediate-advanced axemanship' series? There is a paucity (or dearth even) of good advice videos like yours on YT and you are doing nascent axemen a huge service.
I just wanted to say thank you for making these videos! As a beginner I've learned a lot from you and it's at least doubled if not tripled my efficiency from where I started and made it all the more enjoyable. I look forward to watching and rewatching these videos to keep improving. I also look forward to hearing more about this axe in particular as it's similar to mine. What angle did you put on it?
I definitely identify with the Doggy paddling bit which is what I do xD. Been a bit dissapointing in the states so far for axes not even found any vaughn or Council tool axes yet.
I believe that was the tipical shape of historical axes in my place. Having seen the same in old shootings and even a in movie probably from the '60s. Nowadays no one uses that shape in the woods anymore. Because even Italian factories like Rinaldi or A.Bergamasco do not provide that pattern. Did you weight that head? Best regards from Tuscany.
Carryover effects are pretty interesting. It's always seemed to me like timbersports/basque racing vs practical axemanship is a bit like target shooting vs practical shooting. Training to hit a static target at a known distance under near ideal conditions will improve your ability to hit a moving target at an unknown distance under shifty conditions.
Think you got that bevel to about 15/16 degrees.. can't believe you used a belt sander with about a 36 grit..btw lovely bit of ash.. can't believe you've got the grain in the handle the wrong orientation.. drop the mic..all the best Lincoln 🤙👍
@@benscottwoodchopper just taking the p**s.. that's what I like about your channel.. your out there doing it same as me and you say it how it is same as me 😁 All the best Lincoln 👍🤙
I know this example is probably over simplified, but if you asked two people to cut a rick of firewood using only an axe and one person had no experience using an axe, and the other was a timbersports athlete, there would be no comparison.
Good video thx. i know a file is oft used in axe sharpening. i have a couple axe heads that the file--a mill bastard--just skates accross--crappy file or are some heads just that hard?
@@benscottwoodchopper thanks Ben - i`m looking at it from a bug out bag perspective--useless to me if i cant use a file to sharpen it up--i`ll sell them and get something suitable -Vallorbe files= will do!---again thanks
Many modern files are also not as hard. For example, take a vintage file, sand it smooth, strike it with a piece of flint, and it throws sparks like fireworks but certain modern files just won't even if they're both 1095 steel.
