My Axe Collection and Summary of Different Axe Types 

You said it, mate!

Just a pitty the bloke don't know what he's talking about, PS I am a pro logger retired

@@anthonyackrill8846 breh, what?

Yea but if he would just support trump say his name a little he would grow alot

@@Jesusiskingamen7 dude you gotta step back from the politics a little, Trump has zero to do with this channel and axes

Have you ever come across one that says SUPERIOR CAST STEEL

I dont know why but I just never tried using a spokeshave

Unfortunately the basque axes are like that now. I think you will find the tuatahi to be fantastic though

I think its a great hobby, I get a lot of fun out of restoring them also. sometimes the roughest looking head can be a surprisingly high performing tool when done

@@benscottwoodchopper The one I did for my son (19 year old, loves camping with me) and it looks really good, a little ruff but it cuts great. now I'm afraid for him..lol..I sent him links to your vids on safety, hoping he does not hurt himself, you give great instructions and thanks for that invaluable information. I'll try and get a picture up.

In my experience they are'nt that different really, not clearly visible. in any case i think the plain old dayton/yankee is the best pattern axe when you go over 3lb

Its made by ocksenkopf, one of their universal axes

They use the same steel for thier work axes as they do for the racing axes. Waiting time depends, up too 4 months but sometimes they are much quicker depending on seasonal demand. The steel and finish quality is about even between the basque and the tuatahi, the ochsenkopfs come unfinished as a 'blank' and need a lot of work before they can chop and unless you have a belt sander and angle grinder I would not advise them

they are super handy, well worth getting one

Ebay, bought a big box of 5 double bits from the US, selling 3 at a higher UK price covered the total costs of the heads plus shipping, so it was essentially free

The bastard wont let me have it!

usps lost my eBay order for some,,told me too bad after they delivered an empty box.

@@benscottwoodchopper what axe is the very wide axe that’s blue

I dont own one but I have used them, they are great axes

if you could be a bit more specific i could find it

@@benscottwoodchopper In this video, you said you would post a link in the comments to a video on German or Austrian felling. Thanks

@@mikem4403 should be this one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hL166BPL4EE.html

@@benscottwoodchopper Thanks, that looks interesting.

I traded it back to owen jarvis along with my helko in exchange for the arvika. I found that the tasmanian was not as good as performer on the woods I cut so saw no need to keep it. without major regrinding across the entire cheek it wouldn't cut well and I decided i would rather spend that time on a racing axe. I think Owen is going to tune it up more

@@benscottwoodchopper Do you think thinning out a tasmanian that much is a bit of a shame? I would give up some cutting performance to retain the toughness of a tasmanian axe. Seems wrong to ruin what the axe is to make it cut a little better.

that is an awesome find, i know very little about etched axes but there are some axe groups on facebook with people who will know 100%

Adler and ochsenkopf

Ebay mostly. Lamnia started stocking them aswell. 20 handles kinda suck, never liked them

I've got three Kent pattern axes for sale. Let me know if you're still interested.

i just think they took a felling axe head and scaled it down rather than think about how a hatchet is used for different tasks and therefore can be designed better for them

In every European there's an American waiting to get out...

its an old Brades 2.3/4lb axe

Sorry never heard of that maker

I live in quite humid shitholes mostly, if you have a properly insulated, dry heated home you will likely get more problems

@@benscottwoodchopper lmao thanks

I would go for 60-70cm

Ben Scott thanks

Ochsenkopf 'Berlin' pattern, hasn't been produced in decades

@@benscottwoodchopper Thank you! I need to forge one then if I ever want to use one.

Brades 3/4 axe

no idea what you are asking

This bloke has not got a clue what he's on about, I'm 60 years of age and a retired logger, I've worked all over the world logging and building log cabins and to hear someone translate the word "Tomahawk to mean just, Axe should tell anyone he's full of wind because it actually translates to War axe or light axe

So here’s an experiment to try when presenting an argument. If you can simply replace certain words in your argument with any other words then it’s likely not a rational argument, and more likely an argument from eristics. In short, it’s a tone-argument, or an argument from (self-proclaimed) authority-neither of which are very convincing to free thinking people, of which I count Ben as one. So for instance I could say: This bloke has not got a clue, I’ve been watching TV for sixty years, and I know this show is better than the one you like. And so long as I say it loud enough or in a convincing tone some people, most likely the people who already like me or agree with me, will nod their heads. But if you want to be convincing and taken seriously by the rest of us, try not starting with insults as you’ll likely get insults back. The one piece of evidence for your argument that you offered relies on linguistics (which isn’t a problem in and of itself), but as neither of us are ancient languages experts, we’re all likely just Googling the term-let’s be honest about that. So we can all hold one search up against the other, but that’s really all we’re doing. Also, I suspect Ben’s read a few books on the subject. No need to be hostile. Cheers, mate.

Never tried any but they seem to work fine

yes the winged splitter I have is adler, its decent for the money

@@benscottwoodchopper you said about getting rhineland axe for carving, so i found Alder versions for 26 to 29 quid. 600g and 800g. I want to find a nice 2.5lb axe. What do you suggest. I know that english pattern is the business, my uncle has one in mint condition, but will never part with it. I can have it when he's dead he says! Ha!

@@johnmutton799 ochsenkopf iltis canada 1kg, takes a bit of work but its thr best 2.5lb axe out there

6'4"