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With so many axe designs out there, it is essential to distinguish them so you get the axe that best suits your needs. A hewing axe is designed for carving out logs into pieces of wood that are usable for a specific application. If you have ever seen an old-fashioned log cabin made by hand, […]

If you’re new to woodworking, you probably have some questions about discerning between various forestry tools. Axes and Hatchets are two similar tools that are misunderstood and sometimes misused. That being said, it’s essential to know your craft and utilize them in the right circumstances to optimize any woodworking project. The axe & hatchet each

You may have a collection of axes in your forestry tool collection, but what happens when the handle breaks or wears down? You might be wondering how to find the best replacement axe handle to give you years more use out of your tools. There are a few options here – should you go for

You don’t have to be hacking your way through the jungle on some daring adventure to find owning the best brush axe handy. While they no doubt can be a very useful part of any survivalist’s arsenal, they can also prove equally as useful for clearing away undergrowth, overgrown weeds, and the kind of thick

Holding an axe on hand will give you the power to perform a wide range of tasks easily and more comfortably. Not only that, using or swinging the axe gives an experience that is described by many, including myself, as a satisfying and lively feeling which everyone must experience. While not everyone will have the

Double bit axes are characterized by the presence of two blades on either side of the head of the axe. This provides the user ultimate flexibility while felling trees and splitting logs and rounds of wood. Double bit axes are heavy tools and are most commonly used by professionals and lumberjacks. However, even if you

Unlike the usual and often smaller axes that you may see lying around in every other shed, felling axes are professional tools, far superior in how they are built and what they are used for. As the name suggests, felling axes are designed for the specific purpose of felling small to large trees. You must

When I was younger, my family would burn a lot of wood during winter, so every year, we’d spend days, sometimes even weeks, preparing firewood for the heating season. My father and I bought a 22-ton log splitter a few years ago, which increased our productivity and made preparing firewood for the winter much more