Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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05/28/15 06:47 PM
05/28/15 06:47 PM
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MnMan
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Well, this post got me to look through my "stuff" to see what I had in the line of hatchets and axes that I had accumulated over the years from various garage sales. I found these. My reasoning for all the cheap hatchets was I often would forget one at the trap site so I thought I should have a few spares on hand. I have only lost one so far so I should be good for a while. I get them cheap so it is kind of fun to find an old one and fix it up so it is functional. The first axe on the left is a Stro Bro from Sweden 2 1/4 # that I paid one dollar for. The next is the Winchester that I have $2.50 into and the third is an Idunno that I paid $2.00 for and refurbished. I missed out on a Norlund Hudson Bay axe today at a garage sale. A friend called and said he saw one for $8.00 but he did not get it because he has several and it was pretty rusty. When I rushed over there it was gone (of course). Dang!
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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05/29/15 12:25 AM
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How do you define a Cruiser axe ? Why were they named this ? I do know what cruising timber means. Were they carried by a timer cruiser ?
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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05/29/15 04:16 AM
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Some cool old axes guys..and hatchets too. Thanks for the pics!
Member NTA MTA NRA We live back in the woods ya see...my woman and the kids and the dogs and me....
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Re: Axes!
[Re: g smith]
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05/29/15 07:22 AM
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How do you define a Cruiser axe ? Why were they named this ? I do know what cruising timber means. Were they carried by a timer cruiser ? Yes they were. Up here the original cruiser axe is a Hudson Bay pattern axe on a 20-28" handle. That's what I have always been taught in forestry. More widely know is the double bit cruiser axe which is a 2.5 pound head with a 28" handle double bit. Alex
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Re: Axes!
[Re: g smith]
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05/29/15 07:27 AM
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How do you define a Cruiser axe ? Why were they named this ? I do know what cruising timber means. Were they carried by a timer cruiser ? The timber cruisers preferred to use these small axes to blaze trees because of their light head (+\-2.5#) and short handel (26-28"). The only true way to tell is the size of the eye. 2.5"x5/8" or close to that.
don't worry over the smart ones. catch the dumb ones, they pay the same.
i can do it because i dont know that i cant.
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Re: Axes!
[Re: james dymond]
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05/29/15 09:15 AM
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I like a double bit axe, don't know why the single bit is so popular.
My dad was the only one I ever saw twist the axe when splitting wood. Never get the axe stuck in the block doing it that way.
Jim Never handled a double bit. Never found the need for one. I prefer to have the poll and my axe for driving stuff. I know it's the cardinal sin of an axe but when I'm snowshoeing into beaver flowages in the winter I'm not going to lug a hammer just to drive nails. That's what I have the back of my axe for. I also use it for driving fencing sticks. Also with a double bit axe you can't stick it into the back of your belt and carry it Indian style. I find it very handy to carry that way at times. Alex
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Re: Axes!
[Re: NorthwoodsKid]
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05/31/15 06:34 PM
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I just picked up an Olympia double bit head at a garage sale yesterday and just now put a handle on it. The head was $3.00 and the handle was 3 times that (new). Is there a cure for this addiction?
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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