The whole thing only weighs 40 ounces. For comparison an ESEE Junglas weighs 33 ounces with it's sheath. The 1.5# head with it's thin geometry and flat top on a 27" handle works extremely well for bushcraft, where we are primarily targeting smaller diameter wood that is already dry, frequently working close to the ground, doing lots of one handed hewing tasks, clearing brush and trails, and trying to keep our pack weight down. It's so ergonomic for this type of use I don't know why it's not a standard configuration in the axe world already, most axes with this handle length have a 2.25# head, which is clumsy and unnecessary and too specialized for large diameter trees. The length is the perfect balance between two-handed ergonomics and safety, and fitting on a pack without snagging brush. The heat treatment is as good as anything I've ever seen. The attachment system allows you to adjust the hang with shims, but mine was actually aligned straight from the factory, which surprised me, because wood handled axes almost always come crooked. The design allows for effortless field replacement. The absence of a wedge means that the haft isn't structurally compromised and is less likely to break in the first place. Some people have complained about the screws coming loose but this is easily fixed with loctite. I also always carry a hex key set anyway. I have used dozens of axes and hatchets for 20 years and this blows everything out of the water.
>>2797726>light axeno cutting power>small diameter dry woodjust break it
>>2797739It has the exact amount of cutting power you want for turning a dead 4-6" diameter maple into a pile of finished firewood as fast as possible before the sun goes down and for cutting all of it's branches into kindling pieces with a single stroke each.
>>2797739The kind of wood you can break with your hands is usually wet and rotten and nearly useless. If you've done any serious winter or primitive camping where relying on firewood is a necessity then you would understand the need for proper tools and the ability to process large diameter blowdown.
>>2797726I prefer to just not be a weak little basedling so it doesn't matter how heavy my plumb is.
>>2797768Every single thing in your kit should be as light as it possibly can be.
>>2797770Why? Because you're a pathetic weakling?I'm good, man, I'd rather have sturdy and tested equipment rather than paypig the newest chinese plastic and pot metal toys at a 8000% markup.
>>2797774>me on the bottom
>no surface water for miles around>have to bring all my water >no point to dehydrated food>no point to cooking>no point to fire>don't need a cooking kit>don't need an axefeels good man
>>2797814I can't imagine such soulless camping excursions.
>>2797788It's 1055 with a better heat treatment than most axes out there and only cost like $40.
>>2797880It -says- it is, at least.I'll stick with my plumb, an actual quality axe made when craftsmanship was the goal, not profit at the expense of literally everything else.
>>2797726Hultafors Aby weighs 250g less.Costs more but it's a much better axe by comparison.
>>2798058How does the Hultaforst Aby compare to a Gränsfors Scandinavian Forest Axe for €190 Bucks. I also need a new axe this season, but I can't decide between the two.
>>2797816The mountains don't even know I'm there, and that's how I like it.
>>2798023Dude, I've used over 100 axes and hatchets and machetes and other large impact blades over the course of decades. Cold Steel's 1055 and heat treatment is near the top in quality, second only to Fiskars maybe. I've used their tomahawks regularly for over 15 years and they're easily the most reliable pack hatchets I've ever had. I also have Gransfors, Wetterlings, Adler, and Council Tool axes, none of them are superior to Cold Steel except maybe in fit and finish. I have long held the opinion that Cold Steel's drop-forged 1055 products represent the finest carbon steel I have ever used. I have one Pipe Hawk in particular that holds an edge so long it's like a glitch in the matrix, yet I've never managed to chip the thing in the seven or so years of regular use it's seen.Plumb axes are nice if you find a good one at an antique store that hasn't been destroyed by being used as a rail hammer. I wouldn't exactly compare them.
>>2798058I doubt it. Those hand forged Swedish axes are overrated. Good, but not worth nearly what they cost. The Aby has a handle that is too short by 4" and the edge is also too short. Our goal is to take a 3" diameter branch or sapling, lay it over a log, and smack it into short firewood sections as efficiently as possible. We need at least a 4" edge.
All shit compared to the mighty Elwell
>>2798106>second only to FiskarsAh yes, the plastic and chinese "steel" axes that I broke 12 of before finding 3 plumbs at a farm sale.
>>2798106>FiskarsAlmost had me there anon. Good one!
>>2798276Fiskars axes have the best steel and heat treatment I have ever seen in any axe. 17 degree edge bevel per side, and stays hair shaving sharp through hours of chopping dry hardwoods and simultaneously hits knots without chipping or rolling. No other axe performs on that level. I can understand why some people don't like the design, but metallurgically they are absolutely top of the line.
>>2798433>bro the chinese cast pot metal is soooo good!
>>2798433If I snap a handle on a regular axe I can make a serviceable replacement handle using just my axe head and or pocket knife. What’re you going to do when that shit snaps? “I’ll get another one at Walmart!”NGMI
>>2798433Imagine being a subhuman shill on an anonymous tibetan hairbraiding forum and still getting btfo by anons with much better knowledge and taste
>>2798546That is a disadvantage of the Fiskars design, and why I don't like them for bushcraft/survival purposes. Nonetheless they are appreciably more effective than any other design in existence and superior for professional or home use. You'll probably never break one if you aren't stupid.
>>2798106>second only to Fiskars maybeopinion discarded. walmart pot metal.The rest of the axes discussed here are generally fine. No a 50 dollar cold steel doesn't have the fit and finish of a 250 dollar GB or a 200 hultafors but it works. I found a husqvarna 26 inch that I think is a rebranded GB for 60 bucks on amazon. it's up to 120 now but another good option. https://www.amazon.com/Husqvarna-26-Wooden-Multi-Purpose-Axe/dp/B004WJGXAQ/
>>2799455>If your not stupidCheck and mate nigger.
>>2798077nta but check out Agdor. They are GB's budget line.
>>2799455>You'll probably never break one if you aren't stupid.Correct, because I will never buy one hahahahaha
>>2799500>AgdorThx for the tip. Seems legit, its ~85 Bucks in my cunt instead of 190 Bucks.
>>2799500>>2799510But if I'm lucky, I'll get a vacation from work at the same time this year with a good buddy.We then want to go to Sweden to spend two weeks fishing and hiking.we also want to do this shitty blacksmithing course at GB. Then I have my own forged axe. There is also a free sauna and a 20% discount in the GB factory shop.
>>2797726>Cold steelKek, people still buy that shit? Out of all their blades that I've seen, the only one that could cut straight out of the box was unironically the plastic practice sword. That shit had burs sharp enough to cut my hand whn I unpacked it.The others (two knives and one machete I bought, and ~30 knives from aquaintances that I've fixed over the years) all shipped half blunt, with terrible workmanship. Parts of the edge would be razor-sharp and rolled, while other parts would have more than 1mm of material left. Some would have dents ground into them, as if someone had hit the corner of a grinding wheel, and one even had around 5mm of steel on the tip ground doen to the thickness of aluminum foil and folded backwards for some reason.Now, to be fair, the steel and tempering are alright. But the products cold steel makes aren't worth their price. And that's not even considering that the point of balance is always too far forward, as if they WANT to make their tools feel overly heavy.If you want a good axe, buy a cheap hardwarestore axe and sharpen it properly. If you want a great axe, do the same, then once you know what a properly sharpened axe looks like, go to your closest flea market and look for one that was made before the wars and maintained well.Don't wast your money on meme shit like Cold steel, Fiskars or Gransfors (which, while not as terrible as the other two, does advertise "carving axes" and "felling axes" that aren't anywhere near suitable for those tasks. Their axes are at least alright, if overpriced, for making kindling or driving wedges).
>>2799455>You'll probably never break one if you aren't stupid.>noooo if my favorite brand's shit plastic handle breaks while doing basic logging tasks it's because you're stupid and not because my favorite company makes a bad product!
>>2799519My CS Voyager XL is a great knife, I have no idea what you're talking about. You sound mentally ill and assblasted.
>>2797726just bring a saw, less effort, less weight.more easy to dispose of their bodies...
