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General Forestry => Timber Framing/Log construction => Topic started by: thedeeredude on January 03, 2006, 06:57:48 PM

Title: Broad axe
Post by: thedeeredude on January 03, 2006, 06:57:48 PM
Someone had been looking for a heavy broad axe 5 or more pounds.  Well, I was doing some browsing and found this

  http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?DeptID=2049&FamilyID=5354


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Title: Re: Broad axe
Post by: Frank_Pender on January 03, 2006, 07:26:08 PM
I'll bet I can get Kevin to purchase the heads and install our aluminum handles and sell them for much less; let's say for less than half, at least.   8) 8) 8) 8)

How about it Kevin?  the ax could go along with the Timber framing hammers as a package. 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Broad axe
Post by: Greg on January 04, 2006, 12:23:44 PM
Apparently the photographer didn't have a clue what the tool is used for...

...or I am reading too much into the split firewood piled under the axe

:D

Greg
Title: Re: Broad axe
Post by: thedeeredude on January 04, 2006, 10:07:41 PM
Quote from: Greg on January 04, 2006, 12:23:44 PM
Apparently the photographer didn't have a clue what the tool is used for...

...or I am reading too much into the split firewood piled under the axe

:D

Greg

If you ever saw an episode of Little House, the dad tries chopping a log with a broad axe :D  They move the camera away and miraculously the log is fully chopped.   :D
Title: Re: Broad axe
Post by: ARKANSAWYER on January 05, 2006, 08:11:48 PM

  25 inch handle is a bit short.  It is more like a hatchet but a tad heavy for that.  Handle in my broad axe is more like 37 inches and my hatchet is 16.   Maybe they's short people?   Most important is will it hold an edge?  Seems to split fire wood ok.