My new Axe on a budget.
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was going to cut mine off but after Robin pointed tha above out a while ago i left it and jsut cleaned it up as i did want a carving axe
Mine looks like yours now I have got rid of the dreadfull black paint...I am going to stain the handle walnut and oil it and the blade will be lovingly sharpened to a fine cutting edge....more pics soon.
These were on clearance for £2.99 last year and snapped up like jerky at a bushcraft convention. I do not believe that they have been re-listed this season.
out of interest how do they stand up to being used.....
ive had a couple of cheap axes that i have broken on the first use (dispite first making sure the edge was up to the job) almost inevitabley by the handle comming off,
it seems most cheap axes these days have handles held on by some sort of resin glue that IMHO is useless
ive had a couple of cheap axes that i have broken on the first use (dispite first making sure the edge was up to the job) almost inevitabley by the handle comming off,
it seems most cheap axes these days have handles held on by some sort of resin glue that IMHO is useless
dasy2K1
I am slightly puzzled at how you manage to get the 'handle' to fall off your axes!
Which end do you hold your axe when striking something
I am slightly puzzled at how you manage to get the 'handle' to fall off your axes!
Which end do you hold your axe when striking something
Well my axe is now finished and I will post a pic later....I have made a leather sheath, the blade is nicely sharp, the handle stained walnut and hand oiled....four hours with a metal file, sharpening stones and my fingers nearly dropped off, but its done and its mine...I am going to stipple the blade later for an interesting effect.
robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
The heads are resin fix. I have used and abused mine a lot and it is still sound. Becuase it is cheap it gets a much harder life than my "best" axes for instance if I know there is a possibility of there being nails in a tree then I use the argos not the gransfors. If the worst comes to the worst at some stage down the line I will make a new handle for it, I view axe handles as working things that do need replacing over time the head will last a lifetime and is good steel well tempered.
These have been talked about a lot on other threads about them, Dave Budd rates these axes as good as the Gransfors axe.
robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I suspect Dave would point out that whilst steel heat treat and general shape of head are all good the handle and fixing is not the most aesthetically pleasing and the grind when new is truly appalling, needs 5 minutes on a big belt linisher with someone who knows what they are doing or a couple of hours with files. The good thing about a gransfors is it comes sharp and ready to use and with a sheath. Ethically I like to support a nice scale European business too, lord knows where and under what conditions these axes are made.
I appreciate that it must be a cool carving axe, but that was still a great mod. Looks like a tomahawk. I got one but it was the last one in stock in my city, reserved it online. The logical thing for argos to do now would be to restock a good seller, but British retail doesn't seem to work that way.
Made in Germany actually which is in Europe, have you tried one of these axes? Took me ages to get an edge but I only used a 'Blade-Tech' sharper, its lethal now
The supplied sheath is crap though as I don't often use an axe other than to split this Argos one is perfect for my needs.
robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
That's interesting where did you hear that? or did you just assume it because Argos are a German based retailer?
I have given them a pretty good trial and written about my experiences, in fact if you search back threads on Argos axe I suspect me plugging them has helped their popularity. This thread was May last year http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41525&highlight=argos+axe
As I have said plenty of times before they are good steel well tempered but don't bother buying unless you are prepared to remove a fair bit of metal to get it working.
Big sticker on mine with the name of the German company, can't remember who as I threw the sticker away, none on any of yours?
pretty sure Dave Budd said he had found the factory that makes em and they have a range of axes etc sure he said china but as when i meet Dave its usually in a wood some where and it gets late and lots of beer seems to go missing over night
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