Fiskars 14" hatchet

[mark wood]

Couldn't resist:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110470161791&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
No connection etc

They accepted £11 so it would be worth starting lower

 

[R3XXY]

Flippin eck I paid £28 for mine.

 

[susi]

Don't worry, it's still a good buy at 28£. Had mine for about 12 years now.

 

[kevm65]

Bough one too and was very impressed, however i did need to get used to using it, after swiping it against a branch for the first time, it went through so easaly and nearly cut into my leg

 

[R3XXY]

Yeh Kevm65 I've learned to be acutely aware of where any body parts are in relation to my axe swing.

 

[mayobushcraft]

I have one I bought in Florida about 10 years ago with the canvas sheath. Use it all the time. Was at work the other day cutting a bush that was growing on top of a wall and was trying to remove the root ball to repair the stone work. We have an older gent who does the grounds who picked up the my axe and started to use it. He said he couldnt believe how sharp it was. Then he started choping away at the root ball, stone and morter. I stood there in compleat disbelief. Oh well need to sharpen it now.

 

[rancid badger]

Take a look at what you can do with a fiskars 14":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D5lZryXWIU

This was about this time last year If I recall correctly.

cheers

R.B.

P.S.: practice practice practice!

 

[rancid badger]

Couldn't resist:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110470161791&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
No connection etc

They accepted £11 so it would be worth starting lower

Nice one Mark, We'll have to sort out a leather cover for that, for you

cheers

Steve

 

[mark wood]

Nice one Mark, We'll have to sort out a leather cover for that, for you

cheers

Steve

Leather case sounds good - I'll sort that out when I see you next

With my current expertise I think I'd be missing a thumb after a couple of seconds if I tried chopping kindling like the video! Like you say - practice!

It seems a fair piece of kit for the money. It's not a GB but the Fiskars get universally good reviews considering the geometry.

 

[John Fenna]

I have a Gerber branded version and use it mainly for splitting kindling at home..the wide profile makes it great for this!
Although it is capable of taking a realy good edge I have found the Gerber is not a patch on the GFB SFA for actually cutting wood.
I also prefer the feel of real wood over a synthetic handle.
The one big advantage of the Gerber is its price - a great tool for the money!
I am very lucky to own more than a few (!) axes, and the Gerber gets used more than several of them ever are...

 

[R3XXY]

Take a look at what you can do with a fiskars 14":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D5lZryXWIU

This was about this time last year If I recall correctly.

cheers

R.B.

P.S.: practice practice practice!

I wonder if he still has all his fingers, I doubt it

 

[PRKL]

That's shocking service from Fiskars UK

This size axe is known as a "retki kirves", literally "trip/trek axe". The material cover suits it much better IMO. I had check on the Finnish Fiskars site to see if they sold the covers separately, but they don't seem to

But in 30 years, when you need another, you can order from the link I posted above, they deliver to the UK and have lots of good quality products. If you spend over 100€ in one go, you become a VIP customer, which means everything is -10% for the next 12 months.

(I'm not linked to the company, just had good service from them).

i happened to see this thread,and i think i know where to get separate sheaths for fiskars axes,here in finland.

 

[R3XXY]

i happened to see this thread,and i think i know where to get separate sheaths for fiskars axes,here in finland.

would they ship to the UK ?

 

[Asa Samuel]

Does anyone know the cheapest place to get these at the moment?

 

[R3XXY]

Here ya go samuel. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110470161791&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT