identify this axe please?

[Waldganger]

Hi all.

saw this clip on BF and thought that the axe looks fantastic for carving. Anyone know who makes it or something similar?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pJFpn-GkPI&feature=feedrec_grec_index

Cheers

 

[CascadeMtns]

It reminds me of a Biber Classic. Not sure though.


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http://www.traditionalwoodworker.co...ber-Classic-by-Mueller/productinfo/367-90054/

Never used one. I use Gransfors, as well as a older Norlund that was given to me by my Grandad.

 

[bojit]

To me it looks like a carpenters axe , with it having a straight cutting edge maybe not a GB one but similar.

http://www.nordicoutdoor.co.uk/ecom_fullinfo.html?productid=9

Craig....................

 

[robin wood]

My guess is it's an old Portugese axe probably forged by a local smith and I don't know of anything on the market similar. I think what you are admiring though is not the quality of the tool but the skill of many many years practice. I suspect he could carve equally well with any axe you gave him.

 

[Everything Mac]

Certainly a much larger head than on the GB carpenters axe. - with a much shorter handle too.

As Robin said it is probably a locally made axe.


A nice watch!

Andy

 

[Retired Member southey]

WOW! what skill, I haven't any idea about the axe, but thank you for the video.

 

[Longstrider]

Look at the way that axe is held and used and you can tell a lot about both it, and the man using it. He's been practicing a while
He knows exactly where that edge is without even looking at it. Over years of use (practice) the axe has become an extension of his arm. He could probably brush flies from his nose with it and not break the skin. (see the way he glances up at the camera/audience without stopping work)
By the way the axe is used you can see that it has a very fine edge. Not just sharp, but fine (thin) too. It woud probably be an awful tool for a great deal of bushcrafting applications, but it's a mean carver alright. Holding the axe the way this guy does, right up the handle at the back of the head (choking up) means he's using it more like a heavy knife than a traditional axe, and the tool has the edge of a knife on it rather than a practcal axe edge.
It's a very nice video though

 

[bojit]

Look at the way that axe is held and used and you can tell a lot about both it, and the man using it. He's been practicing a while
He knows exactly where that edge is without even looking at it. Over years of use (practice) the axe has become an extension of his arm. He could probably brush flies from his nose with it and not break the skin. (see the way he glances up at the camera/audience without stopping work)

Being a joiner/carpenter i know what you mean about the axe being an extension of his arm , i am the same with my hammer while working it is either in my hand
or on my belt . you just know where it is going all the time .
All i need now is to teach my other hand to stay out of the way!

Craig...................

 

[Waldganger]

thanks for the input guys.

I have a decent wetterlings hatchet that I'd use for actual wood cutting/splitting, I was just looking for a thinner "carving" hatchet, and I can't tell by most pictures if the other carvers available are that thin.

Is the gransfors a good carving hatchet?

 

[robin wood]

The Gransfors carving axe is excellent. Many cheaper axes also make good carvers when well sharpened. I would be very happy carving with your Wetterlings. For a dedicated carving axe you want a slightly different grind with less convex than a general purpose axe but it is possible to carve with anything sharp. It is more about skill and technique than tools.