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man_of_tanith
13-02-2010, 11:04
Morning All
Has any of you good people any experience of the axe mentioned in the title?
found it last night whilst mooching through hennie site http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=0&P_ID=4614&strPageHistory=search&numSearchStartRecord=13 was wondering what opinions people had of them?
Sam
phill_ue
13-02-2010, 11:07
They look great, but I hear they are too small to be any use and aren't all that good anyway. Find a decent double head/cruiser on eBay and stick a handle on it.
man_of_tanith
13-02-2010, 11:25
Dang
i was hoping i had found a good un
Sam
phill_ue
13-02-2010, 11:30
Hey, it may work for you! It's a risk you take though, I've never got my mitts on one but have been told they aren't much cop!
It does look a nice axe.
Mind you if you loose it out in the woods then you have lost your Marbles.
man_of_tanith
13-02-2010, 13:03
i lost those years ago!
i might have to get one to investigate its potential hmmm might get me in grief tho :buttkick:
Sam
British Red
13-02-2010, 14:10
Its a piece of junk
I had one. It was so light and flimsy that it struggled with kindling
I gave it away as a prize on here and Jon p who won it didn't like it either
I think you will ne disappointed
Forest fella
13-02-2010, 15:36
I owned 1 for a very short time, I used it once,well I say used,it wasn't any use at all tobe honest.
so I sold it.
it would make a nice wall Mounted piece,but other than that I would'nt bother with them.
They really are to small to be a useful tool
So why is it bad compared to Nessmuks?
it must be similar to his. (how heavy was his anyway?)
British Red
13-02-2010, 17:13
Its tiny compared to a proper Nessmuk.
Basically its Barbies axe
man_of_tanith
13-02-2010, 19:39
thatd be a no then
i must admit i was hoping you would comment Red
thanks for the warning
Sam
littlebiglane
13-02-2010, 19:54
Its tiny compared to a proper Nessmuk.
Basically its Barbies axe
Wow! What luck! I have been looking for an axe to go with my Barbie. Thanks :You_Rock_
man_of_tanith
15-02-2010, 16:42
So having shot down my idea anyone got a suggestion of a two headed axe to fulfill my nessmuk leanings?
Sam
British Red
15-02-2010, 17:48
The only great one currently in production that I know of is made by Lee Reeves (12 month waiting list though)
Wish I could be more helpful :(
Lees work is worth the wait though!
Klenchblaize
15-02-2010, 19:31
It does fine as a wildlife (game meat) and light camp hatchet. Not perfect but worth the $20 I payed for mine c/o e-bay some years ago.
You can't do anything about the weight and balance but re-profiling each edge is a good move. One for splitting and the other ground and honed flat for razor sharp controlled work.
I gave the tacky looking mask to the garbage men.
There's a pic somewhere on here of the replacement with belt loop, hanger and, I believe, the re-ground edges.
Cheers
I cant find any details in Nessmuk on size.
If the pics anything to go by, his was really wee
phill_ue
15-02-2010, 22:55
I cant find any details in Nessmuk on size.
If the pics anything to go by, his was really wee
:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
Size has always been an issue!
:D
It's not the size of the axe, it's the maniac who wields it... and, the size of HIS axe...
Nessmuk does mention cost, or rather how his friends mocked him for paying $200 for a $40 hatchet (rough equivalent, 1880's $ : today's $) .
Maybe wait 12 months for the $200 hatchet, :dunno: perhaps you will get more out of it.
To me, the Marbles looks like a $12 tool being sold for $60. It does cost a bit to have these things shipped half way round the world. I have never seen the Marbles, just the link above, certainly I am no expert, but is that a tiny eye or what? Where is it made? (not too thrilled with my Marbles compass, btw)
Off topic and a ''wee'' rant: Please do consider the American made Hatchet, we ( the U.S.) need the work. I'll just bet you can find a Maker much closer to home; all custom to your specs, pass on to your children kind of thing. Something you would never lose in the woods.
Double bits from Lee Reeves here:
http://ssidders.tripod.com/id121.htm
So having shot down my idea anyone got a suggestion of a two headed axe to fulfill my nessmuk leanings?
Sam
CEGGA ............................ Shop :pokenest::lmao:
British Red
16-02-2010, 09:42
<sigh>
We are working on it Dunc!
man_of_tanith
16-02-2010, 16:51
Theres some food for thought on the lee reeve websiite.
have seen the cegga one too but i must admit i was hoping for soetihng a little cheaper
Sam