Axes, Hatchets, & Machetes
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Axes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz3rs-eaN3E#t=1609
It’s Sunday, so grab some coffee and made yourself comfortable. This USFS-produced video has axe hstory, design, sharpening and safety. Invest an hour watching it and you’ll be ready for your Merit Badge test.
No, really.
What I cant understand are all the people who seem to be trying to find a big ol’l knife that can take the place of an axe, but still be a useful knife. Given the choice of being dropped in the woods with only 1 tool, I’ll take a mid sized axe over anything else.
A lot of it has to do with personal experience. I have
found there is no one size fits all tool. In some areas
an axe works great; in others the knife. What I carry
depends more on the task at hand and location than
anything else. There’s also personal preference. I
grew up using larger knives (kabars, butcher knives/
cleavers etc). As a result I am completely comfortable
with using big knives. If one isn’t trained or
experienced in a tool’s use, axe or knife, then that
tool looses much of its effectiveness.
Excellent documentary! Thanks for sharing.