The woodworking axe is a basic and necessary carpentry tool to cut – chop – split wood in a primary level and having a nice set of axes , is always helpful .
It’s an ancient hand tools , but without it , you can only “admire” your wood from a distance , not been able to bring it closer .
See the entire post with all the axe’s features – types , et.c and some tips , in HERE .
You can have some very cheap ones from the bazaars , et.c , but i’ll give you some of my favorite axes , to buy and have for many – many years with the right maintenance , of course .
Yes , they won’t be cheap , but they worth every penny .
This general purpose Husqvarna is a very nice traditional axe choice , with the known made in Germany quality and materials .
It’s a 1.250grams axe with a high quality alloy iron – steel made to easy sharpen and keep the sharpening for a long time .
It has an ash handle , it’s length is on 70cm and i think it’s a first class choice for a first general quality axe for all the woodworking jobs .
See the final details and get it from Amazon here .
If your hewing and squaring your lumber your own , this 8″ Mapsyst Viking style axe is ideal for this type of wood chopping . It has the exact massive head and shape you’ll need for the job and it weights 2.7lbs .
The ones who are dealing with log cabins hewing logs , beams and stuff , they’ll love it for its elite metal craftmanship , the sharpness and the keeping of this shaprness .
It’s a right handed axe , with the blade in one side and you can have it from the Amazon here .
This Gransfors Bruks , is an excellent choice for your fireplace wood splitting and i don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t know the Gransfors axes and quality .
Quality – quality – quality is the name of the game for the Gransfors and this 14.75″ axe isn’t an exception of course .
It is in the 1lbs weight area , very light and ergonomic , and hickory with best metals alloys are the elements it is made . It’s expensive , but Gransfors gives 20 years of guarantee !!!!!!
You’ll have it for the rest of your life and looking it from this point of view , it’s maybe cheap . The balance , the craftmanship and the feeling in you hands , is something you should feel to realize .
Get it from the Amazon , here . The leather sheath is included .
From the same company the Gransfors Bruk and of course with the same features , you can get a splitting maul of 31.50″ and a 7lbs of weight .
The head weights only 5 1/2 lbs , but re-think before you doubt it . It’s designed to be “katana” for splitting .
This is a work of art and that’s why it’s an expensive axe . When you see and touch its steel , its sharpeness and the general feeling in your arms , you”ll revision many of your doubts .
Maybe you won’t use any other maul in your life .
See its price and make your final buying decisions from Amazon here . The guarantee is the same of course , 20 years !!!!!!!!
A very helpful splitting wood accessory is this heavy – duty steel Venor splitter for your logs in order to make the splitting a “piece of cake” .
It’s a very solid splitter made to last and you can splitt , hitting hard with it and having no worries . It can handle 50.000Nm of force .
The inner dimensions is 8.6″ , to split big logs and the legs design is focused to stability , which you need , because you won’t always split wood in flat surfaces .
The V – shape , will make the splitting very easy and to be honest : i always liked this woodwokring “luxury” for splitting logs .
It’s ok to split logs , using the help of another log as a base , but this is way more easy and safe .
Get this splitting helper from Amazon .
Keep woodworking and be safe .
