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For brush cutting the old Gerber brush cutters are the bomb, will drop a small tree in a pinch.
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Vaughn hatchets are still made in Bushnell, Illinois, USA, and for the money, pretty good. If you like hatchets with steel shanks, Estwing still makes them in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
I too believe that the proper implement for splitting firewood is a splitting maul, unless you're just splitting up some old boards for kindling.
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Sidetrack here.
What do we like for clearing out head tall, thorny thickets? Thinking some kind of bush hook. I like these. Haven't broken one yet. Quick sharpen with a tiger disc helps. cold steel two handed machete
Dave
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Yep...and when you start it up at 6am to cut some wood in town you will be able to discuss the merits of that with your new best friends the police.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Sidetrack here.
What do we like for clearing out head tall, thorny thickets? Thinking some kind of bush hook. I like these. Haven't broken one yet. Quick sharpen with a tiger disc helps. cold steel two handed machete Those are awesome. I have several that I use for clearing shooting lanes and all kinds of other stuff. I just have to keep my eye on them because once people use them, they want to keep them.
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Yep...and when you start it up at 6am to cut some wood in town you will be able to discuss the merits of that with your new best friends the police. I suppose if you're dumb enough to live in town and/or cut wood at 6 AM.
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Go get a fireman's axe for splitting wood, and a Eswing for the small chores! A 6# fireman's axe will split with the best at half the price! All the phoo ha about imported axes, just that phoo ha! Yes I burn wood to keep warm, not much around 5 cord a year!
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I've got a 37 ton hydraulic wood splitter. WAY better than splitting with a maul or axe. We don't have gum or oaks or anything like that, but twisted juniper that is a serious PIA with any maul or splitter is no match for my hydraulic splitter.
I've got several hardware store/Home Depot type axes, and I've had so/so luck with them over the years. I have never had an issue with my 26" Estwing axe, but after reading this thread, I think I will be ordering a Gränsfors Hunter´s Axe.
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Sidetrack here.
What do we like for clearing out head tall, thorny thickets? Thinking some kind of bush hook. If you're talking a hand tool, look up sandvik brush cutter. Akbob5, my first thoughts exactly. Don't presently own one but they worked quite well when I was walking creeks for a timber company doing fish surveys. Green stuff under an inch were done with one swing even for a wimp like me. Blades are replaceable, but we sharpened them too. http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=17631Geno PS, nice stuff you fellas, but for splitting it's a maul for me. PPS, that man from the land of milk and honey probably knows what it's like to split Eucalyptus. The type we had in SoCal we generally let dry out in that climate for 2-3 years before even attempting to split by hand.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I think the best one is the one you don't have to use!!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMFgal99pZMThis fellow has interesting videos and talks about the Husqvarna brand
"The 375HH is the greatest level of power you can get for the investment in recoil." (JJHack) 79s and losttrail, biggest waste of air.
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I am very fond of my little Husqvarna..... Use it all the time. For the price they are pretty tough to beat.
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This thread inspired me...so I just ordered this: I stopped carrying an axe or saw while elk hunting, but after sitting out a few snowstorms this last year (with pathetic campfires due to having to scrounge what few branches I could break off), I think I will try carrying this sucker around and see WTF...
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I don't have any neighbors I like, fire chain saw up at six on Saturday morning.
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Stihl is the best out there.
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My experience is limited, but my Snow and Nealy Hudson Bay pattern ax works better than any others I've used. It was impressive when my experienced friend in Wisconsin used it to split firewood when he had forgotten his spitting ax. However, the wooden handle will not stay tight in our dry climate. A Fiskar now does my limited utility work here.
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