FYI...you aren't utilizing the proper use of the lanyard. You dont put your entire hand through the lanyard loop....Proper use would be to open your and hand, palm up, put thumb through the lanyard loop, then turn hand inward and grab the handle. Thus if you drop the axe for any reason, it swings out and away from you.
Excellent...I love to see young men out there learning and doing the DIY religion. too many these days are wrapped up in crap that leaves them mental midgets in a SHTF scenario. Keep up the great work and always think outside the box...
The hitch you made at the top doesn't look very good and you never showed how you secured the paracord wrap at the bottom. But you did show very well how to wrap the cord around the handle.
Though for the sake of folks at home who might try this, I'll suggest one thing: cover up that blade! I'm getting pretty nervous watching it swing around near your bare arms and legs.
Tie the end to a tree branch and you can really get a tight wrap without any twisting of the cord. Just twist the handle with both hands and the handle parallel to the deck.
@paintballhead03 Initially it was what is known as a Constrictor Knot, according to Klutz(R), but he fudged it and made it into a clove hitch. Just goes to show how very close the two hitches are.
The reviews I've read of Fiskars' axes from users in Finland, Canada and Alaska seem favorable as far as the effects of cold on that composite material.
Saw your review on your site. That axe was not made by Gerber (not sure why you'd even suggest it was after taking that close-up of the Fiskars name on the head portion. It was made by Fiskars, in Finland, of Fiskars' unidentified steel, though it takes such a keen edge most seem to assume it's carbon steel. BTW, take a look down inside the handle with a light. I can see a some sort of rivet or something helping to secure the head in there.
dude there are great vids here on youtube for you to learn more knots and different styles to wrap. Iv got the same hatchet im about to do a katana sword style wrap on mine with a noose style lanyard,so instead of using @ 25feet of cord like yours ill have @40 feet on mine with a better grip than just doing a straight wrap. you can always use more cord in a survival type situation, i always try to put as much cord as possible on everything i make just for that reason. good vid man keep it up.
The cameraman is horrible. It would be much easier to follow if you had a static camera and did that on a table or something!
noneactive 1 month ago
you get an f on hatchet safety fail but cool video and the first knot you tied was the clove hitch
SkullFrog2 2 months ago
Thanks man! You helped me wrap my first knife handle! Excellent video!
NavBrat97 5 months ago
@NavBrat97 Thank you! Glad to hear I could help!
iamnetminder 5 months ago
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No problem!
NavBrat97 5 months ago
FYI...you aren't utilizing the proper use of the lanyard. You dont put your entire hand through the lanyard loop....Proper use would be to open your and hand, palm up, put thumb through the lanyard loop, then turn hand inward and grab the handle. Thus if you drop the axe for any reason, it swings out and away from you.
Malifoy 6 months ago
Excellent...I love to see young men out there learning and doing the DIY religion. too many these days are wrapped up in crap that leaves them mental midgets in a SHTF scenario. Keep up the great work and always think outside the box...
saynotostupid 7 months ago 3
@saynotostupid Thanks!
iamnetminder 7 months ago
The hitch you made at the top doesn't look very good and you never showed how you secured the paracord wrap at the bottom. But you did show very well how to wrap the cord around the handle.
MrJoeyBoombotz 7 months ago
I like the wrap!
Though for the sake of folks at home who might try this, I'll suggest one thing: cover up that blade! I'm getting pretty nervous watching it swing around near your bare arms and legs.
GarinX1 7 months ago
@GarinX1 Yes. He nearly cut himself several times.
MrJoeyBoombotz 7 months ago
Tie the end to a tree branch and you can really get a tight wrap without any twisting of the cord. Just twist the handle with both hands and the handle parallel to the deck.
davidhicks0311 10 months ago
@davidhicks0311 Thanks for the idea!
iamnetminder 9 months ago
that first knot u did is called the clove hitch
paintballhead03 11 months ago
@paintballhead03 Initially it was what is known as a Constrictor Knot, according to Klutz(R), but he fudged it and made it into a clove hitch. Just goes to show how very close the two hitches are.
Wikipunani 9 months ago
The reviews I've read of Fiskars' axes from users in Finland, Canada and Alaska seem favorable as far as the effects of cold on that composite material.
CanItAlready 11 months ago
Saw your review on your site. That axe was not made by Gerber (not sure why you'd even suggest it was after taking that close-up of the Fiskars name on the head portion. It was made by Fiskars, in Finland, of Fiskars' unidentified steel, though it takes such a keen edge most seem to assume it's carbon steel. BTW, take a look down inside the handle with a light. I can see a some sort of rivet or something helping to secure the head in there.
JT's axe, though, was made in China.
CanItAlready 11 months ago
Your 1st "constrictor type" knot is called a clove hitch. Nice wrap!
Device420 11 months ago
dude there are great vids here on youtube for you to learn more knots and different styles to wrap. Iv got the same hatchet im about to do a katana sword style wrap on mine with a noose style lanyard,so instead of using @ 25feet of cord like yours ill have @40 feet on mine with a better grip than just doing a straight wrap. you can always use more cord in a survival type situation, i always try to put as much cord as possible on everything i make just for that reason. good vid man keep it up.
BarryMcCockiner1000 1 year ago
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thanks for the video mate
malice1488 1 year ago
great video keep it up guys
jtsurvival 1 year ago
i like it plus if worst comes to worst you got a decent bit of cord there
wolfbrother2501 1 year ago
@wolfbrother2501 Exactly, thanks for commenting
iamnetminder 1 year ago