An axe will do most of what a large knife will do, but the knife won't do everything the axe will. But you must maintain and sharpen the axe like you would the knife. A good axe can be made shaving sharp without compromising the strength of the edge. Good video. Thanks.
personally if im off out and about i'll be taking a big knife that fits better in my bag and aint so heavy, will do all this stuff prettymuch the same anyway but hey if you like an axe and are willing to lug it about its your call, dont dismiss the big knives they aint just for "rambos"
when working with the small forest axe, split on your knees that way if you miss you just bury the blade in your support not your leg- safer then the legs apart stance as there is still room for the blade to glance off at a weird angle and hit your leg...3 days away from civilization this is not a chance you want to take.
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@TheOutdoorGuy1 the song is "where the wind blows" from the album "cow trousers" by seven little sisters. it you watch until the end of the video it says.
When you use a stone in this manner, be very careful not to run the blade into your finger tips! The use of a longer stone like the one shown here will help, but you can't be to careful! I've had to go for the first aid kit more than once.
The axe is certainly an incredible tool. I just feel that a large knife with a 6 to 8 inch blade is safer. My concern is that I would feel the need to use it while fatigued and then injure myself in the middle of nowhere. To me, using a knife to baton through wood is much safer.
I've heard that you shouldn't sharpen with a circular movement. I hear it wears down the ends while the middle is relatively untouched, which would basically give you a really awkward looking blade if you kept at it.. Just what I've heard.
@OoryanoO42 I have heard it for a knife, but sharpening with a circular action is what gransfor bruks (the axe manufacturer) recommend and their expertise is pretty well regarded so I go with what they say. But you do have to make sure to sharpen it evenly.
I have found that the trick is to sharpen in circles of full width of the blade. Smaller circles is fine, but may tend to hit the center more often than each edge. And learning the perfect angle for your axe's particular metal makes a difference too. Practice practice.
@F08M l agree. it's easy to have that adze flying off your hands by using that stance in splitting wood. very dangerous but phew, at least the vid shows a pro doing the demo.
@3:05, Isn't that why Ray Mears suggests the cutting is done while kneeling so you're closer to the ground and there's less chance of the axe hitting your legs?
Wow. Such hostility inspired by a video about bushcrafting with an axe. I'm just beginning to learn some of this stuff and all I've got a lowly Mora, a Becker BK2 and a Fiskars hatchet (aside from my folders, which I do not plan to use for this purpose. And, sure, I'd probably get a kick out of trying a GB, but I can't afford one at the moment.). So, feel free to spit on my tools now. I'll be outside using them.
Thanks for the great clip. Just a couple of observations. To all those who say an expensive axe is unnecessary fluff, you are wrong, the expense will be quickly forgotten and a lot less time will be spent sharpening an axe with superior steel. We haven't even got on to the pure pleasure of using somthing that is well designed, made and performs as it should.
The axe honing technique although effective seems awkward , any inattention will result in filleted thumb or finger. There are better ways.
@winnipegdiver yes they are except for the cutting face, often similar products use slightly different metals, or from different companies. It is why fisker and gerber often cost more or less than one another for the same axe. Many axe companies are produced by another and you can often see small differences in the prodects between the two companies, just economics 101.
Saying things that has been said here make wars happen,,that student is not ready for cultures that can enrich everyones life,is not a true survivalist.Think outside Your box,stay openminded, let preferences and surroundings...count. Be like lifespending water, blend with this world and you have made your first step to be a true survivalist, a true human being, no matter where you are my friend.
"My gung fu is best, no mine is"... why so many hostile, my fellow survivalists?
Seeming to be skilled and knowing so much, but making themselves unworthy to be heard. I teach my students to be good in what they chose to do, let others do what they chose and they are good at, work on your abilities and be aware there is always something different and someone that is more skilled than you are.
I find I can get alot of work Done using a khukri and a mora clipper.I spend over an hour making splitting wedges out of white ash,Needless to say my panewal khukri gets it done.a Khukri might be able to replace a hatchet but never a large axe...Ive chopped at thick stuff with my khuk just to do it and can tell you if you want to chop trees down...just use a large axe....
if anyone has read the book hatchet, it is one of the best survival weapon in my opinion. that and a fixed survival blade with serations on the back. and machete in some cases.
@superguyperson American Indians seem to have liked the combination of a hatchet/forest axe and a small fixed blade knife too, while the Ghurka choose a Khukuri with a very small knife tucked into the sheath for very fine jobs
As for the arm chair bushcrafters comment, well I do plenty of whittling in my arm chair but that doesn't change the fact I've been a professional trapper in Manitoba since i was 15.
Cant agree with you more solo, both my felling axe and hatchet were bought by my great-grandfather over 80 years ago and work as fine as anything you can buy today.
I don't agree with all your methods, but all in all a fine woodsman (for a limey anyway) and a fine video.
@solobackpacking is it also like that with a knife? i bought a knife the otherday,it was nothing to fancy, just a 20 dollar knife, and i cant seem to make deep cuts with it. the knife only grazes the top part of what am cutting. can sharpen the knife with no problem, and it does get very sharp, but i cant seem to make deep cuts with it
Theoretically one can purchase a knife thats been folded hundreds of times, having varying carbon content throughout the blade, made under ideal temperatures etc etc... the only example in real life would be a Samarai blade thats been hand made by a master craftsman, which only a handful even exists today. Besides, even if one is rich enough to order one, the waiting line is in the years and it takes 6 months to complete.
@solobackpacking I would have to argue that fact. Price point and brand often does matter. Gerber axes have been known to have batches of bad axe heads. Fisker making almost the same axe has had many less problems and from personal experience cut much better than those from Gerber. He is using a high quality axe which if your doing a lot of cutting with it then you have to put more money into the thing. Hand made axes are ten times better than anything are your local hardware store.
I agree with you. I don't think Gerber even makes them. They are made by some Canadian company. I have yet to buy anything from Canada that was well made.
I didn't think it was possible, but they can even make American cars worse then its made in America. I bought a Gerber and the blade "bent" after only one day of use.
The point I was trying to make was that most axes sold in hardware stores and such are just fine. Nothing more then molded metal.
@solobackpacking That is very true and I agree with you, but if you got the money you can buy a high end piece of equipment that will last untill your great grandkids are old enough to cut with it.
@solobackpacking That's all fine until that's wally world axe flies off the handle and nails your kid in the face... . Na, I'lll go on and spend the few bucks and get a good Swedish axe, but thanks for the advise nevertheless..
@solobackpacking most hardware store axes tho the bit is messed up its not always straight and in line with the handle n thats gonna affect your chopping with it, at least the ones ive seen, a few were alright, but most were chump axes.
@solobackpacking not sure how accurate that is, ive got a wetterlings thats pretty in line from top of bit to bottom of handle and the first hard ware store "hatchet" i got the bit was curved like a crescent if you looked at it straight on, the next one i got the bit had been ground all goofy and had bumps where it wasnt ground down equally.. different axes from different hardware stores and makers, sure some of the hardware store axes are good and/or useable to do the job, but not all
@oink079 wanker we fucking invented it we'd been using axes for hundreds of years before your country was even discovered so why don't you fuck off and shag your sister
Why dont you Keyboard commandos and arm chair bushcrafters just get out and do some bushcraft rather than criticising other peoples methods on the internet.
andrew is a top bloke, he owns and runs his own bushcraft school, writes in a bushcraft magazine and travels the world learning new skills. i think he may just know what hes doing
for anyone who wants one of these but cant be bothered paying or ordering the expensif ones you local gardening center sell small ones. their really small but only £10, £15 and they come with a sheath. im so getting one when im 18
Not a good idea to move the hone in the left hand if your not ambidextrous, because you won't have the same amount of control over the angle and pressure you are appling. And if you flip the ax, you need to flip the direction you are rotating the hone, Because you should keep the direction of the sharoining the same on both sides of the blade.
From the video's that I have seen in the past week all I can say is....I want one!
Not only are they a cool looking axe but well made, the old man has a swedish made axe (30yrs+) but not this brand; I've got to see if they sell them here in Oz???
Great video's, all good stuff to watch & pick up a few tips, 5 stars!
Spot on with ur Video mate i fidn it easy to use an axe for most thing with axes tho make sure u dont buy boxstandard one or they will blunten easy this axe he has it best of teh best
i always thought those were for landscapers, to cut back over grown bushes. If you have a video camera, I'd love to see one in use, processing fire wood and general bushcraft. i cant find any other vids on here about it. i'd be a nice break from the 10,000 knife and axe reviews on here.
Basically I find that loads of americans like their big survival knives.. Makes them feel like rambo.. Whats the point arguing with them..? They carry WD40 into the woods for christ sakes!! Not mentioning any names (Nutnfancy.) I always carry the axe and knife out into the woods because it is such a great tool to the "skilled user." If you think you only need a 12 inch bowie then fine Rambo.. lets see you carve a spoon with that!
well.. we kind of r. but thats only half of myself, the rest of me is like the guy in the video. (i even take my tea in the woods to make it over the camp fire)
we dont all like rambo....i thought it was cheesy and over rated. and some of us do carry axes in the woods. i always carry a hatchet and i hope soon to get a tomahawk.
Nice,, They are great tools... Sure if I was allowed 1 tool it would be a large camp knife but as I dont usually mind carrying weight I find a nice 3 to 4 inch carbonsteel blade along with an axe works great! All the best
I would take a small knife with an axe. Way more versatile. And besides, large camp knives arent that much lighter than an axe. The axe in this video is 1.5 lbs. and something like a Cold Steel Trail Master is 1.04 lbs.
Sorry I didn't read your post thoroughly enough it seems. I've gotten rather irritated lately with the hosh posh I've heard about axes being useless since many people have been watching nutnfancy's videos. While he is knowledgble, he knows very little about axes and is always talking them down in favor of large knives.
Exactly my man!!!! To each his own but.. Nothing will beat the knife axe combo!
I knife is for cutting and carving.. Not chopping down oak trees!
Nutnfancy provides great informative videos but I think he is wrong about axes.. The test he made on that video was extremely bias... Like if this axe wont chop down this huge tree with one swing then its useless!! All the best
How the hell do you know what Americans like? From watching YouTube? I've lived here all my life and I dont know anybody who hikes with a knife over 5" or 6". GB and Wetterlings, sell like hotcakes over here. Nobody gives two shits about Rambo or what you carry in the woods. Nutnfancy is an idiot, but you're a douche.
this guy seem to know his stuff, and his techniques are strangly similar to a more rounded survival expert but its great refresh our memory thats how these techniques will stick in our minds,
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If i ever got attacked by a bear id hope i had a 6 lb axe on me instead of a 6 inch blade know what i mean... Come on people axes are fun plus u can hurl them and split someone's dome with it. not like a knife where it just sticks
I own an excellent Wetterlings axe (Swedish) that is similar to that one but slightly smaller. There's no point to debate which is better, a knife or an axe. Each one was desinged for a different purpose. You can manage without a knife, and you can certainly manage without an axe, but in case you happen to need them you can easily carry both.
I'd prefer a survival knife, because a survival knife can do what an axe can. Then again, an axe can be utilized for the same functions, so all and all, both are great tools to use.
i agree that survival knifes are good and can do most of everything an ax can.
however theres no way in hell id chop down and process a tree with a survival knife.
axes are very useful if you are good with them. it takes practice yea but after a month or two of just owning and using an axe you can become very skilled.
i recomend a gerber or fiskars ax with the unbreakable handle though. they have a knife sharp edge. and they make the gerber one in a hatchet version
You can sustain leg injuries with an axe, your point?
Batoning allows you to also tackle logs bigger than an axe, forcing the knife through sections allows you to get nicely sized log, but taking an axe to a larger log would take time and effort to split, whereas batoning allows you to go through. I am speaking of course about the use of large fixed blade, if you have your preference that is fine, but this discussion is going nowhere.
We are both saying, in the end, that both methods work.
if you suck at useing an ax then drop to your knees so if you miss it just hits the dirt.
batoning will not let you do anything to a log a foot in diameter which is easily split with an ax.
i can cut about a foot to a foot and a half long log into 2"x2" sticks in about 3 minutes or less. i do that all the time to get fires started.
batoning has more limits than ax useage. i suggest you try it out because you dont aknowledge the tools ability to do its job.. that it was created to do
True, but it seems like you are suggesting that the axe is superior to the survival knife.
Again, I don't care which method you like better, I like using a survival knife. But I've recently been getting into axes, so I suppose it cannot hurt to give it a try.
Batoning is very efficient , many survivalists do it, it is good for cutting dead branches off trees as well, and is much easier than using an axe...in my opinion. Allows you to do more delicate work is what I'm saying, my preference.
for processing wood it is superior. thats what it is designed for.
if you need to do delicate wood working you are whittleing not splitting or cutting wood to length. choke up on the ax like he does in the video. is that not delicate work?
many survivalists just dont want to carry the weight of an ax because in my opinion they are cry babys about weight even on important equipment
Again, it boils down to preference, whether it be a big survival knife, a machete or an axe, they all do the same task.
A survival knife weighs less, yes can do what an axe can, and is easier to use. An axe may be able to split wood better, but is heavier and harder to use, etc.
Preference, I'll say it one last time. I don't care what an axe was designed for, you can still down trees and process them with knives, big deal.
an ax is not harder to use. give anyone an ax and they will be able to split wood very well in about an hour of practice. same thing with a survival knife.
also a person would have to be pretty weak to not be able to wield a 6 pound ax.
i will admit that a survival knife for the removal of small limbs about half inch or so in radius would be more efficient if there was alot of them. but id still rather use an ax to cut and chop the wood.
A person has to be weak if they can't use a 6 pound axe? Oh come on, my right hand is nerve damaged, so it eould be difficult for me to use a 6 pound axe because of my hand, does that make me weak? No, it just hurts to use an axe, a survival kife is much easier for me to use, so that is what I'll stick with.
I'd like to learn how to use an axe, though, just to make myself a double threat. :D
i totally agree with u! although i am also really good at batoning and have been doing it for a long time... i didnt have an axe and now that i finally bought a good axe splitting logs seems soooo much easier and more fun!! haha. theres just something about axes that makes chopping and splitting logs addictive! i just recently split all the logs at my house and im sad now cause i dont have anything else to chop! i see where u guys are coming from and both work. just the axe is better here.
While much can be said for the value of an axe, do remember, there is more than one way to skin a cat. With a survival knife, one could cut several wedges, and given a rock and a little work, those wedges WILL split wood.
Sometimes it isnt practicle to carry an axe (hiking) or where you dont expect to have to use it. For this reason, I dont carry one. I dont have a NEED for it, so my survival knife will have to do. THINKOUTSIDETHEBOX (or log....)
is that the wildlife hatchet? or is it maybe the small forest ax? My girlfriend wants to buy me one for my birthday and she wants to know which one to get, i like that one because of its size, i don't want one to small but i want to be able to carry it with me comfortably. thanks!
another great video by andrew price if anyone is looking for a good axe go on ebay and put in wilkinson sword axe it's the same as a gerber but half the price
actually a tracker knife has a blade shape that is good for skinning, but very awkward to chop with. its also too small to get much force. don't waste the money, get yourself a 15 dollar kukri and a 50 dollar ka-bar.
i completely disagree the tracker has a great chopping blade with a lot of force behind it due to the long curved handle and the weight at the end of the blade! not to mention the saw on the back is also really sharp and is pretty useful in some occasions.... i think its totally worth it
These guys are good you can find them at the wilderness gathering if your interested in bushcraft i've got the same axe although mine was made by Mattias Mattsson there great cos they feel so personal unlike alot of production ones
the gerber (fiskars0 are great for the money. but nothing beats a good grans. with proper love they take a serious edge and hold it for a long time. Weterling are alos a good handmade.
Great video! I also spend a lot of time in the wild and knife and axe are always with me. I use a Fiskars short axe which is very light and durable but I'd like to give that Gransfors a try. Thanks for your efforts!
Generally a good video but that damn sharpener is a great thing to get cut with, holding it like that.
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TheRealGeriBoss 1 month ago
An axe will do most of what a large knife will do, but the knife won't do everything the axe will. But you must maintain and sharpen the axe like you would the knife. A good axe can be made shaving sharp without compromising the strength of the edge. Good video. Thanks.
SteveB357 1 month ago
personally if im off out and about i'll be taking a big knife that fits better in my bag and aint so heavy, will do all this stuff prettymuch the same anyway but hey if you like an axe and are willing to lug it about its your call, dont dismiss the big knives they aint just for "rambos"
ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz 1 month ago
when working with the small forest axe, split on your knees that way if you miss you just bury the blade in your support not your leg- safer then the legs apart stance as there is still room for the blade to glance off at a weird angle and hit your leg...3 days away from civilization this is not a chance you want to take.
exotime 1 month ago
That is a really good idea, splitting it between your legs. Never did think of that. Cheers
dave5708 1 month ago
nice axe
robertmccallum1 2 months ago
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moseseseseses 5 months ago
What song is playing at the start of the video?
TheOutdoorGuy1 6 months ago
@TheOutdoorGuy1 the song is "where the wind blows" from the album "cow trousers" by seven little sisters. it you watch until the end of the video it says.
legogoatman 1 month ago
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay wood
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Cowz221 7 months ago
When you use a stone in this manner, be very careful not to run the blade into your finger tips! The use of a longer stone like the one shown here will help, but you can't be to careful! I've had to go for the first aid kit more than once.
L2FlyMN 7 months ago
Great video very detailed on explaining each thing.
paracordjunky 7 months ago
whats the name of the song at the beginning? please respond
sisk61 8 months ago
@sisk61 "Where the Wind Blows" by Seven Little Sisters.
7x57mmMauser 7 months ago
Its easier to use it while kneeling i find.
TheRobbC 9 months ago
The axe is certainly an incredible tool. I just feel that a large knife with a 6 to 8 inch blade is safer. My concern is that I would feel the need to use it while fatigued and then injure myself in the middle of nowhere. To me, using a knife to baton through wood is much safer.
Great video.
enjoythewildUSA 10 months ago
@enjoythewildUSA my thoughts exactly, so much lighter aswell when you are going for a real long ramble
ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz 1 month ago
I've heard that you shouldn't sharpen with a circular movement. I hear it wears down the ends while the middle is relatively untouched, which would basically give you a really awkward looking blade if you kept at it.. Just what I've heard.
OoryanoO42 10 months ago
@OoryanoO42 I have heard it for a knife, but sharpening with a circular action is what gransfor bruks (the axe manufacturer) recommend and their expertise is pretty well regarded so I go with what they say. But you do have to make sure to sharpen it evenly.
harrilittle 9 months ago
@harrilittle Hey, thanks. That'll make sharpening a tad quicker. Can't argue with expertise.
OoryanoO42 9 months ago
@harrilittle
I have found that the trick is to sharpen in circles of full width of the blade. Smaller circles is fine, but may tend to hit the center more often than each edge. And learning the perfect angle for your axe's particular metal makes a difference too. Practice practice.
nolobede 9 months ago
i regularly sharpen my own cutlery at home, but if you were to sharpen an axe, what angle are you looking for?
chazhuber 10 months ago
@F08M l agree. it's easy to have that adze flying off your hands by using that stance in splitting wood. very dangerous but phew, at least the vid shows a pro doing the demo.
paidda 10 months ago
@3:05, Isn't that why Ray Mears suggests the cutting is done while kneeling so you're closer to the ground and there's less chance of the axe hitting your legs?
Makes sense actually...
cameraguy1968 10 months ago
i got a cold steel special force shovel wich workes great as a axe. so i recomand anyone to get that :D
Petegrin1 11 months ago
CONGRATULATIONS your vidéo is really great !!!!!
AlpesHaches 1 year ago
Wow. Such hostility inspired by a video about bushcrafting with an axe. I'm just beginning to learn some of this stuff and all I've got a lowly Mora, a Becker BK2 and a Fiskars hatchet (aside from my folders, which I do not plan to use for this purpose. And, sure, I'd probably get a kick out of trying a GB, but I can't afford one at the moment.). So, feel free to spit on my tools now. I'll be outside using them.
CanItAlready 1 year ago
did you hear the governments plan to sell the forests to private investors
TheOctoman34 1 year ago
i need me a sharpener like that.
blacksmither1 1 year ago
ive been using a axe since i was 4
MrWoodsmen 1 year ago
diamond steel, curing your axe of itchiness since 1989
noobpwnerful 1 year ago
Bow drill fire is always fun!
EDBO23 1 year ago
Has anybody heard of Council Tool. I was wondering about their axes, but am unsure of how well they perform and how easy they are to sharpen?
jlaz1113 1 year ago
@vaatzig, thanks most americans appreciate your comment.
RWW124 1 year ago
.....do not do this. circular ground blades get dull too quickly. they also have no microserrated surfaces, thus are inferior.
LeonRFpoa 1 year ago
Thanks for the great clip. Just a couple of observations. To all those who say an expensive axe is unnecessary fluff, you are wrong, the expense will be quickly forgotten and a lot less time will be spent sharpening an axe with superior steel. We haven't even got on to the pure pleasure of using somthing that is well designed, made and performs as it should.
The axe honing technique although effective seems awkward , any inattention will result in filleted thumb or finger. There are better ways.
labrat7357 1 year ago 7
@smokingnate1234 gerber and fisker are one and the same
winnipegdiver 1 year ago
@winnipegdiver yes they are except for the cutting face, often similar products use slightly different metals, or from different companies. It is why fisker and gerber often cost more or less than one another for the same axe. Many axe companies are produced by another and you can often see small differences in the prodects between the two companies, just economics 101.
smokingnate1234 1 year ago
Good Job Mate! well done
TheWaggaBloke 1 year ago
You can also kneel on the ground while splitting wood. If you missed the wood or the axe continued through the wood it would only hit the ground.
fxdrdnme 1 year ago
Saying things that has been said here make wars happen,,that student is not ready for cultures that can enrich everyones life,is not a true survivalist.Think outside Your box,stay openminded, let preferences and surroundings...count. Be like lifespending water, blend with this world and you have made your first step to be a true survivalist, a true human being, no matter where you are my friend.
Peace and regards to everyone, sincerely yours,
tiger in shadow
MrTigerinshadow 1 year ago
"My gung fu is best, no mine is"... why so many hostile, my fellow survivalists?
Seeming to be skilled and knowing so much, but making themselves unworthy to be heard. I teach my students to be good in what they chose to do, let others do what they chose and they are good at, work on your abilities and be aware there is always something different and someone that is more skilled than you are.
MrTigerinshadow 1 year ago
I find I can get alot of work Done using a khukri and a mora clipper.I spend over an hour making splitting wedges out of white ash,Needless to say my panewal khukri gets it done.a Khukri might be able to replace a hatchet but never a large axe...Ive chopped at thick stuff with my khuk just to do it and can tell you if you want to chop trees down...just use a large axe....
warriorofsteel01 1 year ago
if anyone has read the book hatchet, it is one of the best survival weapon in my opinion. that and a fixed survival blade with serations on the back. and machete in some cases.
superguyperson 1 year ago
@superguyperson American Indians seem to have liked the combination of a hatchet/forest axe and a small fixed blade knife too, while the Ghurka choose a Khukuri with a very small knife tucked into the sheath for very fine jobs
mlndstream 1 year ago
As for the arm chair bushcrafters comment, well I do plenty of whittling in my arm chair but that doesn't change the fact I've been a professional trapper in Manitoba since i was 15.
Cant agree with you more solo, both my felling axe and hatchet were bought by my great-grandfather over 80 years ago and work as fine as anything you can buy today.
I don't agree with all your methods, but all in all a fine woodsman (for a limey anyway) and a fine video.
marcraft01 1 year ago
how can you post this video like a Video Response with out i knowing it?
hobbexp 2 years ago
Great video thanks for uploading
SharpeningNut 2 years ago
I've been using a axe since 8.
Its all about technique.
A expensive axe or a fancy axe is just fluff.
Just about any axe, with a descent edge is just fine.
As others have mentioned, any sturdy axe from your local hardware store will get the job done.
Just go out and practice and enjoy, don't worry about which brand of axe you have.
solobackpacking 2 years ago 26
I totally agree.
HomoGnosticus 1 year ago
@solobackpacking is it also like that with a knife? i bought a knife the otherday,it was nothing to fancy, just a 20 dollar knife, and i cant seem to make deep cuts with it. the knife only grazes the top part of what am cutting. can sharpen the knife with no problem, and it does get very sharp, but i cant seem to make deep cuts with it
max465t 1 year ago
@max465t
Knives have many more options then axes.
Theoretically one can purchase a knife thats been folded hundreds of times, having varying carbon content throughout the blade, made under ideal temperatures etc etc... the only example in real life would be a Samarai blade thats been hand made by a master craftsman, which only a handful even exists today. Besides, even if one is rich enough to order one, the waiting line is in the years and it takes 6 months to complete.
A $20 blade is fine.
solobackpacking 1 year ago
@solobackpacking I would have to argue that fact. Price point and brand often does matter. Gerber axes have been known to have batches of bad axe heads. Fisker making almost the same axe has had many less problems and from personal experience cut much better than those from Gerber. He is using a high quality axe which if your doing a lot of cutting with it then you have to put more money into the thing. Hand made axes are ten times better than anything are your local hardware store.
smokingnate1234 1 year ago
@smokingnate1234
I agree with you. I don't think Gerber even makes them. They are made by some Canadian company. I have yet to buy anything from Canada that was well made.
I didn't think it was possible, but they can even make American cars worse then its made in America. I bought a Gerber and the blade "bent" after only one day of use.
The point I was trying to make was that most axes sold in hardware stores and such are just fine. Nothing more then molded metal.
solobackpacking 1 year ago
@solobackpacking That is very true and I agree with you, but if you got the money you can buy a high end piece of equipment that will last untill your great grandkids are old enough to cut with it.
smokingnate1234 1 year ago
@solobackpacking
Your comment is half a year old, but Gerber axes are made by Fiskars in Finland >:(
zanuha 1 year ago
@solobackpacking That's all fine until that's wally world axe flies off the handle and nails your kid in the face... . Na, I'lll go on and spend the few bucks and get a good Swedish axe, but thanks for the advise nevertheless..
CE750 1 year ago
@CE750
That's fine get a "Swedish" axe.
I have no such allegiance.
solobackpacking 1 year ago
@solobackpacking most hardware store axes tho the bit is messed up its not always straight and in line with the handle n thats gonna affect your chopping with it, at least the ones ive seen, a few were alright, but most were chump axes.
boomunderscore0 1 year ago
@boomunderscore0
These hand made axes are even less symmetrical.
solobackpacking 1 year ago
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boomunderscore0 1 year ago
@solobackpacking not sure how accurate that is, ive got a wetterlings thats pretty in line from top of bit to bottom of handle and the first hard ware store "hatchet" i got the bit was curved like a crescent if you looked at it straight on, the next one i got the bit had been ground all goofy and had bumps where it wasnt ground down equally.. different axes from different hardware stores and makers, sure some of the hardware store axes are good and/or useable to do the job, but not all
boomunderscore0 1 year ago
@solobackpacking its nice to have nice tools, but people seem to think that buying an expensive tool makes them better, not true!
assassin616 1 year ago 3
@assassin616
It's kind of like how women think name brand handbags make them more attractive, not true.
solobackpacking 1 year ago 3
@solobackpacking very true.
trevor6744 7 months ago
@solobackpacking Thats like saying an ugly chick is just as good as a hot chick... I disagree.
RYDERkN 4 weeks ago
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@RYDERkN
"Thats like saying an ugly chick is just as good as a hot chick... I disagree."
With enough beer, this is possible.
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Ray Mears kicks your ass!
skeamz89 2 years ago
You can tell even more about a survivalist by the way they maintain their equipment than what equipment they have.
ViolentKisses87 2 years ago
You Pom's don't know the first thing about mountains or axes. I live in the Rocky Mountains and this is a great hachet as we call it.
oink079 2 years ago
@oink079 wanker we fucking invented it we'd been using axes for hundreds of years before your country was even discovered so why don't you fuck off and shag your sister
allmodcons6 1 year ago
watching your videos i am starting to like you boy!!
you are a nice bushman too and you have great skills !!
keep working and you'll be perfect !!
anyway ray mears is better cause he has more experience but you are more cute !!
best wishes good luck
milotist 2 years ago
you are a nice bushman but i preffer ray mears he is more profesional
milotist 2 years ago
Why dont you Keyboard commandos and arm chair bushcrafters just get out and do some bushcraft rather than criticising other peoples methods on the internet.
andrew is a top bloke, he owns and runs his own bushcraft school, writes in a bushcraft magazine and travels the world learning new skills. i think he may just know what hes doing
siberianfury 2 years ago 94
@siberianfury healls yeah josh, u tell the noobs
bushcraftourway 1 year ago
@siberianfury well said josh. :-)
Garyarmstrongmusic 7 months ago
Great video and thanks for sharing.
kaliniteeffusion 2 years ago
for anyone who wants one of these but cant be bothered paying or ordering the expensif ones you local gardening center sell small ones. their really small but only £10, £15 and they come with a sheath. im so getting one when im 18
guitargodattheheart 2 years ago
When he flipped the edge while sharpening, the hone never touched the edge and he was moving the axe instead of the hone.
He should have rotated the handle 180 degrees so he handle was pointing away from him, then he could have seen the edge as before.
These ARE the best camping axes money can buy.
I finally bought one, and I can see why this guy and Mears are so impressed.
Conan568 2 years ago
Not a good idea to move the hone in the left hand if your not ambidextrous, because you won't have the same amount of control over the angle and pressure you are appling. And if you flip the ax, you need to flip the direction you are rotating the hone, Because you should keep the direction of the sharoining the same on both sides of the blade.
And they are deffinatly the Bomb!!
Vaun2 2 years ago
He would be holding the stone with the same hand, just the axe handle is facing away rather than towards his body.
Conan568 2 years ago
From the video's that I have seen in the past week all I can say is....I want one!
Not only are they a cool looking axe but well made, the old man has a swedish made axe (30yrs+) but not this brand; I've got to see if they sell them here in Oz???
Great video's, all good stuff to watch & pick up a few tips, 5 stars!
anzac2404 2 years ago
That axe is very good. Its the axe a know..
gustaf2adolf 2 years ago
i like the gator saw, ka-bar heavy bowie and the american tomahawk combo theres nothing i cant handle in the woods.
secretsquirrell13 2 years ago
were did you find a gator saw?? I have carried my k-bar for over 30 years now..
davideli7879 2 years ago
Good advice!
Thanks for sharing!
EDBO23 2 years ago
Spot on with ur Video mate i fidn it easy to use an axe for most thing with axes tho make sure u dont buy boxstandard one or they will blunten easy this axe he has it best of teh best
XFarenheiTX1 2 years ago
take a strong billhook and you can copice, chop,split cut.
AzureStocking 2 years ago
i always thought those were for landscapers, to cut back over grown bushes. If you have a video camera, I'd love to see one in use, processing fire wood and general bushcraft. i cant find any other vids on here about it. i'd be a nice break from the 10,000 knife and axe reviews on here.
68wagoneer 2 years ago
my burks axe cuts paper better then any knife
its ture that if you loose your knife or something then the axe can be used
chrissept21 2 years ago
Basically I find that loads of americans like their big survival knives.. Makes them feel like rambo.. Whats the point arguing with them..? They carry WD40 into the woods for christ sakes!! Not mentioning any names (Nutnfancy.) I always carry the axe and knife out into the woods because it is such a great tool to the "skilled user." If you think you only need a 12 inch bowie then fine Rambo.. lets see you carve a spoon with that!
maxpullara1 2 years ago 3
Awesome generalization...
iBlake 2 years ago
Thanks!!
maxpullara1 2 years ago
you guys need to stop generalizing all americans. Thats like me calling all Brits a bunch of tea drinkin fairies.
shillelaghslaw 2 years ago 2
But we are tea drinking fairies! We love our tea.. You guys love RAMBO!!!
maxpullara1 2 years ago
Best response that could have been given, im glad you realized it was a joke.
shillelaghslaw 2 years ago
Of course mate.. Each to his own in life..
All the best
maxpullara1 2 years ago
well.. we kind of r. but thats only half of myself, the rest of me is like the guy in the video. (i even take my tea in the woods to make it over the camp fire)
soodime 2 years ago
hahahah!!! Nice one
maxpullara1 2 years ago
@shillelaghslaw
why cant we have a civilized talk about axes instead of "Americans are fat bastards and Brits have bad teeth ......really people
TheOctoman34 1 year ago
@TheOctoman34 You are right man! But still i think Most of americans suck ass...
Your right... Lets talk about the axe...
vaatzig 1 year ago
we dont all like rambo....i thought it was cheesy and over rated. and some of us do carry axes in the woods. i always carry a hatchet and i hope soon to get a tomahawk.
ThinkFaster66 2 years ago
Nice,, They are great tools... Sure if I was allowed 1 tool it would be a large camp knife but as I dont usually mind carrying weight I find a nice 3 to 4 inch carbonsteel blade along with an axe works great! All the best
maxpullara1 2 years ago
I would take a small knife with an axe. Way more versatile. And besides, large camp knives arent that much lighter than an axe. The axe in this video is 1.5 lbs. and something like a Cold Steel Trail Master is 1.04 lbs.
TheV0iceOfReas0n 2 years ago
Read my other posts as I agree with you...
What I said last was if I was only allowed ONE tool it would be a large knife.. Given thhe option though it would be as you said
maxpullara1 2 years ago
Sorry I didn't read your post thoroughly enough it seems. I've gotten rather irritated lately with the hosh posh I've heard about axes being useless since many people have been watching nutnfancy's videos. While he is knowledgble, he knows very little about axes and is always talking them down in favor of large knives.
TheV0iceOfReas0n 2 years ago 4
Exactly my man!!!! To each his own but.. Nothing will beat the knife axe combo!
I knife is for cutting and carving.. Not chopping down oak trees!
Nutnfancy provides great informative videos but I think he is wrong about axes.. The test he made on that video was extremely bias... Like if this axe wont chop down this huge tree with one swing then its useless!! All the best
maxpullara1 2 years ago 2
i'd like to see him cut the same tree with his best knife.. no disrespect to nutn or anything but like you said his take on axes was bias.
nicko978 2 years ago
yeah your right but nutn uses a sawvivor to supplment for the axe thats just the way he rolls.
secretsquirrell13 2 years ago
How the hell do you know what Americans like? From watching YouTube? I've lived here all my life and I dont know anybody who hikes with a knife over 5" or 6". GB and Wetterlings, sell like hotcakes over here. Nobody gives two shits about Rambo or what you carry in the woods. Nutnfancy is an idiot, but you're a douche.
68wagoneer 2 years ago
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maxpullara1 2 years ago
this guy seem to know his stuff, and his techniques are strangly similar to a more rounded survival expert but its great refresh our memory thats how these techniques will stick in our minds,
keep up the good work mate
D7eadnaught 2 years ago
Where can i buy a diamond steel?...
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WoWpwnzurfaceoff 2 years ago
maybe with your knife..
torpilo 2 years ago
If i ever got attacked by a bear id hope i had a 6 lb axe on me instead of a 6 inch blade know what i mean... Come on people axes are fun plus u can hurl them and split someone's dome with it. not like a knife where it just sticks
MichaelCherek 2 years ago
The bear would shove the axe sideways in your ass.
HowlingSkull 2 years ago 2
yea okay, try and kill someone by throwing an axe at them....totally easy, everyone can do it.
spikespeigel 2 years ago
I own an excellent Wetterlings axe (Swedish) that is similar to that one but slightly smaller. There's no point to debate which is better, a knife or an axe. Each one was desinged for a different purpose. You can manage without a knife, and you can certainly manage without an axe, but in case you happen to need them you can easily carry both.
HowlingSkull 3 years ago
Thanks for that vid bud thumbs up
TheParas101 3 years ago
NICE AXE MATE!!
boonedogger 3 years ago
Great job in the education and angles of the video. U have a new subscriber.
YouMockMe 3 years ago
yeah but axes look so much cooler!
zapp43 3 years ago
I'd prefer a survival knife, because a survival knife can do what an axe can. Then again, an axe can be utilized for the same functions, so all and all, both are great tools to use.
JesusFuckingChrist84 3 years ago
i agree that survival knifes are good and can do most of everything an ax can.
however theres no way in hell id chop down and process a tree with a survival knife.
axes are very useful if you are good with them. it takes practice yea but after a month or two of just owning and using an axe you can become very skilled.
i recomend a gerber or fiskars ax with the unbreakable handle though. they have a knife sharp edge. and they make the gerber one in a hatchet version
johnnyboy922 3 years ago
Why wouldn't you want to process fire wood with it?
I also like survival knives better because you have more control and such.
And batoning allows you to take on larger logs than an axe in some cases, then again vice versa for the axe.
But it is all preference, I'd prefer a survival knife, you'd prefer an aze, takes all kinda, right? :D
JesusFuckingChrist84 3 years ago
i can use a sharp ax to do most things a knife can.
however its my opinion batoning is not efficient but can be usefull if you dont have an ax.
for me one small swing with an ax is alot easier than smacking a knife with a second log several times risking injuring my hand
johnnyboy922 3 years ago
You can sustain leg injuries with an axe, your point?
Batoning allows you to also tackle logs bigger than an axe, forcing the knife through sections allows you to get nicely sized log, but taking an axe to a larger log would take time and effort to split, whereas batoning allows you to go through. I am speaking of course about the use of large fixed blade, if you have your preference that is fine, but this discussion is going nowhere.
We are both saying, in the end, that both methods work.
JesusFuckingChrist84 3 years ago
if you suck at useing an ax then drop to your knees so if you miss it just hits the dirt.
batoning will not let you do anything to a log a foot in diameter which is easily split with an ax.
i can cut about a foot to a foot and a half long log into 2"x2" sticks in about 3 minutes or less. i do that all the time to get fires started.
batoning has more limits than ax useage. i suggest you try it out because you dont aknowledge the tools ability to do its job.. that it was created to do
johnnyboy922 3 years ago 3
True, but it seems like you are suggesting that the axe is superior to the survival knife.
Again, I don't care which method you like better, I like using a survival knife. But I've recently been getting into axes, so I suppose it cannot hurt to give it a try.
Batoning is very efficient , many survivalists do it, it is good for cutting dead branches off trees as well, and is much easier than using an axe...in my opinion. Allows you to do more delicate work is what I'm saying, my preference.
JesusFuckingChrist84 3 years ago
for processing wood it is superior. thats what it is designed for.
if you need to do delicate wood working you are whittleing not splitting or cutting wood to length. choke up on the ax like he does in the video. is that not delicate work?
many survivalists just dont want to carry the weight of an ax because in my opinion they are cry babys about weight even on important equipment
johnnyboy922 3 years ago 4
Yet a survival knife can do what an axe can.
Again, it boils down to preference, whether it be a big survival knife, a machete or an axe, they all do the same task.
A survival knife weighs less, yes can do what an axe can, and is easier to use. An axe may be able to split wood better, but is heavier and harder to use, etc.
Preference, I'll say it one last time. I don't care what an axe was designed for, you can still down trees and process them with knives, big deal.
JesusFuckingChrist84 3 years ago
an ax is not harder to use. give anyone an ax and they will be able to split wood very well in about an hour of practice. same thing with a survival knife.
also a person would have to be pretty weak to not be able to wield a 6 pound ax.
i will admit that a survival knife for the removal of small limbs about half inch or so in radius would be more efficient if there was alot of them. but id still rather use an ax to cut and chop the wood.
johnnyboy922 3 years ago
Again, preference.
I still like to use knives, just who I am.
A person has to be weak if they can't use a 6 pound axe? Oh come on, my right hand is nerve damaged, so it eould be difficult for me to use a 6 pound axe because of my hand, does that make me weak? No, it just hurts to use an axe, a survival kife is much easier for me to use, so that is what I'll stick with.
I'd like to learn how to use an axe, though, just to make myself a double threat. :D
JesusFuckingChrist84 3 years ago
i totally agree with u! although i am also really good at batoning and have been doing it for a long time... i didnt have an axe and now that i finally bought a good axe splitting logs seems soooo much easier and more fun!! haha. theres just something about axes that makes chopping and splitting logs addictive! i just recently split all the logs at my house and im sad now cause i dont have anything else to chop! i see where u guys are coming from and both work. just the axe is better here.
KonstantinKuehn 3 years ago
While much can be said for the value of an axe, do remember, there is more than one way to skin a cat. With a survival knife, one could cut several wedges, and given a rock and a little work, those wedges WILL split wood.
Sometimes it isnt practicle to carry an axe (hiking) or where you dont expect to have to use it. For this reason, I dont carry one. I dont have a NEED for it, so my survival knife will have to do. THINKOUTSIDETHEBOX (or log....)
Benny1581 3 years ago
Remember the night of the shaved kittens? ..
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ballstatesucks 3 years ago
umm.... no.
Benny1581 2 years ago
brilliant vid
ooalanooo 3 years ago
At 4:35 flowering Ramsons.. Delicious!
TJ90NL 3 years ago
no knife? sacrilege! lol
WongKonPow 3 years ago
i can tell now, that is the wildlife hatchet. the same one im looking at.
shillelaghslaw 3 years ago
Gransfors Bruks Small forest axe.
xHilltopWolfx 3 years ago
yea i realized that a few days ago but was to lazy to write again, thanks for letting me know anyway.
shillelaghslaw 3 years ago
is that the wildlife hatchet? or is it maybe the small forest ax? My girlfriend wants to buy me one for my birthday and she wants to know which one to get, i like that one because of its size, i don't want one to small but i want to be able to carry it with me comfortably. thanks!
shillelaghslaw 3 years ago
nice!!
stoffer2810 3 years ago
another great video by andrew price if anyone is looking for a good axe go on ebay and put in wilkinson sword axe it's the same as a gerber but half the price
ironhorse19 3 years ago
gerber makes really bad axes come on now!
KonstantinKuehn 3 years ago
Actually, the original Dave Beck costs over a thousand.
Jarda44 4 years ago
their talking about the tom brown tracker i believe which is made by TOPS which cost 300 or so odd dollars
Kurby1400 4 years ago
a reallz good blade btw!!!! i have one
KonstantinKuehn 3 years ago
If you get a tracker knife, there is everything in one.
Jarda44 4 years ago
actually a tracker knife has a blade shape that is good for skinning, but very awkward to chop with. its also too small to get much force. don't waste the money, get yourself a 15 dollar kukri and a 50 dollar ka-bar.
much better than a 300 dollar tracker.
guiltybystander77 4 years ago
i completely disagree the tracker has a great chopping blade with a lot of force behind it due to the long curved handle and the weight at the end of the blade! not to mention the saw on the back is also really sharp and is pretty useful in some occasions.... i think its totally worth it
KonstantinKuehn 3 years ago
These guys are good you can find them at the wilderness gathering if your interested in bushcraft i've got the same axe although mine was made by Mattias Mattsson there great cos they feel so personal unlike alot of production ones
Sp1tf1r3p1l0t 4 years ago
I agree, very personal. Mine is Kjell-Ake Sjölund. I've got #430 Scan. Forest Axe.
PaulyCracker 4 years ago
From what I've learned and been told, an axe is the #1 tool you require in the bush.
forrestry 4 years ago
Machetes, Kukris are good aswell
Headcrabb 4 years ago
i dont really like machetes cause the blade is too thin
KonstantinKuehn 3 years ago
the gerber (fiskars0 are great for the money. but nothing beats a good grans. with proper love they take a serious edge and hold it for a long time. Weterling are alos a good handmade.
His sharpening tips are decent but very lacking.
lordchunkyfat 4 years ago
i like the Gerber axe/hatchet
Shutterguy 4 years ago
Great video! I also spend a lot of time in the wild and knife and axe are always with me. I use a Fiskars short axe which is very light and durable but I'd like to give that Gransfors a try. Thanks for your efforts!
FlorinU 4 years ago
I suggest giving it a try. Nothing like something that is handmade. It's like comparing a BB gun to a real fine made rifle.
PaulyCracker 4 years ago
building base 2moz got ne tips ?
reggie15norman 4 years ago