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06-14-07

Fiskars Pro Chopping Axe

Fiskars makes the best axes for the money -- light, sharp and virtually unbreakable. The handle is a fiberglass reinforced composite that is amazingly strong. A couple years ago I was carving a dugout canoe with my 28" Pro Chopping axe. The handle held up through a 30" diameter tree before breaking while I was working on the canoe (a quaking aspen log -- not the best for a canoe, but all I could get at the time). Still, the axe was returned to Lowe's and replaced for free. I have used similar-priced axes in the $30 range and the wooden handles either break in no time or the blade is dull or both. I have used my axe for around three years now and went quite a while without sharpening it. Eventually, I bought the Fiskars companion sharpener for $10 and with a few passes through it, the axe is ready to go.

-- Benjamin Thompson

Fiskars Pro Chopping Axe
$33
(w/free shipping)
Available from Amazon

Manufactured by Fiskars Brands, Inc.

 


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#1 | Fri, 01-30-09 10:36
Matthew Battles

The grand axe is made by Estwing; it's a classic American tool. Handle and head are forged from a single piece of steel--the handle is more like the tang of a knife--making the thing essentially unbreakable. The classic hatchet's handle is clad in leather like WWII bayonets.

http://www.estwing.com/product.php?product_id=1600

 

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