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I personally don't own this axe but was impressed by review. Thought I'd share.

Sometimes the cheap tool does just as well as the high end stuff. Not real often, but sometimes. The high point pistol comes to mind here....
 
Sometimes the cheap tool does just as well as the high end stuff. Not real often, but sometimes. The high point pistol comes to mind here....

Lol, I still would never buy a High Point but I'm probably in the minority in that regard.
 
I would have liked him to test the axe on knotted wood and see if the edge holds up or rolls :( I do like the looks of this ax, I wish he brought in a closer view or explained how the handle is affixed in the axe eye? Generally axes today (cheaper ones) sucks, the head are either too soft or to hard and the handle has no proper grain alignment to the head.

All my axes are Gransfors Bruks and Husqvarna for axe/hatchets and H&B Forge for everything else such as tomahawks, belt axe etc...
 
I would have liked him to test the axe on knotted wood and see if the edge holds up or rolls :( I do like the looks of this ax, I wish he brought in a closer view or explained how the handle is affixed in the axe eye? Generally axes today (cheaper ones) sucks, the head are either too soft or to hard and the handle has no proper grain alignment to the head.

All my axes are Gransfors Bruks and Husqvarna for axe/hatchets and H&B Forge for everything else such as tomahawks, belt axe etc...

I just can't believe it's even remotely descent for as inexpensive it is. Must have extremely low profit margin in comparison to competitors.
 
Reading some of the reviews and looking at the pictures, I'm seeing a lot of red in the handles and the grain is bad up towards the axe head, explains why a lot of the axes are breaking and why the cheap prices. Not one of CS better products :(

The grain pattern isn't right as shown in this picture, the handle will break here at some point.
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Reading some of the reviews and looking at the pictures, I'm seeing a lot of red in the handles and the grain is bad up towards the axe head, explains why a lot of the axes are breaking and why the cheap prices. Not one of CS better products :(

The grain pattern isn't right as shown in this picture, the handle will break here at some point.
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Well at that price even if it doesn't last you can just buy another. Some of the people who make those reviews have unrealistic expectations of cheaper products.

They buy a $20 item and expect it to perform like a $200 item. Id like to see these people try and start their own businesses and try better.

$20 doesn't buy you much these days. A meal at a mediocre fastfood restaurant can cost almost $20 today.
 
Well at that price even if it doesn't last you can just buy another. Some of the people who make those reviews have unrealistic expectations of cheaper products.

They buy a $20 item and expect it to perform like a $200 item. Id like to see these people try and start their own businesses and try better.

$20 doesn't buy you much these days. A meal at a mediocre fastfood restaurant can cost almost $20 today.

Very true, though a 3lb axe head flying through the air isn't necessarily safe and this has happen more than once with handle breakage, I had an coleman cooler that bore witness to the attack ;)
 


I wonder couldn't you rig it so that wouldn't happen or is that easier said than done?
 
I personally wouldn't buy something as important as an axe with the exception of simply replacing it when it breaks. The old saying; "You get what you pay for" comes to mind here. Normally I try not to buy any foreign made product whenever possible, but my favorite axe/hatchets are Gransfors Burks, which are made in Sweden. I carry one on the trap line and keep it razor sharp. It'll skin a beaver as well as my skinning knife does. There are other good quality axes made in the USA but you can expect to pay over $100 for a good one.
 
I personally wouldn't buy something as important as an axe with the exception of simply replacing it when it breaks. The old saying; "You get what you pay for" comes to mind here. Normally I try not to buy any foreign made product whenever possible, but my favorite axe/hatchets are Gransfors Burks, which are made in Sweden. I carry one on the trap line and keep it razor sharp. It'll skin a beaver as well as my skinning knife does. There are other good quality axes made in the USA but you can expect to pay over $100 for a good one.

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I don't compromise on quality either. I'm not in market for an axe. I carry Bahco folding saws and a heavy duty blade in all of my camping bags. I only have one axe and it's a really old one that was given to me.

I was merely impressed by review of ridiculously inexpensive product.
 
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I don't compromise on quality either. I'm not in market for an axe. I carry Bahco folding saws and a heavy duty blade in all of my camping bags. I only have one axe and it's a really old one that was given to me.

I was merely impressed by review of ridiculously inexpensive product.
I'd like to get a good folding saw too. I'll check out that Bahco one the next time I go to town. A lot of times I carry a large bow saw on the 4 wheeler, which works fine. But when the snow is too deep for the 4 wheeler and I have to travel on foot it's too bulky to carry.
 
I'd like to get a good folding saw too. I'll check out that Bahco one the next time I go to town. A lot of times I carry a large bow saw on the 4 wheeler, which works fine. But when the snow is too deep for the 4 wheeler and I have to travel on foot it's too bulky to carry.

Bahco laplanders are awesome. They're extremely light and highly effective. You hardly notice em in your bag.
 
The picture of the Bahco just came up on my phone. That looks exactly like what I need. That would be good for quartering a deer or elk too.

The model i purchase is the Bahco 396-LAP Laplander Folding Saw, with 7-1/2 -Inch Blade.
 
If one gets the Bahco Laplander Bahco 396-LAP Also get the Bahco Expert PG-72

The 396-LAP does ok on green wood but pitchy wood can cause a problem, one will be working harder cutting green wood, the PG-72 cuts green wood better and faster and isn't as badly affected with sappy limbs, both look identical to one another but the PG-72 is generally all orange and sold in most stores that sell pruning tools, the blades can be interchanged between the 396-LAP and the PG-72.

Just an FYI
 
If one gets the Bahco Laplander Bahco 396-LAP Also get the Bahco Expert PG-72

The 396-LAP does ok on green wood but pitchy wood can cause a problem, one will be working harder cutting green wood, the PG-72 cuts green wood better and faster and isn't as badly affected with sappy limbs, both look identical to one another but the PG-72 is generally all orange and sold in most stores that sell pruning tools, the blades can be interchanged between the 396-LAP and the PG-72.

Just an FYI

I'll take your word for it. All of mine are the 396 model and they have served me well. You would know better though.
 

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