Pushing the limits of the Council Tool Jersey Pattern Axe
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- I split a large red oak round in this video, pushing the limits of the axe beyond what it could do from the factory.
After this video I rehung the axe and it is now phenomenal tool. With a solid hang.
Go buy this axe from Harry J Epstein! You may need to rehang the head, but that is a minor inconvenience compared to the quality steel and handle you get for the price.
www.harryepstein.com
Dam that thing is splitting like a champ considering how thin the geometry is.
It did great! The bevels really do help prevent sticking. Very happy with the steel
Council tool uses 1060 steel on their sport utility line. Just to let you know. 5160 steel on the velvicut and Woodcraft line.
Appreciate it!
Big rounds, you have a nice strong swing sir....
Thank you!
Glad it's working well for you after the rehang. Nice looking axe.
Thank you! Really a beautiful axe. One of my favorite handles, it is very springy
I’m considering getting that axe as well. I’ve not had the best luck with council tool so far, but I’m not ready to give up on em.
You mentioned Kansas City.. are you from this area?
What were the issues with CT? I’ve had issues with the hang, and others seem to have the same problem. A new wedge made all the different for me.
This is a great axe for the money. I lived for a time in a bit south of Kansas City but found Epstein Tools online. Really good price, listed for $54.
@@urbanlumberjack I bought a boys axe that had a bad eye. Didn’t have any taper to it. Same size top and bottom. Made a new handle for it and it chops great now. Just a frustrating process to get it to a workable axe. The axe head itself is great. Very good quality steel. Holds a great edge.
@@MatthewAmsbaugh no taper is a bad deal. Good thing you’re handy. For a lot of tooos now days I think being capable, at least for basic maintenance and modifications, is really important.
I have this axe. I haven't used it for splitting rounds as big as these, but its one hell of an axe. The sheer head weight and inertia of this axe head on a 32" haft clearly gets the job done. Good technique buddy. Axe on!
@@urbanlumberjackwoodcraft pack axe with a horrible grind and a handle that was hung a good 30 degrees off. I would strike straight down and would almost be hitting the side of the axe
I like mine, too. You didn't do it any favors with the way you try to split a big round with a chopper. Try going along the rings 3"-4" in from the bark.
Definitely not an easy task. It’s more than up to it with a solid handle though. Very impressed with it, has become my favorite
Nice Gym A shirt! When were you at West Point?
Oh, the axe is cool too.
I didn’t think about the shirt before I made the video! My brother graduated West Point and then went on to ranger school and the ranger battalion. He gave me the shirt close to ten years ago.
@@urbanlumberjack well that’s cool. Best wishes to you and your brother!
Silly question but why on earth are you using a felling ax as a splitting ax? I would dream of swinging any of my felling axes at firewood rounds that’s what my fiskars 8lb splitting ax is for.
I like splitting with a felling axe. Takes some technique, but IMHO a good felling axe should also be able to split. This is testing axe durability just as much as splitting the wood.
@@urbanlumberjack that’s fair. I wouldn’t want to risk damaging the felling ax that meant to fell trees not really split them but it’s your gear so use it how you like. Good video either way.
Great video man just found your channel and subbed 🙌
Awesome, another axe guy! Subbed to your channel as well!
@@urbanlumberjack thank you so much man I really appreciate it !!
Know of any axes with a convex grind and thick cheeks that blend in nicely? I have the CT woodcraft axe but I want to carry something that's not gunna get stuck in bigger or knotty logs
I’ve had really good luck with the pack axe biting deep but not sticking. Pretty rough to find a good convex edge these days I can’t think of any offhand. Could absolutely take a stock axe and file in a nice convex though. For big axes the council splitting axe has enough metal on it to do pretty much whatever you want it to do.
@urbanlumberjack yeah im looking at the boys axe right now...I don't want anything too heavy because I need to pack it into camp with the rest of my gear
@urbanlumberjack Ik alot of people are raving about the boys axe splitting capability and its not that I can't split with the woodcrafter its just the profile of it is really only meant for smaller log splitting but the weight savings and versatility is undeniable. I could give it a convex grind and change the profile but for $150 I'd rather keep it in original condition.
My goodness that's some tough wood, wore me out just watching
Thanks for watching!
take a grinder to that knob on the bottom of the handle. will feel a lot better after!
I’ve been thinking about giving it a fawns foot. How do you mean to grind it?
@@urbanlumberjack I have that same axe I love it great chopper. I use a 4.5 inch disk grinder with a flap wheel sanding disk on it to feather it out. Not for the main shaft of the handle just the bottom hand stop area.
Anyone know the correct sheath to buy for this Axe?
A bunch of them work. As I recall the bit it 5 1/8 inches. The Helko Werk Tasmanian works ok. Council tool also sells mask for it. Whiskey river usually carries them in stock
It is not a splitting axe !!!!!!
It is not a dedicated splitting axe, this is true. But it can split wood even of the size shown here. It failed due to hanging issues, and has been performing marvelously since fixed
A wedge & a sledgehammer is better choice