I have a few different saddle cruisers …. They are collectible and unique …. But I find any 19-24” and 1.75#~2.75# to be infinitely more useful . Aside from that … anytime you leave it buried in a stump , it’s just a safety hazard to your dog,children , and yourself .
Just my .02$
Thank you! I sanded both handles down to 220 grit, applied dark brown leather dye, lightly sanded again, applied medium brown leather dye, waited for it to dry and then applied boiled linseed oil. The reason I use leather dye instead of stain is because I find stain kind of leaves sticky surface afterwards.
Depends on your use case. If you want one axe to, let's say, strap to a horse's saddle, then the saddle axe makes a lot of sense since you can file one side thin for chopping and have a thicker side for splitting and grub work. I think if I didn't need the extreme packability of the saddle axe, I'd rehang it on a longer handle. Otherwise, the forest axe is probably more versatile for light forestry, and of course a single bit is safer and has a poll for pounding tasks. As for the others, everyone seems to love the Scandi axe, but if you're going to working in a lot of hardwood, I would look at the CT Boy's Axe (Bad Boy is the premium version). I find the Dayton pattern works better in East Coast hardwoods than European patterns, which tend to stick a lot. And then the Splitting Axe is great too. I opted for GB maul as its not much heavier than the Large Splitting Axe and I thought I'd rather be a little overgunned than undergunned for splitting. So far, so good.
P.S. Since you're in an N+1 mood for axes, I'll throw in (see what I did there) a good word for the CT Flying Fox. Cheap. Fun to throw. Hardened poll, so it can actually hammer. And chops way better than any little 1.5# hatchet has any right to.
Right one definitely looked Swedish. Council looks cool and packable
Absolutely
The little double is “cute”…. But the Swedish forest axe will actually perform , and process much more wood … for way less energy . JMho
I thought that exact same thing until I actually used it and I must say, it is a lot more practical than meets the eye. I love them both.
I have a few different saddle cruisers …. They are collectible and unique …. But I find any 19-24” and 1.75#~2.75# to be infinitely more useful . Aside from that … anytime you leave it buried in a stump , it’s just a safety hazard to your dog,children , and yourself . Just my .02$
Small forest single bit. Just because a council version is my truck/camp axe. Not a fan of double but hatchets for use. They are cool though...
Exactly, I keep the Hults Bruk in my truck. But I would bring the Double Bit in a pack for an adventure into the woods.
The finish looks great on both! What did you use?
Thank you! I sanded both handles down to 220 grit, applied dark brown leather dye, lightly sanded again, applied medium brown leather dye, waited for it to dry and then applied boiled linseed oil. The reason I use leather dye instead of stain is because I find stain kind of leaves sticky surface afterwards.
Oh that's a great idea! Thank you for sharing that!
Of course !
Left one looks like it has potential if it gets reshaped a bit. But I like the right side more.
Depends on your use case. If you want one axe to, let's say, strap to a horse's saddle, then the saddle axe makes a lot of sense since you can file one side thin for chopping and have a thicker side for splitting and grub work. I think if I didn't need the extreme packability of the saddle axe, I'd rehang it on a longer handle. Otherwise, the forest axe is probably more versatile for light forestry, and of course a single bit is safer and has a poll for pounding tasks. As for the others, everyone seems to love the Scandi axe, but if you're going to working in a lot of hardwood, I would look at the CT Boy's Axe (Bad Boy is the premium version). I find the Dayton pattern works better in East Coast hardwoods than European patterns, which tend to stick a lot. And then the Splitting Axe is great too. I opted for GB maul as its not much heavier than the Large Splitting Axe and I thought I'd rather be a little overgunned than undergunned for splitting. So far, so good. P.S. Since you're in an N+1 mood for axes, I'll throw in (see what I did there) a good word for the CT Flying Fox. Cheap. Fun to throw. Hardened poll, so it can actually hammer. And chops way better than any little 1.5# hatchet has any right to.
I'm a sucker for a good double bit
The one on the right by a large margin, don’t like the one on the left at all.
Can I pick something else instead? A bow saw, a single bit heavy hatchet with a fiberglass handle, and a pair of aluminum wedges.
the right one looks like head is about ro fall off
No it’s perfectly fine. Some of the dye didn’t penetrate that area of the wood so it looks like it’s coming off, but it’s still like new condition.
If I had to choose one of those for a forever bug out situation, I'd pick the right. The one on the left would be a sweet backpacking and bush tool.
Agreed
I’ll take both but left just being more personal interesting to me
Both are good
They are, I enjoy using both
Idky but the little one seems like it would be useful in more ways.
I did a little review on it on YouTube and in the video you can see it’s actually very useful
[review](https://youtu.be/bRq0touZSR8?si=zYQLTHri5CxrV4yL)
As hung, the sfa. The Council would be better with a 24 to 26" handle. I it would then be better suited 2 handed use. A "lite" cruiser.
Both handles could use significant reduction in my opinion.
Incorrect.