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March 12, 2015 at 2:37 pm #38740
This link is to the Northwest Axe Company site. They have put up a good tutorial on proper methods of safely using an axe. On the page are two videos very worth watching titled: Alone in the Wilderness. The first is a documentary of building a log cabin without power tools. In the beginning of the video they have a short segment to show you the wilderness. The second video shows how to make wooden utensils.
March 12, 2015 at 2:55 pm #38742The videos are of, and made by Richard Proenneke, one of the last true backwoodsmen.
The pay versions are worth every penny.
March 13, 2015 at 7:30 pm #38837How to Use Crosscut Saws, Axes, Etc.: “Handtools for Trail Work” Part 2 1999 US Forest Service
March 13, 2015 at 8:17 pm #38838Thanks Blackbird that is an informative video. One of the safety methods they use and show is very good from a safety perspective and not so good ergonomically. Bending your knees while swinging an axe or sledgehammer will keep a person from hitting themselves in the foot or ankle but it will make accuracy much more difficult. Additionally a normal person won’t be able to work very long doing squats all day. Personally (use this method at your own risk) I like to use a wide stance, with one foot 90* from the cut or as close as posible to that line. The other foot back and to the side. Both feet are well away from the cut planted firmly, providing the best balance you can achive.
He didn’t explain most injuries are caused from a glancing blow that goes wild bouncing of the material instead of making a cut. Accuracy over power every swing. Don’t use an axe if you’re tired or you’re hands or arms are tired.
March 13, 2015 at 9:01 pm #38840Alone in the Wilderness
an interesting video of a man alone in the woods building his own placeMarch 14, 2015 at 1:27 am #38848The Gransfors Bruks Axe book has a lot of good info. They also show an interesting way of stacking firewood. In a circle on branches off the ground. Keeping it sharp is the most important safety consideration. Dull axes are dangerous.
March 14, 2015 at 4:25 am #38857Mors Kochanski also has several good videos out there on this subject. I also have several other good resources I can post when not on my phone.
http://ageofdecadence.com
March 14, 2015 at 4:32 am #38858Mors Kochanski also has several good videos out there on this subject. I also have several other good resources I can post when not on my phone.
I still want my cold steel Viking axe. I just don’t feel safe around the undead without it. lol
March 14, 2015 at 8:06 am #38863Brulen
considering that you live in New York where zombies and brain dead run amuck, I can see that.
http://ageofdecadence.com
March 14, 2015 at 1:35 pm #38864Mors Kochanski: How to use an axe:
Thanks Sled
March 14, 2015 at 2:31 pm #38866March 19, 2015 at 10:07 am #39062Make sure the axe head is well attached and will not fly off while you are chopping.
Keeping the axe in a very low humidity environment in the winter will often lead to wood shrinkage.March 19, 2015 at 10:48 am #39070Good point.
March 19, 2015 at 4:05 pm #39089Thanks 74 and Blackbird, and I agree about Proenneke, that man and what he did (lived) was so true and real.
March 19, 2015 at 4:18 pm #39094Here is how you should care for your axes:
Just soak the axe head in BLO every so often and keep the shaft well coated at the same time. BLO does wonders for wood. I personally took a bucket and some PVC pipe and made an axe bath out of it. I just slip the handle down the pipe and the head sits in the bucket then fill it full of BLO (boiled linseed oil) and let it sit for a while. Depending on how you attach the bucket, this little build can last you for years and keeps you from having to rehaft your axes every couple years in really dry places. Even if you don’t go as elaborate as a setup as I have, just put some BLO in a bucket and put the axe head in it to soak every few months as needed.
http://ageofdecadence.com
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