Thread: Tuatahi axe project - small axe / hatchet for hunting, tramping, fishing etc

Originally Posted by 223nut

Nice collection.... But I bet the fiskars get used the most!!! Shame about the bent bar, what's the story?

You’re not wrong, I was bloody surprised how well the Tuatahi worked for splitting though, even on some 100 year old oak. When it gets stuck, it gets really stuck, is the only negative. I imagine the 6 odd pounds of steel makes up a lot as well.

Pains me to admit it, those Fiskars come out on top for splitting. The old man and I have used everything over the years, still love a good 32” 4.5lb Kelly tassie on the creamy straight stuff though.

Wind blown macrocarpa got that bar, read the pressures wrong and pinched the bar, it got bent when I freed it with another saw. Big leader dropped onto it.