Condor Greenland Axe Pathfinder Edition: My New Favorite! - Preparedmind101
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Preparedmind101 and Will from Mantis Outdoors take a look at my new favorite woods axe, the Condor Greenland Pattern Axe, Pathfinder Edition. The special edition is only available through the Pathfinder School Store (www.thepathinderschoolllc.com) and features a longer handle then the regular version. It is beefy enough to handle the toughest tasks while still being a size that can be strapped to a pack.
This is one of those axes that can hang with the more expensive ones but still be somewhat affordable (not to mention it has a nicer leather cover then the more expensive axes).
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Instead of electrical tape, try the inner tube of a bike tire... Great grip, still black, burns good in emergencies. I've been putting it on everything. Even my knife sheaths.
Hello from Oklahoma! Good review. Thank you! This axe reminds me a lot of my Cold Steel Trail Boss. I've used it for several years now camping and at deer camp where it sees a lot of use. Never had a problem with it. Its still going strong. The cover for the condor looks top notch. My boys have a time with the over reach when splitting wood too. I wrapped the handle near the head with nylon rope and then a good tight wrap of Duct Tape. Good video. God Bless!
Looks very similar to a 2 1/4 pound Hudson Bay Axe which is my favorite axe as well.
Haven't read all the comments- sorry if I'm repeating someone else's words.
When crosscutting, make your cut as wide as the log is thick. Making the channel too narrow will leave the tool unable to remove enough material to finish the buck. Keep safe, and enjoy what you do.
Just discovered these guys ... From the viewpoint of someone that grew up in the bush, these fantasy woodsmen are always good for a grin. Best axe in the bush is an Iltis oxhead. No question. It's lighter and will slice off a 4 inch branch with one swing.
@@paulmartin2586 I've been looking at the Ochsenkopf for a while... I figured they might be worth a try. Cheers for the confirmation, but let's not discount skilled hands and strong back, when taking that swing. Technique matters as much as tool quality. You've been at it a while, I reckon, and surely deserve a little credit for a cut like that.
Good eye with the pattern - it is actually a Hutson's bay pattern axe with the longer handle. Hudson's have about a 2 lb head of that shape and general taper, but they had 22 - 28 inch handles. The original condor version was too short to be considered a 'hudson's' - but with the longer handle it is pretty much in that pattern range now. Worked then and it works now, and it's hilarious dave would so quickly 'recreate' what wilderness people years ago realized was the best configuration.
I purchased my axe about a year ago and did not get it from the pathfinder school and it still has the 23 inch handle. If you look at the user comments on amazon for the 2.25 pound head axe, it says that this one comes with the 23 inch handle now. The smaller one, the 1.5 pound head has the shorter 16 inch handle. Not sure what the price differences are between amazon and the pathfinder school, but thought I'd mention that.
By the way, great axe! I love it. The 1045 steel in this axe is probably a little softer than the 1095 steel in the expensive axes and probably doesn't hold an edge as long, but it has worked fine for me.
Great video Chris! I haven't use the Pathfinder version, but I used to have a standard Condor Greenland Pattern Axe that I got at a yard sale. The quality of the steel and the forging was excellent, especially for the price. The only reason I got rid of it is that the handle is just too darn short on that axe, way too short! It was more like a really heavy hatchet than a true axe. Dave's Pathfinder version fixed the problem though, and if I was in the market for a new axe I'd give that one a hard look.
I probably wouldn't buy it though simply because right now I'm really enamored with Husqvarna axes. They're truly superb, and I really think that they're by far the best deal in the axe world. You get all that great Swedish quality for half the price, around $60 on Amazon for either the 26" Forest Axe or the 20" Carpenter's Axe!
BTW, the fat handle is easily corrected with a draw knife or a spokeshave, some sand paper & a little boiled linseed oil!
The husqvarna is a decent afordable alternative for those who want thar swedish made steel. I bout mine for just under 70 dollars and it hasn't failed me yet.more specifically the traditional multipurpise axe.
wolvfe omega
I have the husqvarna as well for 3 years now. Felling trees, removing branches, hammering post and pegs. Its a beast!
This comment is being made four years after the video. Smoky Mountain Knife Works has this same, longer- handled model Greenland axe for sale. I just bought one over there. Thanks for the interesting review.
Chris, I have to agree about the quality versus the price. For a few dollars more you can get a much better steel and an axe made in the USA. I am referring to council tools axes, for example.
Thank you for the video though, I saw Dave's video and it nice to see somebody else doing the same axe.
It look like a nice axe. It takes an edge easily because it's 1065 carbon steel (soft). Also Hudson Bay patterns look cool and old school, but under heavy use, tend to work loose. They work loose because there isn't much handle in the axe head.
Condor makes some decent stuff, thanks for sharing ;)-
+Living Survival some of it is better than others. What do you think of the Condor Bushlore
Caleb Thomas I like it. Use it and don't abuse it and it is a great knife.
+Living Survival thanks so much
Love the condor products. Own 3 knives and am happy with them however, it seems to me the leather used for their sheaths is actually a "bonded" leather, not a full grain leather like many people thought, myself included. Still a good product for a sheath but I feel the distinction should be made. Im not a leather expert by any means and could be wrong but it may be worth looking into. I am willing to bet the sheaths that come with the higher priced GB or Wetterlings are made from a natural piece of leather not mechanically made from pressed leather bits. Could explain one reason Condor can keep their prices reasonable. Love the reviews Chris. Keep it up.
Chris it's feather sticking really good
Honest opinions from two great guys. Appreciate it fellas!
I walked around with 3 knives on my belt too...when I was 13 in Boy Scouts!! Really dude! One sheath knife is all need on your belt at a time. You mean that you guys aren't off in some deep wilderness?Thanks for the great review.
Is this an ironic name? Hardly ANY trees in Greenland! Part of it is ice bound. The rest is rocky gorse land type terrain. I have been and when travelling, gave rewards to anyone who saw a tree that day! Met some nice local inuit. Respect to Greenland. 👍🇬🇧
Good review your axepert is correct it is real close to a Hudson bay. Being Canadian the History of the hb co. was force fed us in school.
your axe swings are rookie bro
I don't think he is an axe guy
@@norwoodcraftandforge2950 that's pretty much my point. Can't believe that was 5 years ago
I love axes but I live in the desert where there are no trees, and the thing is most survival channels focus on forest terrain. Still, cool video and thanks for the review.
I checked out the new pathfinderschool site and did not find this ax. Are they no longer available? I gotta find one. Great video Preparedmind.
Joe flowers is awesome. You should have him on the show one day. I miss it when he was a part of Equip2Endure
Tell Dave to get these back in stock again!
Well, I don't see it for sale on Dave's site. What am I missing? Does he still sell it in 2019? If not, why did he stop selling them?
I like the idea of buying the cheapest high end axe I can buy and making it more versatile. so what I would do buy the smallest ax I can get most of the time they come with a very short handle making the axe not very effective then I remove the handle and replace it with a longer one. I like all my gear as light and effective as it can be and am cheap so I may have more labor in a item than most. but my labor is free and getting the most out of a item for me is the goal. good video
This changed my perspective on my chosen Axe, so am glad I found this video (Great video and info) . Thanks
What do you think of the idea of boring a hole in the handle and putting in a ferro rod like the
scaxe2 as a mod? Would that compromise the integrity of the handle? I really dont understand why other manufacturers haven't jumped on that bandwagon. Redundancy is life!
Damn does this thing pick up an edge and doesn't let go of it. A sweet chopper if I've ever seen one.
Maybe Will could carve 2 giant spoons and use them as a BRA !!!
what are your thoughts on Snow and Nealy?
Chris... It appears that you use cord locks in your shoe lacing system. Para cord or shock cord? I find shock cord works best and lasts forever. Thanks for the ax review.
You brought wood into the woods lmao
Love my granfors bruk scandinavian Forrest axe
Where can I get one of these axes Mr Tanner ?... Thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinion on this awesome axe, I appreciate it sir.
More axes please. Thanks for this one. // Hey, a thought; Do trees grow on Greenland?
Nice looking axe.
Help. They are no longer offered on the pathfinder store. Not listed as out of stock, searched store not available. Any where else offer it with the longer handle. Thanks
very nice made axe , i liked that mans hat.
Great review guys...hopefully that wasn't a nut shot when Will split that first wood at about 5:47.
I have a Greenland and love it!! Would love to see a "vs/comparison " vid between the Greenland and Trail Boss.
Hi . Have you had a chance to review the current Marbles camp axes ? They seem to have good reviews and are similar design but much lower cost .
I wonder how this compares with the Marbles camp axe? Thoes are hand forged with American hickory handles and are cheaper. That would be a great comparison review
Hudson Bay design...nice axe...check out the new cold steel Hudson Bay tomahawk
Great video, guys! Yet I saw some wobbling in the head while chopping the bend/knee log.... I'm not really into it...or I'm wrong?
All the appreciation goes to u guys for making the video!
Thanks once again, and God bless!
Yet again another great video Chris keep up huge fan
That looks a lot like the Marbles ax. Same way they affix their wedge. The Marbles are hand forged, same blade pattern, and made in the same place. The shorter handle axe is under $20.
the sheath is the best part
I have a 10$ axe that do the same exact job :)
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I have several axes which don't have sheaths. Any suggestions for axe sheaths?
when you can get a husqvarna or hultfors for the same price or less, im not interested. seems like a good axe though.
soo the only difference for the pathfinder edition is the handle length?
Great review. Do you have a vid on Dave's ScoutHawk. Interested to here your thoughts on it vs other hawks you have reviewed. Thanks.
Do you have any intent to review the council velvecut 2? I'd be interested to see how an American forged axe stacks up to GB or wetterlings.
Hudson Bay style yup !
the stump is not flat that's why your having a hard time with that... nice axe thank you
Chris what type of Wetherling does will have?
I can't find the Pathfinder edition anywhere but I noticed that they sell the 16" and 23" on Amazon. Is the 23" Greenland axe the same thing as the Pathfinder axe?
My arm length is right at 24" so would the 23" be too big for me?
I think it would be fine for you! The 23" is the pathfinder axe
Jerry Lee, the Amazon.com axe is the same. Just got the longer handle one from Amazon for $76+free shipping.
A tool that does the work for you that is frickin amazing pmsl
I like my United M48...........That would process a lot of wood, but I wouldn't PLAN on needing that much. I guess you could keep a BEAR out of your camp!! :)
Yes... Hudson Bay
Great video. Can you please review the council tool woodcraft pack axe?
have you guys seen the wood wright used to be on pbs ?
It's hard for me to spend 70$ on one of those when I could restore a vintage one. But I did just by the condor scout hatchet which is about half the price for a small craft axe.
I also like to browse the net for vintage axes and I found very good material for cheap.
can i get like 5 cold steel trail bosses the same price as the condor greenland didn't catch the price .
Around $50 for the shorter, original ckndor version and for some reason around 80 from Dave for the 3-4 inch length increase.
ya the price seem to be a bit over .you know i don't mind a little over for Dave's stuff because he gives the classes and he has the school but some of it is way over .
Do you still have this? do you ever use it now you have Jess-X
I have ordered two so far and on both the heads have come loose. Unbelievable poor quality. I will not be purchasing anymore Condor products. Horrible
great vid guys
Could you possible do a review on the Council Tools 18in Hudson Bay axe to compare?
Are those "tactical" sneakers you are wearing?
how did you sharpen the axe with the work sharp
could you do a vid on how to strop a knife?
where are these axes?
did you get the axe for free ?
Are you going to review a Council Tool axe?
I got the Council Tool Velvicut felling axe a few years ago and have had problems with the edge. It gets chewed up in a hurry which is very disappointing considering the price. I can't say I would recommend it.
+Michael Quigley I have had a Velvicut Hudson Bay for a while now and haven't had a single issue with it. Maybe you got one of the early runs where they were still working the kinks out of it.
Hmm, that's interesting. Maybe it was just a fluke.
If your willing to put a little work into it the Council Tools Jersey axes are the best axes that can be had for the money. AND THEY'RE MADE IN THE USA!
If you want a good quality U.S.A. made axe go with norlund (sorry if misspelled) Dave Canterbury has some videos on them
Norlund went out of buisness in 1986. They wewre only in buisness for 20 years. If you want one of their axes you have to go to ebay. On the other hand Council Tool has been in buisness for 129 years and supplied the axes for the United States Forrest Service for many years. I find hudson bay style of axe to be weak between the blade and pole. They break much easier the the traditional scandavian axes or the Dalton of Jersey axes od Council tool.
www.counciltool.com/DisplayCategories.asp?pg=displaycategories&category=10
The $30.00 Dayton pattern boys axe at Amazon got 5 out of 5 stars, and the $50.00 full sized Jersey felling axe got 4.4 out of 5 stars at Amazon.
Check out the reviews on CZcams of Council Tool axes by those people that bought and own them. I have not found a bad review yet.
The Wood Trecker has tested a ton of axes. His final comments about Council Tool axes;
"If you have the ability to sharpen an axe, then the Council Tool axes in my opinion are the best performance you can get for the money. For a third of the price, you get an axe that will perform as well as the Gransfors Bruks axes. Of course all the money goes into pure performance, leaving little for the fit and finish of the product."
woodtrekker.blogspot.com/2011/10/council-tool-classic-jersey-full-size.html
I like this ax. Gonna have to try to get one.
That being said....y'all go through way too much effort to split wood.
I've used several single bit axes and hatchets to split kindling.
I currently have a roofers hatchet that works great for splitting wood, pulling nails, and hammering the crap out of anything I need to hit. lol
If you've buried the ax head, or even gotten a start, don't waste energy wrestling the log back off the ax.
Pick the whole assembly up and slam it down again, and again, and again, just like driving a wedge.
Nice. I love it.
Another Glowing Review, What a Shock. Ask this guy how many Critical reviews he has on CZcams. I bet it's less than 1%. I don't mean to pick on just this guy. "All these Guys" posting Reviews on product they received for free are salesmen. They are selling Product for these companies and in return they receive free Gear. This is Bullshit.
+Bob Fornly I think you'll find it's the other way around. I do some reviews and have received test products for free, but i find that the sellers will ONLY give me products they actually think are really good to review. I usually manage to find a few flaws with any product but my reviews tend to be pretty positive too - because i'm not generally interested in reviewing junk. So every one of my reviews is 100 percent honest and people know they will be when they send stuff, and therefore they only tend to send stuff that they know is good.
When i do buy my own stuff or acquire it elsewhere, if i find junk i generally am not really inspired to do a review on it. It takes a lot of time and money to do even simple youtube reviews (for me anyway) and i don't really want to waste it on crap. I'd rather talk about something that excited me so others can get in on it.
So i wouldn't leap to the conclusion that if a reviewer is doing good reviews that they're in any way bias or not accurate - for some they might only do products that are 'good'.
what shock another person making assumptions and judging reviewers with no proof whatsoever.
read between the lines, bob. no one ever says exactly what they mean, even when they try.
And just shave your head and quit fighting it
Shave your own head.
Lol it is
Cock*
I would pack your shit in, yep
Mark Blemings lol
Try Council Tool
I like the hat your partner is wearing. What style and where can I find one?
Thanks
Marty Phelps check out Cabela's for the hat. Might find it there
Thanks Gil.
lostbaja hunter Went too buy this axe and they don't make it an have not for 3 1/2 years . I might be a good thing to ck the supply an if it is still around for sale . ok great show lots of information
+russell lamkin It would be easier if people would consider the date of the video than for me to constantly track every product I've ever reviewed.
I don't know why but I have this hangup about axes without ears. They just look like they will come loose sooner. Mike
Axes have ears ?
If you're being serious yes, it's the steel that comes down on the sides like the Swedish axes.
I like the ears of a Jersey pattern. They just add to to amount of wood to metal contact. More tricky to hang mind you.
I don't understand how that metal ring on top will hold the axe head
It pushes the wood out and wedges the axe head onto the handle.
American Wilderness What it does is prevents the wooden wedge from flying out when splitting wood. You only have a harden edge on a axe.
Please put all your links to your store, social media, mentioned sites, etal in some comments with the video. Thanks.
It's in every video description.
+Ivan Welch Learn how to read English Ivan.
"I sharpened it freehand... with the Ken Onion." Riiiight...🤦♂️🤦♂️
Im just messing with him I love his videos
I've never really liked wood handle, I'm too sketched out that it'll eventually splinter/snap. I know any and every handle can break, I just feel better with a fiberglass mix or polypropylene handle
I agree, you do get over it once you start putting new handles in though.
Funny thing is... The wood fans say the same thing about polypro handles!
Just buy an Estwing their handles are almost indestructible and they're only 40 bucks
Michael Tarantolo or you could just buy a cheap axe or hatchet like I did when I went to an event (I can't remember what the event was) I bought a hatchet that is about 14 inches from the bottom of the handle to the top for only £5 and when I tested it I was amazing it keeps a super nice edge and so it means that with little effort I have cut many 4-even about 7 inch logs. Anyway the morale of my story is take a chance and you may be very pleasently surprised.
good vid man!
BIGFOOTS gonna be PISSED that you are chopping up HIS logs!!!(No joke:)
cool.
I just have no desire to use that size of axe. It's either full size or a tomahawk for me. My big axe is a Kobalt 33" Hickory handle and it does me just fine, around the house. If I go camping or hiking, it's a tomahawk.
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Thanks. I like control and safety. I feel more prone to get fatigued with such a heavy short axe and that could cause me to get weary and miss my target and since I would be shifting around with the thing, I may not be in a good safe stance and take out my shin or ankle.
With my 22" Cold Steel Pipe Hawk, I don't get fatigued and remain safety conscious of where my blade direction is and where my legs are, whether I am using it single handed or both.
With a big axe, you may get fatigued, but you have defined stances because of using long swinging strokes. When you get fatigued with it , you just stop and go drink some water or something and come back a few minutes later for another round.
Godspeed!
Nice
I cant find this axe anywhere
+cool beans Old video
HEeeeeeeeeeY Hombe'...........
will looks very strong
Will looks very fat
its a good axe
it's a danish german pattern
Omg Chris go to 12.15 and listen to your voice hahaha doesn't sound anything like the vids of today brother
is it the jessica of axes
It is as far as the wood handled ones I have.
ok