Discussing Timbersports vs Practical Axe Use and Restoring Strange Italian Axe
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2022
- my thoughts on the differences between competicition woodchopping vs cutting logs and felling trees in the woods, and whether timbersports can have a positive effect on the axe community becoming more efficient
Also restoring a axe i picked up while on holiday in italy
Great video, really enjoy the casual chat style while watching you work on an axe :)
Thanks for taking the time to do this, Ben. Felt a little like poking the bear, but as you know I agree there’s no way spending more time with an axe in your hand makes you worse at using an axe, period. I was tempted to use the analogy of electric guitar v acoustic guitar in my video (as many suggest playing electric makes you worse at acoustic), but I assumed it would mostly fall on deaf ears. At the end of the day, an axe is an axe. That aside, I can’t wait to see you on the spring board this year. Good luck, mate.
Here in Spain we use this axe pattern to prune olive trees, so called catalan axe "axe from Catalonia"
Thank you Mr. Ben, I enjoy your perspective sir....
Thanks Ben! Beautiful Genova pattern, same as "Hache du centre" pattern in France. Have fun with it, and please tell us what you think of its bump on the neck when using it in the woods. I found it to be very confortable for bucking.
I have this kind of axe. In Italy named "genovese" from , Genoa. It used for logging in the past time, now I use for camping bur there are better axes around
Those Timber Sports athletes are pretty impressive.
Jason Wynyard, is like the Hulk with an axe.
195 cm, 135 kg.
Excellent video Ben! Thanks for sharing your ideas and experience. Look forward to seeing that vintage head in action.
Thank you for another great video and axe restoration came out great nice job
Cheers for your perspective Ben, good luck with that crazy axe! Very cool pattern
Can't wait to see it in the woods.
I sound like a broken record, but fantastic video as always. Is there any way you could do a full video explaining the 'long-arm' timbersports bucking technique you mentioned here? Also, your fundamentals of axemanship series, do you think, with your new knowledge/techniques, that that series would need to be updated? Are you considering doing perhaps an 'Intermediate-advanced axemanship' series? There is a paucity (or dearth even) of good advice videos like yours on YT and you are doing nascent axemen a huge service.
I wouldnt really change anything from the fundamentals, you can see the long arm technique explained better in my video how to chop better
I definitely identify with the Doggy paddling bit which is what I do xD. Been a bit dissapointing in the states so far for axes not even found any vaughn or Council tool axes yet.
I believe that was the tipical shape of historical axes in my place. Having seen the same in old shootings and even a in movie probably from the '60s. Nowadays no one uses that shape in the woods anymore. Because even Italian factories like Rinaldi or A.Bergamasco do not provide that pattern. Did you weight that head?
Best regards from Tuscany.
Interesting axe! I bet it cuts through dry wood well.
I know this example is probably over simplified, but if you asked two people to cut a rick of firewood using only an axe and one person had no experience using an axe, and the other was a timbersports athlete, there would be no comparison.
I just wanted to say thank you for making these videos! As a beginner I've learned a lot from you and it's at least doubled if not tripled my efficiency from where I started and made it all the more enjoyable. I look forward to watching and rewatching these videos to keep improving. I also look forward to hearing more about this axe in particular as it's similar to mine. What angle did you put on it?
Ill make a video this weekend and measure the angle then
Carryover effects are pretty interesting. It's always seemed to me like timbersports/basque racing vs practical axemanship is a bit like target shooting vs practical shooting. Training to hit a static target at a known distance under near ideal conditions will improve your ability to hit a moving target at an unknown distance under shifty conditions.
More about the fundementals and biomechanics you can apply. Target shooting teaches accuracy, breathing and dicipline
Think you got that bevel to about 15/16 degrees.. can't believe you used a belt sander with about a 36 grit..btw lovely bit of ash.. can't believe you've got the grain in the handle the wrong orientation.. drop the mic..all the best Lincoln 🤙👍
grain orientation doesn't matter on straight handles. 36 grit is good for fast removal of material on thick axes, i go back over with 80 after
@@benscottwoodchopper just taking the p**s.. that's what I like about your channel.. your out there doing it same as me and you say it how it is same as me 😁 All the best Lincoln 👍🤙
Good video thx. i know a file is oft used in axe sharpening. i have a couple axe heads that the file--a mill bastard--just skates accross--crappy file or are some heads just that hard?
Some heads are just too hard
8 inch bahco mb and a canadian tire axe file 10 inch--both brand new---so?
@@trollpoetlaureate1953 on hard axes you really want a belt sander tbh. Vallorbe files cut a bit better though
@@benscottwoodchopper thanks Ben - i`m looking at it from a bug out bag perspective--useless to me if i cant use a file to sharpen it up--i`ll sell them and get something suitable -Vallorbe files= will do!---again thanks
Many modern files are also not as hard. For example, take a vintage file, sand it smooth, strike it with a piece of flint, and it throws sparks like fireworks but certain modern files just won't even if they're both 1095 steel.
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