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

Perfect for setting traps into the ground


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These guys have nice quality little axes too ;

https://piranhatools.co.nz/collections/handsaws

Originally Posted by Buzo

These guys have nice quality little axes too ;

https://piranhatools.co.nz/collections/handsaws

Hi Buzo, yep the Hultafors hunting axe: https://piranhatools.co.nz/collectio...-axe-hultafors is pretty much what I am looking for from Tuatahi. The handle length and weight is about right, I'd like a bit more beard so that the cutting edge can be longer and still keep the weight down so the head is around 600g. Then total weight about 1-1.1kg

Originally Posted by Gruffle

Hi Buzo, yep the Hultafors hunting axe: https://piranhatools.co.nz/collectio...-axe-hultafors is pretty much what I am looking for from Tuatahi. The handle length and weight is about right, I'd like a bit more beard so that the cutting edge can be longer and still keep the weight down so the head is around 600g. Then total weight about 1-1.1kg

You guys may not know that Hultafors / Hults Bruk apparently make the wood-handled Husqvarna axes as well. Look at the 'Carpenter Axe' and 'Limbing Axe' here: https://www.husqvarna.com/nz/parts-a...st-tools-axes/ Pretty good pricing when they come with the Husqvarna name! Might suit some here - I'd get one myself except that I don't have enough use for the axe I already have.

Originally Posted by PaulNZ

You guys may not know that Hultafors / Hults Bruk apparently make the wood-handled Husqvarna axes as well. Look at the 'Carpenter Axe' and 'Limbing Axe' here: https://www.husqvarna.com/nz/parts-a...st-tools-axes/ Pretty good pricing when they come with the Husqvarna name! Might suit some here - I'd get one myself except that I don't have enough use for the axe I already have.

yep I have heard that too. The huskies are pretty good apparently, just need a bit of finishing of the handles maybe and the hanging may not always be spot on

I have exactly those two.. The carpenters is 510mm load and weighs 1320gram. Little heavy for a carry axe but a good length. The limbing axe is lighter by 100grams but a bit long at 65cm.

Originally Posted by Sidney

I have exactly those two.. The carpenters is 510mm load and weighs 1320gram. Little heavy for a carry axe but a good length. The limbing axe is lighter by 100grams but a bit long at 65cm.

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An hour tidying up the profile of the cutting edge
And sand down the handles a bit and refinish with boiled linseed oil and the Husqvarna axes are great value for money

Yes the limbing axe is the one to carry in the bush
But the carpenters axe is very handy on remote building sites and around the farm

Pick out the axe with the most vertical grain in the handle through the head
Avoid ones with cross grain through the head

Originally Posted by Sidney

I have exactly those two.. The carpenters is 510mm load and weighs 1320gram. Little heavy for a carry axe but a good length. The limbing axe is lighter by 100grams but a bit long at 65cm.

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yep, 1 would like to have the handle no longer than 48-50cm, overall weight 1.1kg max for carrying in a day pack. After all, if it's too heavy you don't want to carry it. The best tool is the one you have....

Tuatahi have just released a new Camp Axe..... Looks good too!

https://www.tuatahiaxes.com/copy-of-work-axes

I found an Old smaller axe head in the old blacksmiths workshop. Cleaned, hammered,filed and polished it up. fitted a new $40.00 Hickory handle and Voila.
There it was 1 head 1 handle "Great Grandads Axe"....

Originally Posted by 35whelen

Tuatahi have just released a new Camp Axe..... Looks good too!

https://www.tuatahiaxes.com/copy-of-work-axes

I found an Old smaller axe head in the old blacksmiths workshop. Cleaned, hammered,filed and polished it up. fitted a new $40.00 Hickory handle and Voila.
There it was 1 head 1 handle "Great Grandads Axe"....

Yep that's why I started this thread - saw (and put an order in for) that camp axe. But mentioned to them I'd like a smaller and lighter version for carrying in a pack hunting and tramping. They are looking into it..I am trying to set up a group buy if they will make something that suits...

Another old African axe. Marked Sorby #1.

What a great thread. Here is a little Axe I was given in memory of a friend who passed in 1998. "Clarky" (Russell Clark) was a superb Horseman, Hunter, Bushman and Craftsman (of Saddles, Bits, Pistols including a made from scratch 44 Magnum revolver and much else) . He spent many winters possuming in Fiordland and this was his "line axe", when not in use it hung above his workbench. We spent thousands of hours together in the mountains on horseback

Its 730 gms light, 430mm long. No marks on it except his own brand, an R inside a C. The handle is one he's made himself.

After he passed (early at only 48) his wife told me to go into his shop and take whatever I desired. It was a overwhelmingly emotional experience and I viewed his handmade saddles, briddles, and a huge array of horse and hunting gear. In the end I could only bring myself to take one item, and this tomahawk was it. Been a long time since I took it down from a dusty shelf but what memories it brings back. Rest well Clarky.

Ahhhhhh crap, does this mean I need to save my pennies for a 3rd tuatahi.... the camp axe is great, yes its heavy but i didn't have to carry it far for this trip!

This guy restores axes up Auckland way I think. Currently requesting a buyer for this one once he put handle on. He makes the handles from scratch.