At first glance you might not recognize this tool as an axe, but if you have some light-duty clearing in mind, this Swedish-style clearing axe from Bahco offers a few advantages over a typical axe.
The cold-rolled, hardened steel blade holds a razor-sharp, double-tapered edge on two sides. It’s also replaceable, which means you can quickly swap in a new blade if both sides dull. A spring-steel bow holds the blade and attaches to a 20″ long hickory handle.
These features combine to form a lightweight, easy-to-swing axe that’s perfect for clearing brush and saplings — but you’re probably not going to be chopping down any trees with it.
The clearing axe will run you $40 to $50, and a replacement blade goes for about $9.
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I still prefer a good machete to do any hand clearing of small stuff (up to 4″ in diameter in size).
Yarr, machete is my weapon of choice in the war on brush but I would way rather the guy next to me or the hired help had one of these!
This is one of those fancy dental floss and toothpick combos for real men.
This is an evil product.. its evil because its designed to set up a continuing revenue stream for the company who sells it.. blades.
Its doesnt appear to offer any great advantage over either an axe or a machete and certainly looks much more prone to failure.. a good axe or a good machete will last a LIFETIME with no problems at all. This thing is unlikely to last a few years and you’ll be buying new blades along the way..
Pass on it.. buy a good quality axe and a good quality machete and learn how to sharpen them properly.
Duncan.
I like brush hooks.
Here is a link that talks about the options:
http://www.americantrails.org/resources/info/tools3.html
My solution is a Stihl FS 110 with a clearing saw blade… works every time!
This axe is excellent for clearing portages all day long. Lite easy to aim, and safer than a meshete. It will cut over 4 inch trees with one swing if ya hit it at the right angle and it’s soft wood.
You can sharpen the blade around the fire at night.