How did you made the handle so dark color?

Great work Jim. Respect for your axe skills and safety with this when working. Looks a super axe, and very versatile.

Great job!

What a beauty axe !

Brian Sargent is a thief. Careful sending him money. Many times you get no knife in return.

Like that blade profile.. I see you havn't made any vids for this channel in 3 years and I just subscribed. I hope your doing well and I will enjoy and learn from your others.

Good points made! I love my JX5 in CPM3V and my GB wildlife hatchet, either paired with a Mora Black.... Guess I'll just carry both! LOL

Very informative and educational. Thank you very much

Pray you are well.

It's been 2 years....where ya at Jim ??? 🙏

What knife is that... thanks

Great video. What kind of knife is that?

I have a couple of these and I love them.. I fully intended to rehang the 2nd one on a longer handle 22"-24" but I just can't get myself to cut out the original handle... I figured I'd recharge it once I broke or wore it out... but they are so solid from the factory... I wish they offered it already set in nice longer handle... Or if they had an option to just buy the head...

Hmm, Gransfors is a Swedish company that sucks the dick of the world economic forum. I bet most of ur knives r Benchmade?.. alright, me being an asshole aside, great vid man, lots of good info and perspectives.. and a new technique for feathersticking. That axe is a no go, but the vid gets a thumbs up for sure

Love my Flying Fox. Big value for the price, and does big work for the size.

Say “uhm” one more time. Lol other than that, your video was perfect.

good review

Great video. Good talk on gear. That bag was full.. If that's a day pack, we're is your food load out? Unless your eating dirt and leaves. This is the problem i have with small gear bags, everyone always forgets f9od or snacks for the day or over night. Those items take space aswell. Anyway just my 2 cents.

Great videos man...say what camera did you film with?....very clear!

Bark river looks like German Waidblatt. I can notice same idea of blade getting bigger towards the point as to give extra weight for punch when chopping.

I confess to feeling a measure of frustration with this type of video, and apologise in advance if I upset you! Why would you compare tow tools for those kind of jobs that are not really what they were designed for? Cutting up branches into logs is a job a saw was designed for! Yet, no saw! When it came to splitting you split down the length not into the side? Batoning with a knife is not what it's for - it's designed for cutting, not splitting! Those dry branches you were smashing with the knife, why? Just stomp on it with your boot - it will snap like a twig! If not cut it with a saw! You see where I'm going with this? Wouldn't it be more useful to a learner to give them some sort of guideline as to what tools do what work best out there? So here's my first take on this: To cross-cut wood, use a saw (appropriate for the size of log); To split that (large) wood, use an axe/maul (using wedges is better); To split shakes/shingles, use a froe; To slash foliage/vines etc, use a machete; To split (small) wood, it is OK to baton, but only if you are desperate. Small wedges also work well!); To cut stuff, use a knife! I apologise again if I appear hyper-critical!

Nice set up. I especially like look of the hatchet you are rocking

Next comparison, which pounds in tent pegs better the axe or big knife LOL. Also, seems like that little axe would be better to quarter a deer or elk, you can get in and separate the quarters better. Now cut a head of iceberg lettuce or watermelon with both, the big knife would win. Each has it's pros and cons. And yes, you can chop a branch with both, some overlap there. And in some places you are limited to a knife that is just a few inches, you can't carry a big knife, but you can carry a small axe. I have the outdoor axe, a smaller knife, and a silky saw. That pretty much covers all your bases unless you want to chop down some really big trees that the saw can't handle, then you need a full size axe.

7:23 man that line about AA batteries hit hard

Does it have a hardend steel bit wrapped with wrought iron like the vintage?

I'm sorry as a Northern European the knife just looks ridiculous

So is it a haversack or a satchel? Cause they have two a “sack” haversack and a edc satchel

Instead of pounding your hatchet into the stump with a mallet, all you need to do is swing the tip down onto the stump. You can do this on any fallen tree. 👍🏼👍🏼

This was a good comparison, you are far more skilled with a blade than an axe though. I was impressed with the chopping test.

I feel like you made the case for the hatchet inadvertently. Because even though it weighed 1/2 pounds less, it performed about as well. and you could use the spare 8 ounces you saved by added a smaller knife to your system.

Well done! My personal preference is a tomahawk. The slip fit eye allows for easy handle fabrication in the field, compared to the wedge handle of a hatchet. I've felled dead standing trees and bucked 20 inch logs with it. Sure it's more of a workout than a 6 lb racing axe, but I believe it's the perfect balance between size and weight for backpacking, and even car camping. One thing I wish more people talked about is swing technique. After doing some digging around youtube I've found that racing axe techniques have drastically improved my efficiency. If I had a large knife like that, I'd love to do a bucking comparison. I'd bet money the tomahawk would blow the knife out of the water in that department when using the right (and notably safer) form. Cheers and thanks for the quality entertainment!

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It depends on your task axes and big kines had better functions but cand over lap

Great video. Much love from Australia <3

Loved the vid, bro took a shot every time you said um ! I think you know how that turned out! Love everything minimalist! Many thanks. ATB ……

Are you ever coming back?

U definitely carry way too much! The vast array of contents began to have the appearance of a lady’s purse (I was waiting for the mascara). Scale it back a tad and give us a torture test why don’t ya. Bushcraft is rough, put it through its paces. 😁👍

I just got one through Whiskey River. Looking forward to using it as an “everything” hatchet. Might even try to start throwing it around. Thanks for the great review. Made me feel confident that I made a sound purchase.

I'd live to have a breakdown of all your gear, outerwear and packs included. Do you have a video for that?

People can hate on the small forest axe all they want but nothin comes close in that size range

Nice. New sub here. One thing to add with that sidearm and axe is a CAT tourniquet. Stay safe bro.

good job in the flying fox, but dang that plumb is sexy! Given a choice id go with the plumb

sadly I can´t press the like button more than once ... great Video !!!

really nice

Definitely the way to go to feather wood for fire starting. Thanks for the tip.

Awesome comparison mate!

Sorry .. way too many ummmms! Really annoying, switched you off.

I agree. If I see a use video or review I'd like the item to be used at least 5 months.

I myself use a council fss boys axe,but I bought one of the flying foxes for my brother in law who bushcraft and hunts alot and he seems to like it ok. I figured the size and the hardened poll would be great for what he does.

Holy hell, finally someone spitting the truth. I use the crap out of my gear before I claim it’s value. I see too many vids of people using just out of the plastic equipment. Obviously never really tested. But they are making vids of how great it is. I don’t have any of the same branded equipment. I try it all. But I’m still carrying that same day pack for over 15 years now. Like seeing a guy with five knives but no IFAK on his belt. As for multi day trips, I also carry a phone charger. I use my camera . And it’s a piece of commo. Try going on someone’s YT and question them about something they are doing or not doing. They get butthurt quick. Being criticized is a chance to learn. Great little video.