Checking out the Council Tool Flying Fox Woodsman Hatchet

[@WoodsmanHobo777]

I have one of these and they're great. They do have a thin profile. Personally I wish it was a tad bit thicker bit but it is a great hatchet for work and is a great hatchet for throwing. Council tool is making quality stuff even there lower budget line is quality.

[@pa1adin111]

Got one of these from your eBay store a couple of weeks ago. Really nice hatchet. You guys ship really fast, thank you very much, very happy customer. The next time I'm driving out west I'm going to make a point of stopping by your store.

[@herbertgearing1702]

You make an excellent point about the handle strength. The grain direction and minor blemishes are completely irrelevant with a 16"handle and a 1.6lb head. I have been shocked at how much abuse a hickory hatchet handle can take and remain firmly attached to the head. I was rehafting a cheap little hatchet for a restaurant owner who was using it to split firewood for the wood fired oven. I am not sure if they ever took a swing which did not overstrike and the handle was smashed in badly in a few places. Looking at it made you wonder two things, how did it not break, should I really let this person hold an axe again or should I stage an intervention? The handle was a nightmare to remove probably wouldn't have come loose until they finally crushed the handle from one side to the other. I'm guessing it is partially because of a cheap yet ridiculously thick hickory handle that inexpensive imported tools frequently use. If I was working on a logging crew and harbor freight or tractor supply handed me a hickory tree with a tiny bit of iron on the end I would explain that I get paid to take trees off the mountain and carrying that much lumber up the hill seems counter productive.

[@russelllieser4226]

I like the odd handle axe.

[@Roland96351]

Thank you for the information!

[@omahaknife3923]

Thanks for taking the time to watch, glad you enjoyed in the info!

[@spektr540hemi]

Looks like the old Truetemper Tommy Axe with the claws cut off or a larger version of the Truetemper Tomahawk.

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

how much money is being wasted on prop 65 for labels.... anyway thank you for the out of box views, gives a good representation of what we can expect! My opinion on grain orientation on shorter axes is as you stated... its over rated. I actually like a bit of character in my axe handle. thanks for taking the time to post this!

[@BOOSTEDLASER]

Wonder how these compare to the swedish big 3.

[@billpeart]

Easily.

[@rnilazarev2553]

👍👍👍🤝🤝

[@jerrycrowe8448]

Wow I've been away from my 🪓 junkie days and the council tools velvicut line as well as there bushcraft series and being from Canada they're not easily obtained.I must say that times have changed andI I believe it's time for a try just wish that the flying fox was still under 50 dollars try 100 plus after shipping around the 135 rate