Cold Steel Trail Boss Bushcraft Axe Review and Testing

[@swopejp]

I have a Trailboss, and it has served me well. It was not super sharp out of the box, but I sharpened it up with an axe sharpening puck, and it gets real sharp and holds an edge well. I also sanded off the varnish and treated the handle with boiled linseed oil (every day for a week, every week for a month, every month for a year). I have used it to cut down 18" trees, split logs, and make kindling. I live in a mountain town in Colorado and heat my house primarily with firewood, and this was the only axe I used to turn standing deadwood on my property into firewood in my wood stove all winter.

[@Bman-xy2vh]

@swopejp you did the same thing I did to mine. I also made a nice leather mask for it. I've had mine quite a few years now and have no complaints with it.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Good to know.

[@eyeofthetiger4184]

G'day Mate, ... saved me some typing ; ) Cheers Duke.

[@buckwylde9567]

Ordered mine on Amazon for less than $30. Will definitely get my money’s worth

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Good deal

[@LiveTrueorDieTryin76]

Man, i bought one couple yrs bk. Maybe year n a half bk, but anyway, I LOVE this lil axe.. its easily my favorite so far. Great size for a do all camp ax, truck ax etc... not too big & not too small. Have thrown it. Beat it up pretty good & has held up well. Drove some t-posts down puttin up some silt fencing & have cut a deer leg or two off with it. It just handles great. Really like it. I wouldnt go campin or messin around the woods without it. Nice tool for the $. Enjoyed the scientific presentation, lol...

[@jacobhurd154]

I don’t know why people are hating, I love your videos.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I appreciate that.

[@RealDallasFed]

Seems as if the "popular" culture that's been engineered to degrade and demoralize our people have taught folks to instinctively dislike genuine people and character traits.

[@jamesswick7534]

I have one of those and I like it a lot. I did get a leather sheath online that cost about as much as the axe. I don't like the varnish on the handle. But, for an axe I take on trails and don't care about beating it up, you can't beat it.

[@4ager505]

When you were going through the preliminary tests, if you heard screaming, it was me! I was on the edge of my chair yelling loudly for the BOARD test! Great job...nice axe...thanks for taking us along.👍👍👍

[@Johonavich49]

For the value, that's a nice axe! Great video sir

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks! 👍

[@wruehl]

Thank you Brian!

[@jeremiahdarling2767]

I love my trail boss so much I bought one for each of my siblings for Christmas and an extra for myself 😅

[@stevemendez3535]

Awesome!

[@patrickmcelrath4962]

By my experience using the rear of the ax head for a hammer, it holds up well driving 3/4” pins into gravel, it does mushroom out a bit, I havent had any petals forming on the edges yet but there is seems not to be hardened. I did break the original handle trying to drive a wedge into a 24” tree

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Nice size camp axe

[@randymartin5521]

First thing I did when I bought mine was scrape the sticker and the polyurethane coating off the handle and sanded it then put three coats of linseed oil on it over the course of a few days and then about once a month or so I'll put some more on it. The handle feels velvety smooth now and feels so much better than that polyurethane crap every manufacturer puts on their wooden tool handles that causes blisters.

[@davidkelly414]

Great review 😊

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thank you! 🤗

[@kyleb4151]

My go to axe - good enough to do the tasks I need done, cheap enough to not care if it gets damaged. My Gransfors Bruk still goes on camping and hunting trips, but otherwise the Trail Boss is my primary.

[@clintonlewis1261]

Looks like a good axe !

[@jonenglish6617]

Once I gave mine a good sharpening it worked great

[@forrestfish34]

Good video. One handed, I love it. Always liked the look of these but wasn't sure about the performance. Nice.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks for watching!

[@rickyshultz2051]

Looks a lot like my old snow/ Nealy !

[@PlayaSinNombre]

The Axe Gang rides again!

[@MichaelR58]

Good review Brian, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

[@ΧένριΑϊάλα]

I enjoy watching your videos all the time. I prefer your channel anytime of the day and night then that boring show Ax Men 😂

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I appreciate that

[@HarbingerOfDeathMetal10-67]

Nice!🤘

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks!

[@davidbegor8709]

Like it . Nice hat also.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Yes, it is a nice hat. Made in the USA too.

[@beerdrinker6452]

Nice video.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks!

[@viscousmartincarey7031]

Better than axepected

[@asmith7876]

I love mine, I think it was maybe $35 delivered from MidwayUSA.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I bought mine as a combo with a Cold Steel SRK from Midway.

[@asmith7876]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose They've had killer deals on that combo, good catch!

[@JohnDudley-l7x]

Eyz boughts one to go with mys nepthart knifee .

[@oathtaker2768]

I have one 👊

[@mclostinthewoods]

$27 on Amazon right now. I bought one just because it was so affordable.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Good price!

[@brianmcwhorter2867]

Taiwan is an independent nation!

[@onesky8647]

Axe-pert.😂

[@chriszeis5477]

I have 5 of them and they have better fit and finish and grain the expensive swedish brand

[@chriszeis5477]

Than sorry

[@RealDallasFed]

"Axepert" lol. It ain't easy being cheesy

[@jeremybryant5778]

when in doubt, more fatwood

[@maddrgremlin]

Liked shared signed up. Hang next to my pipe hawk.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Thanks.

[@victormartin6608]

Price and steel composition is all we need to know.

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

If that's all YOU want to know, you can look that up in about 30 seconds.

[@redsorgum]

Let me axe you a question, do you prefer the cold steel tomahawks over this? ✌️🇺🇸

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

I do for throwing. And maybe as a light belt blade. But for real axe work this is better.

[@shcmoly]

Skunk alert!

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Skunk? What skunk?

[@jerryrocketandthegogogirls3517]

Just get a gransfors bruks and be done with it

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

GB makes great axes but, honestly, I think Council Tool makes many that are just as good or even better at a lower cost and with the added benefit of being made in the USA.

[@jerryrocketandthegogogirls3517]

@@SurvivalOnPurpose council seems pretty nice they’re expensive too. I LIKE US made too but sometimes unfortunately you have to go outside of the USA especially for cars. Idk why we make such junk lol

[@toybusters5138]

This was the absolute worst ax I've ever purchased I busted the metal doing some easy chopping work pos

[@SurvivalOnPurpose]

Hmmm. Mine seems fine.

[@victormartin6608]

Ya gotta do better boy....

[@Bman-xy2vh]

look, it's another internet expert. You know they type that run their mouth and complain but add nothing intelligent to the conversation. Congratulations, you win no prizes or accolades just insecurity and self doubt.

[@victormartin6608]

Just get on with the program.....