NEW HUSQVARNA AXE! The 1.25 kg German Style Universal Axe!

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[@gregprince2523]

Good morning Woodhounds!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Greg!

[@terrencewalker2108]

The Rhine River region in Germany. I've spent a lot of time in Germany (US Military and as a Contractor for Department of Defense) where tools are meant to last and to be pass from generation to generation.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, thanks for the info and your service!

[@kurtloftfield4537]

Good morning all!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Kurt!

[@billypitts6368]

I have one just like that I got in Germany. It is my go to axe when I need to use an axe. The way it handles is just so comfortable and balanced.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, it is a sweet one!

[@svenschmalfu3093]

You definitely have fun! Yeah. The people in Rheinland created this kind of Axehead with the lil cut on the underside; it's because you can maybe hung she somewhere. -you can't do this with a Canada Iltis.. I think it's a Ochsenkopf. The handle is called Cowfoot, because of the swing. It's the most comfy one. We have different handles at all. The Bavarian by ex. But most use is this one. The leaf of the Rheinland is only a lil bit thicker as from a Iltis, which is meant - the original idea behind was it should be paralell. So you can do better fine tasks, and cut the branches of a tree easier. So it's not really for splitting, but you can do all camptasks. Sure, always take gloves.. but if you swing the ding, you should change the hand position! For left and right you have once the right, once the left hand is holding the Axe and the other have the swinging part.. this is one reason why your cut is so steep also. The breathlessness - that's why most people, and also Loggers, use max. 1000g (head). Because you must be able to handle a 'universal axe' the whole day.. for whatever task. Btw, you are a very sympathic man!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching and the info too!

[@stevezelen4651]

Wow Chris, I’m impressed. This video is proof that clean living and hard work will keep you young. I’m much younger and there is no way I could have done that.

[@InTheWoodyard]

There is always a way!

[@donmcc4189]

Good Morning Chris. Just think before the wood splitter and processer's having to cut and split the wood you sell every year the time it would take to fill your wood yard. Alot of the younger people have no idea how lucky they are. I enjoy your your videos daily.

[@InTheWoodyard]

We all are very lucky to live now.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, lots of work!

[@donaldhilton731]

Best husky I ever used was my dad's 30-06 rifle, still got a scar but got the wolf. Good times on the farm!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!

[@haroldanderson2781]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for saying husqvarna correctly. So many say huskavarna!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

I was told to say it like hoooskvarna.

[@larryvankirk7423]

Chris, nice video/axe. Best part of swinging an axe is the nice nap that follows. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@jedimaster197]

The x15 fiskers axe is a nice axe. Good size, hits hard and chops well. I used it to de limb logs and as a wedge pounder.. Great tool, best $50 bucks I've spent..

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice!

[@johnphillips770]

That's very similar to the gransfors bruk small forest axe,scrape the varnish off the handle, and use some boild linseed oil on the handle, and it'll be perfect 😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

There is no varnish on it, I think it has been oiled already.

[@jlhaslip]

Yup. Get rid of the lacquer finish on all my wood handled tools. Less blisters and the boiled linseed oil lasts quite a while between coats.

[@johnphillips770]

@@InTheWoodyard I'll have to check one out, and possibly add it too the collection

[@jkeane39]

You've inspired me hopefully later today I will take my x27 and take down an 8 inches .Just to let you know closer to 80 then 70 .Have a blessed day.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice!

[@cut4fun50]

Have fun at Hoosier Hysteria say hi to Tony for me. Wish I could be there with you guys.👍😁

[@InTheWoodyard]

Tony says hello, he is right here!

[@megamike4357]

It was really cool to see the red stress marks in the wood. Never seems to look that pronounced when you cut it with a chainsaw. I do agree that box elder is a junk wood. No heat, no coals, and plenty of smoke.

[@InTheWoodyard]

It burns just about like aspen, not great for heat but better than nothing.

[@danthornton5098]

👍😁I bought the Fiskars splitting axe after seeing your demo vid. Love it! Use it all the time.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Cool!

[@nevillelake1403]

I’m feeling the burn 🔥 Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, chopping does do that!

[@saltrock9642]

Mornin Y’all! I was told that back in the old days smart loggers use top handled beavers and the axe was used to threaten the beavers. I found it hard to believe too.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Maybe so!

[@timrydman-mr5hp]

Pretty good job chopping. Like you said. A good work out.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Tim!

[@waynetharp]

Other then beating wedges ...My axe is a tool that gets used for almost everything except what it was intended for! All the work to build such a beautiful tool only to ruin it with a UPC bar code sticker is a real shame.😢 Have a great time today and hope all goes safely. I have a half dozen gardens to get tilled today. 👍👍

[@waynetharp]

@@twobeards6714 👍👍🍅🫑🌶🥦🥔

[@jeanvaljohn3921]

T Y L E R ! Where is "the piler" when you need him ? 😊 I'd need a gradual build up to start swinging again. Split three rounds to start the day and another three rounds at the end of the day for a week. One question To axe 😉 Do you suppose those handles are hickory ? or Ash ?

[@waynetharp]

@@jeanvaljohn3921 Hickory...

[@InTheWoodyard]

It was a great day, we made about 30 full cords ???? AWESOME people!

[@InTheWoodyard]

nice

[@coreyriley7160]

G’morning Chris ! Again, a wealth of knowledge, presented in terms we all will understand ! I really like that splitter. Maybe I could swing it someday. GoodNightIrene

[@InTheWoodyard]

It is a good one! Thanks!

[@Deutschehordenelite]

Rhine (or Rhein in german) is a really big river originating in switzerland and going through big parts of western germany and the netherlands, but also marks part of the border to france and germany. I live less than 10 miles from it. Didn't know an axe style was named after it, I always called chopping axes "forestry axes" Also am surprised it is made in germany, since husqi is swedish. I sometimes like to delimb with them.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Cool, thanks for the info!

[@inthebackyardwithdel438]

Hey Chris , that is a very nice axe !!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello there Del! Thanks, did you have a good trip home from Indiana???

[@inthebackyardwithdel438]

Hey Chris , yes sir . I got home today around 6 pm . I went to Dayton Ohio to Wright -Patterson AFB . I toured the National Air Force Museum . There are a couple of A-10’s on display that I worked on in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm . Thank you for asking . I hope you and Tony had a good trip home also . It was very nice to meet you both !! Del

[@bobbysoza3798]

Good Saturday morning Chris!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello!

[@melissasmess2773]

Great talk. I have a Husqvarna commercial mower and some German cars and guns, good things from Germany. Thanks, am needing more axes.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, they do make great stuff!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Nice axe!🤣 Looks like a very handy size. 👍🏻👍🏻🪓🪵GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, it is a good one. Hope you had a great trip home Sir Todd!

[@sdmc1972]

got the husqvarna maul and splittling axe love them both

[@InTheWoodyard]

Very nice!!!

[@mjjackson-kh8mq]

who needs a peloton get yourself a nice husqvarna axe and have at it. thank you for the vid

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, that would do it for a lot of people, get out and do some actual work!

[@kenthorsen4558]

That's some big man glitter!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@ecossearthur]

Nice back pocket axe

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it is!!

[@Lens-KeepingBusy]

Good morning all

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Nice demonstration Chris. I use Fiskars all the time for splitting just to get the upper body workout

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup chopping is a great work out!

[@michaelebdon]

Hi nice to see you using the Limbing axe but you did seem to get tired and I taught my scouts here in the uk to stop for a while Whe n they got tired, you had a good action and explained sliding your hand down the shaft well. Please show us how to use what we in England call a hand axe. We in the uk have regional shape heads, some are just called a chopper. Thanks Mike. 20:58

[@InTheWoodyard]

Send me one and I will! Thanks for watching!

[@Deutschehordenelite]

You can get those metal wedges in every hardware store in germany lol, they translate to something like "round grip wedge"

[@InTheWoodyard]

Interesting!

[@Brian2bears]

Very interesting video. Husqvarna and STIHL both are offering universal forestry axes, I found myself zooming in on the makers' mark several times. Nice chopping and great film work sir...

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@davidedwards3734]

I gor exhausted watching you!! Some of are old but scared to admit it!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, old is hard to be!

[@jandblawncare8570]

I have the Fiskars collection including their pickeroon but I think I'm leaning to the hate it side, specially the pickeroon. The hollow handles seem to vibrate and hurt at least my hands when using.

[@InTheWoodyard]

X27, my go to.

[@PuReBlOoD3478]

Try filling the handle w spray foam. Might help.

[@heymakerphd1982]

You should get some tree cuttin' tips on your beaver trappin' trip. If you get serious and want to chop a lot of trees into firewood, you should put a little Honda engine on that thing! or maybe a Husqvarna. Wouldn't have to be real big, like your 392 (272?), a small one would give you exercise as you tote it around. You should also switch hands every now and again. Keeps all those mighty muscles balanced from side to side! Don't wanna stretch out your blue tutu either. - Choppin' like that stirs up the oxygen, makes it hard to fetch up proper doses of oxygen, and of course, leaves you short of breath! Chop slower, and you breathe better. Gives the air a chance to settle down. Sometimes, it only takes a couple minutes in between chops to stabilize the oxygen, if the conditions are right! At least, that's always worked for me! When you get into pine or oak or balsa, might take a little longer. Keep smilin'! Old guy told me once you can say ANYTHING, as long as you say it with a smile! John Wayne agreed. Remem his line in one movie, "Smile when you say that, tourist!" GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for the advice and tips, I will consider!

[@geezerindawoods]

cool beans! I will stick powered tools. Well Dun!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@Z-Bart]

If and when you go into the BWCA do you enter from Ely, The Sawbill, or Grand Marais? If it's the last one...you're welcome to stop in for a coffee anytime.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I usually go through Ely, across moose, fall and snowbank lakes or up and down through Quetico.

[@Z-Bart]

@@InTheWoodyard Copy that.

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Nice size axe.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yes, it is that!

[@rickthelian2215]

Chris you needed a stunt double😊 Nice looking Axe😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good idea!

[@tonbost]

Seems to be an Helko Werk traditional line rebranded.

[@InTheWoodyard]

It is an axe that works and I like it.

[@briannelson4493]

Mom there’s a man in backyard with an axe what do you think he’ll do.??? Keep on cutting he he he

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, keep cutting!

[@richiecaelwarts1911]

Me and my buddy were cutting fire wood we decided to chop some logs with the ax wow that wears you out quick lol .

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, it sure does!

[@stevepatch1809]

This makes you appreciate chainsaws, I can’t imagine back in the day having to cut 10+ cords a year with a axe just to keep your family alive.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, that is why they died at 49 1/2!!!

[@annmariekowalski7505]

Nice video, Chris. You have a step up from an arrowhead tied to a stick with grapevine. Wish we had that axe in the Fire Academy for chopping telephone poles.

[@BertsCustomCuts]

Morning Ann

[@annmariekowalski7505]

​@@BertsCustomCuts HI Bert. Rain clearing up here. Outdoor recess this afternoon.

[@BertsCustomCuts]

@Ann Marie Kowalski Ive been cleaning stuff out of the upstairs of the barn all morning so far in the rain.

[@annmariekowalski7505]

@bert brei You find anything good? Still raining.

[@BertsCustomCuts]

@Ann Marie Kowalski lots of junk and some good stuff

[@razorx9966]

Cold Steel Trail boss or Husqvarna Universal? Which one is better?

[@InTheWoodyard]

I do not know, I do not have a Cold steel.

[@kaitlynlsari681]

Hi Chris 😮you used metric😮😂 I think axe's are like cars or chainsaws. Some people obsess over them some people don't care as long as it works well. I have a Chinese hand splitter which I Utterly love and it's awesome. I'd love to get a gransfurbruk axe because it's hand forged Scandinavian goodness, but it's kinda like the Lamborghini of axes. Interestingly I have never seen a double bit axe in new Zealand, our axe head pattern is closer to the Rhine pattern. I do use an axe every so often for limbing if I'm down at the river bank cutting Great video GNI 🙋🥝

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice info, thanks!

[@workingmanrondoyle3287]

Good morning all🤠 I don't know about you'll but that wore me out!

[@InTheWoodyard]

THANKS!

[@jeanvaljohn3921]

T Y L E R ! Where is "The Piler" when you need him ? 😊 One question to axe. The handle is it Hickory or ash ?

[@InTheWoodyard]

It is ash.

[@tassiehandyman3090]

Mr Chris... next time you're laying a tree down on the ground, and you need a way to tap in some wedges... that there Husqvarna 1250 looks like a proper "wedge banger", as Buckin' Billy Ray would say...👍💪🪓🇦🇺

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it would be great for that!

[@bjorn-e.t.6198]

Greetings from Germany... Aß you Said the reihn Style orginates in the Region reihnland wehre i life

[@InTheWoodyard]

Very cool, thanks for the info!

[@brucearney9536]

Is that orange just paint or some kind of guard ?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Paint!

[@jeffhockey5163]

I bet you were thinking "am I ever going to chop through this stinking limb"?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, It is not a chain saw!

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Have you ever seen an Arvika? I think Swedish....don't know. Huge blade 5-6 inch.

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I do not think so.

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

@@InTheWoodyard I bought one a while back 'cause I thought it was "cool" split some cottonwood with it sharpened it "more" and hung in the shop......(probably be there until the farm is sold)

[@gregprince2523]

And on the 8th day..... God created the chainsaw!!! Give that man killer to a youngman and see if he can wear it out!!... That axe makes you yearn for the smell of 2stroke fuel!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, it is a workout!

[@rogersullivan4892]

After watching you chop Chris, I just figured out why chainsaws were invented.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@marclauzon1882]

Should have taken the raker down a little more for a more aggressive cut.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Next time I will!!! Haaaa!

[@olegm3079]

What exactly model is 1250G??

[@InTheWoodyard]

1250 is the head weight in grams or 1.25 kilos It is an axe.

[@olegm3079]

@@InTheWoodyard can you tell me what model is or share a link for exactly this axe at Husqvarna website

[@gareth-ff9ok]

Anyone thinking about getting this axe dont, i had it for one day and the handle snapped in half no over strikes or anything it snapped clean in half

[@InTheWoodyard]

Take it back and get a new one.

[@jackpinesavageadventures3142]

👍👏

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@sootie620]

That axe is making a damn funny sound !! Ooh ooh ahh 😤 ooh ooh aah 😤. 😜

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I do make old man sounds a lot!

[@firewoodathome]

👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@jlhaslip]

My axe weighs 3.0 pounds for the first few swings, and then the decimal drops out of it.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha!

[@pddpup7767]

husqvarna chainsaws cut faster ;-) Nice little axe

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes they sure do!

[@bekaerttrio2231]

🪓🪓🪓👍👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for the 3 axe 3 thumb morning!

[@tigersharkot]

Good morning Chris. You look like an old beaver with only one big tooth. Good exercise.😂👍😎

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, that was me!

[@larryterrell8458]

Is that cardio training? 😀. Good video and thank goodness for a chainsaw!

[@InTheWoodyard]

It sure is good exercise!

[@annmariekowalski7505]

Does that axe need DEF?

[@BertsCustomCuts]

Just the operator needs it.

[@jeanvaljohn3921]

Not DEF But DEW😊😊

[@BertsCustomCuts]

@Jean Valjohn his exhaust is ripe sometimes and needs a good cleaning.

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, just some mountain dew!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@wicksfarm4895]

thank good for chainsaw

[@InTheWoodyard]

yes!!!

[@carldean6795]

can one shave with it?? wanna see that

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, if you sharpened it up.

[@paullambert6862]

Im going to pass on this axe. Council tool is better

[@InTheWoodyard]

OK

[@jeanvaljohn3921]

I am not an attorney, But dont you have to wear plaid in Wisconsin when use non motorized wood working tools ? We dont want to see you reporting from the local poky, Dontcha know aye

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, you might be correct!

[@johncostello5127]

I guess if you had more subscribers the husky rep would have given you a new saw for you to infomercial.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Maybe so.

[@daveklein2826]

Why does it matter to you

[@johncostello5127]

@@daveklein2826 YOU ARE YOU TO ASK? MYOB.

[@johncuomo692]

Looks like a nice axe but I'm worn out watching you

[@InTheWoodyard]

Mountain dew will fix that!

[@johncuomo692]

I'm a gingerale guy

[@geoffoutdoors]

Wonder if these are made by Ochksenkopf? Would love to try that universal axe. Just rehafted my old Plumb single bit about that same weight. 25-28inch handle is perfect 👍🪓

[@InTheWoodyard]

Remind me and I will bring it to the Paul Bunyan!

[@garys8415]

Nice tool and work.🏕️

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Maybe Chris you should get the wood hounds to take a challenge with chopping with a axe 🪓 ❤😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

That sounds hard!