Persevere Survival Axe Assembly Instructions with CRKT Designer Chuck Cook

Learn More - www.crkt.com/persevere.html
This 5-in-1 survival tool becomes a splitting wedge, knife, axe, chisel, and adze. Even in an arena full of variables, don’t let anyone tell you you’re not prepared for anything.
This innovation comes fresh off the bench of bushcraft master Charles Cook of Dundee, Oregon. If there’s anyone that understands the tools that make a difference when the name of the game is survival of the fittest, it’s this guy. He’s graduated from several outdoor survival schools and is a voice of authority in many online bushcraft forums.
The Persevere™ is built to be the ultimate survival tool-it’s lightweight, easy to pack, and dangerously powerful when it’s put into action by a skilled survivalist. The black powder coated axe head features glass filled nylon pins and an edge protector. Find the right branch, and it becomes the ideal tool for building shelter, collecting firewood, and whatever else you might need to accomplish when you find yourself in a backwoods pinch. At the end of the day, it all neatly packs away into a woven polyester sheath with a low-profile belt loop.
Never question your preparedness ever again after the Persevere™ makes its way into your pack.
To view a PDF of build instructions click here - crkt.box.com/v/axe-assembly-i...
WARNING:
The axe blade included with this kit is sharpened. Please handle with care to avoid inadvertent cuts or injuries.
We recommend that you assemble the tool at least once at home before taking the kit with you on your next outing.
As noted in the instructions, use only live green fresh wood branch for tool assembly.
Rotten wood is unsafe and unfit for tool usage. Nothing off the forest floor.
Use extra care in driving the sharpened axe wedge into the end of the branch that will serve as the axe handle. Please ensure that the branch remains intact after the three-inch slot has been made. If either side of the slot is not stable, please select another branch and start over.
Once the axe is assembled, check the paracord to ensure it is tightly wound and check that the axe blade is secured in a fixed position. If the blade is loose, you need to retighten the assembly. If the blade is not secured in a fixed position, the axe could come apart in use and cause injury to yourself or others.
Learn more about Chucks custom designs here - www.scout-knives.com/

[@InvestorAcademyPodca]

The best feature is that it keep you in the same spot for a long time while assembling which allows search and rescue the best chance at finding you.

[@kessler003]

Lol, true.

[@jackasscou]

The video is 5 minutes long, if search and rescue can get on you in that short time you don"t really need survival gear.

[@seekertwo1]

You know what tool would be handy to have when assembling this hatchet? A hatchet.

[@angelus_solus]

If you need an axe to make this, then your skills are seriously lacking. Your lack of thinking amuses me.

[@blakedavis2447]

Angelus_Solus or you could just pack a axe and not mess with what ever LEGO brush craft nonsense this is

[@spqrtejano8026]

You can use this tool to make yourself a fance hatchet.

[@arenasbritezgabrielalfonso7285]

@@blakedavis2447 Well an axe is quite heavy... you could just carry this tool and with your knowledge (and with a much lighter knife) you`ve got yourself an axe!

[@redpepper876]

@@arenasbritezgabrielalfonso7285 if your too weak to hold an axe, hit the gym before going into the outdoors

[@bigghoss762]

For the size of wood you're going to be able to process with this you could just carry a folding pocket saw.

[@MiClLC]

Or your belt knife.

[@frimmelt]

Find a green branch. Well heck I'm trying to make an axe to cut the wood. What am I going to use to cut off this green branch

[@primordialsoup7085]

your ancestors used a pointy rock... ya know.

[@user-tr2dh4xx6u]

Just bring an axe thats ready to use duh

[@Zero.Requiem]

An axe duh,😒 🙃🙃🙃

[@angelus_solus]

Ever thought of using the axe head as a fucking chisel with a found branch as your mallet? I didn't even have to think five seconds to come up with that. Then again, I actually think of solutions instead of what sarcastic comment I could use to replace legitimate intelligence.

[@redpepper876]

@@angelus_solus wow you must be a expert, your smarter than the rest of us for sure

[@beepdubb4904]

That's a badass little tool. I like the blend of ancient techniques with modern materials. I'll definitely be picking one up. I'd like to see video how to haft it for use as a adze.

[@kentkormylo458]

Outstanding quality tool wish I had one strapped to my back pack.

[@seanthomasdowd]

just carry a tomahawk head, makes a sturdier hatchet with less messing about

[@hkadera]

same thought...just carry a Chogan head and make a handle...

[@angelus_solus]

Sorry Elijah, The celt axe was replaced by the socketed axe because a socket is quicker to haft than having to burn or carve a hole in the handle for to mount a celt axe head. This blade sits in a split, not a hole, but I see you didn't bother noticing that. You obviously didn't think that reply out very well. Honestly your ignorance of ancient tech amuses me as much as you thinking you know enough to throw shade on this affair.

[@angelus_solus]

A hawk head? Yeah sure, take a branch and carve it from one end to the other, just so you can fit 1 1/2 inches of the eye. I carry a 10 oz hatchet head as my emergency hatchet. It's simpler to carve three inches of a branch to fit the eye, and a couple inches past, then bore a hole above the head for to insert a wooden retainer peg. I can make a handle for it in less than twenty minutes, compared to almost an hour to carve a hawk handle. And yes it does, because I've made many of them. Oh, and it won't slip either like a hawk will and I can use a branch that fills the hand better since I"m not constrained with the size of the hawk head eye.

[@vincenator5000]

I rather carry this in my pack since its like 1% the weight and size of a regular socket axe head

[@redpepper876]

@@vincenator5000 but it sucks.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

I think it'll be a cool and interesting thing to have in a bag or kit, and the price point is really reasonable. Some other designs that function the same way don't create as secure and firm a tool as this seems too, so I'm really interested to see how it holds up with heavy use. Mine is already on its way to me, so we'll see!

[@ivanncastro]

Update?

[@aaron4820]

@@ivanncastro He's still assembling it.

[@hawkhawkins1179]

Awesome looking Hawk!

[@krome2ez]

Perfect addition to my bug out bag. Gotta have it.

[@angelinatorres8072]

Wow, epic version of an old tried and true weapon/tool !!!

[@MCKoolperson9]

Definitely not the worst survival axe design, but it's still a bit complicated. The pin/wedge system is just too many pieces

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

This is why I like it - the wedges allow it to be used with a number of different types of wood. You can find yourself in a situation where you are in a softwood forrest, the only option you have is softwood handles and it's very difficult mounting an axe head durably on such a stick. The pin system distributes the shock which means your handle stands a chance of lasting more than 5 mins.

[@Matio25091]

Head of a tomahawk is what I use. It's one peice, and you just slide a handle through the head. Just make sure the handle has one end that is big enough to keep the head on during swinging

[@Nemoticon]

@steppenwolf Branches naturally grow where one end in skinny and the other end fat. If you know what you're doing, you can fashion a handle very fast, very easily.

[@invictusfarmer7188]

bet the pins work better if each one comes in at a different side.

[@woodsmanforlife1677]

Some thought went into this project, wish you success.

[@richardc8551]

This is a sweet tool! I definitely need one!

[@SeVeN-A7]

Wonder if one could rig on to an hatchet handle and some how keep as an permanent set, all thought I do like the dismantle aspect of it seems to be a back up type tool

[@bobbysmith2599]

nice all around tool to have....thanks for the chance

[@Black_06_Ranger]

I wonder if it would be good for edc because I wanted to carry a nice hatchet for hiking but I dont need a full one

[@sierrawhiskey5144]

I thought about it and my complaint would have been using Parachord due to its stretchy nature, but after I considered how quick changing handles would be and how that could be a lot better than nothing, I had a hard time passing on it. Wishlisting this as a travel tool.

[@muddog1561]

Nice, I'm going to buy a couple.

[@arrikamyers2922]

That looks like a very handy tool!

[@dennisigou5341]

Great looking knife

[@MrEdium]

Brilliant.

[@raghupathimanjunath7246]

Excellent sir

[@duggydugg3937]

would a double figure 8 hitch hold the top closed better ?

[@timcole1497]

I love the pack ability. Great , shit hit the fan tool!

[@robertsatterfielddhhs7559]

Nice I would love one

[@LukeHaines85]

That was a lot of assembly work to do very little damage to a log...

[@Nemoticon]

If you think that was a lot of work, you wouldn't survive 3 days in the wild.

[@megazwatcher]

@@Nemoticon in a survival situation calories count and that looked like a workout. just give me an ax head with a threaded hole and i can screw in a 1"-1.5" handle and start chopping

[@Nemoticon]

@@megazwatcher Work out? Lol. Oh dear.....

[@megazwatcher]

@@Nemoticon i saw another video in this toy, a real world assembly and use, it was terrible. the wedges kept falling out, it hammered the stick it was supposed to cut into the ground SIDEWAYS and it required more work and did less then if they just pulled out a Becker B7 or B9 it literally took a dozed whacks to get through a 2" stick

[@megazwatcher]

i like my survival tools where you pull them out and start using them, they work as expected and minimize your survival effort and conserves your energy

[@vincentrosa9631]

Cool tool 👍👍👍

[@corensam]

Cool design

[@kingsoutdoors4379]

Have the adjustable Paracord bracelet and the defense Key but I do not see much use for that .. can't split much and not much for chopping . Might beat a blank I guess for small stuff

[@roadkingohio]

Survival axe at its best!

[@rescueraver]

How much extra weight does a fixed hatchet handle add. I have a Estwing camp hatchet no assembly required, no pins and wedges to loose. Ready to work the moment it's out of the sheath.

[@dinzo22]

Donald Raver the problem here is you actually bragged about having an Estwing.

[@rescueraver]

Cole warrior considering I got for free and it does what I want it's still better than a axe made out of parts

[@Skyfall-sv8df]

Estwing is tuff as hell. But its a mans tool soooo not for everyone...

[@MasterYoist]

The hatchet I bought in '79 still works well. Still has the original wood handle and never had any problems with it. For $12, I got my money's worth out of it.

[@LuisRamirez-rn8yi]

Sooo with what you cut the sticks?

[@39crescent]

Love crkt

[@jaredtyra6311]

I do love a good survival tool

[@PreparedWolf34]

Now that could come in handy in an emergency kit.

[@mharm734]

Any reason the steps in the instructions that comes with it aren't in order? Having 12 steps is bad enough but having them out of order is pretty bad for a survival tool. I think its useful if you were going the direction of an ultralight waist pack survival kit.

[@ericeakins1489]

very nice

[@patrickconnors8403]

Cool and compact for carry (couldn't be anymore compact).

[@evazkee7246]

Awesome

[@joshsimp1995]

Makes a good back up tool. Also I made a adze out of that tool works well

[@bretreeves]

It would do in a pinch. Definitely compact and easily stowable

[@tokoloshe42]

Alot of hate in these comments. I couldnt wait to get one of these and now that i have one i cant wait to get outside to use it. It all comes together in a small case to fit on ur belt or bag. This thing is amazing and a great for any survival bag

[@MNDashcam]

If you look at ancient tools they realized that you need a hole in the center for the ax head and the tension from hitting the ax should go to the top and bottom not to the sides to split the wood also this ax is just a flat piece of steel with a sharpened edge and will not split a tube of toothpaste. For the little extra weight that it takes to just carry a hatchet I'd much rather have a hatchet. With no wedge on that blade it's practically useless for its intended purpose.

[@otisnelson3860]

this is definatly a good idea for and edc bag that you dont want to put a whole dang hatched in

[@unable1234]

cool idea, but a simple tomahawk head, all u need to do it taper the branch you have and you dont need any wages or pins, cord, nor splinting the handle... you dont even need tools, just rub it on a rough rock

[@mharm734]

The thing that amazed me the most when I got it was the instructions weren't even in order, they started on one page went to the back then continued on the front again lol.

[@miketyree9652]

I like it

[@dustin1931]

How do you make an adze out of it?

[@muddog1561]

That's my main reason for wanting one. But nobody answered your question yet either.

[@duggydugg3937]

Dustin Stevens stick with a wide knot ?

[@duggydugg3937]

Dustin Stevens wide stick .. hole through.. cordage diagonal winding....?

[@stevegareau123]

kinda like the klecker except much better

[@phillpauley6672]

Holy crap! That's extremely cool!!! I'm going to play with this idea and redesign it a bit. Why haven't I seen anything like this before?! I have designed and made blades for years and this is great stuff! Better steel and a slight redesign on the blade and this could be the perfect survival tool. Once the weather straightens up I'm gonna have to play around with this idea. I've made cheap knives to carry just to make into a spear for fishing or small game with the same basic idea in mind. "Carry the blade and find a stick" a hatchet or tomahawk would be great for making shelters and such.

[@crkt]

Thank you for the kind words Phill! The Persevere is fun to play with and definitely one of those items that you and customize to fit your style. You'll have to let us know what you come up with :) -Richard

[@duggydugg3937]

maybe a double figure 8 hitch at the top of the handle to pinch the two halves together.. insanely strong..doesn't loosen..

[@btrswt35]

I think the idea is cool but I'm not totally sure how effective it would be. A good impact tool needs weight and mass and as small as it is, it doesn't look like it will have either. Plus, all of the loose parts are going to be prone to getting list or falling apart.

[@phillipgreen59uk]

Or you could take a much lighter and more efficient folding pruning saw. Axes/hatchets need a bit of weight behind them to be truly efficient.

[@bwax1542]

Seems to work just fine, ......... as long as you are not in a hurry

[@TheJerry834]

Yeah when the evil trees come after you and you need your axe ASAP...

[@ernststravoblofeld]

Seems that a little carving with any decent knife can get you a handle for a regular hardware store hatchet head. And since the head is, or at least should be, the heavy part, why would I be carrying that little blade and not a whole small hatchet?

[@megazwatcher]

wouldn't it be easier to just cary a plain ax head, use it to cut a handle, insert the handle and use a stone to drive in a wedge to lock the ax head in place? and then you have a full wedge shape ax

[@ernststravoblofeld]

Yes

[@mharm734]

I picked one of these up. In addition to being overly complicated, the numerical instructions were out of order, they jumped all over and it went from the front of the paper to the back and back to the front again. Lol. Where was the quality control?

[@joeburba9687]

cool

[@Life-ob3cn]

i just found this video after struggling to do this for 2 hours

[@Cardboard-boxes-are-fun]

You should design some safety glasses to go with it.

[@gillisledoux007]

No disrespect but you should check out IAwoodsman make a tomahawk handle using the tomahawk head. Useful info at the minimum.

[@OceanKing6725]

That's ah, that's a interesting design. It's not that hard to haft a traditional socketed hawk in the woods, I guessing the advantage here it's complete flat for storage in a kit, maybe?

[@NoelArmourson]

The finished axe looks like Alley Oop's.

[@TheRealJackOfTrades]

Seems like a lot of work.

[@stevecreep4961]

The cave men are drooling 🤤

[@robertclemmons2826]

not to bad for a survival kit or bug out bag.

[@sjcodan]

A bit goofy, but considering how small it is, might not be a bad choice,

[@michaelniklasson1564]

Just a spur of the moment comment: Much better than the Klecker one.

[@MagosOfTheLuminary]

The roasts of this product in the comments are the best part, on another note this product is just landfill the guy assembling just does not know it yet.

[@angelus_solus]

It's not a bad idea, but I'd have made it so you could carve pegs out in the field instead of relying on metal parts that can get lost and render the head useless.

[@yoadrian3814]

Or a tomahawk does the same thing. It's an easier assembly for a tomahawk though...

[@austinblackburn]

Not a fan, but still a cool idea and execution.

[@engiidville]

adorable. basically

[@MasterYoist]

OK so all that effort to chop a stick that would easily be used for a baton. We can baton a decent knife through those sticks with very little effort. The ax concept is a good one - been around for centuries. But, I wouldn't take down a small tree with it. I'd go with one of my knives for that. And then, only if I did not have an actual ax, or saw with me.

[@dthreadjr]

Better than the klax at least

[@snowman1278mw]

I like it and do plan on adding one to my kit. The love of bushcraft is building from the land not the 300$ knife or hatchet you carry in and are to afraid to get dirty.

[@retireddac]

As a frequent axe user on our wooded homestead I cannot at all see how this is a functioning tool. A $8 hatchet, folding saw, woodsman axe, any of the machete, parang, Kukri type blades would all be better than this. I’m not sure when or why this would be the correct tool for the job. I think a bushcraft knife would be much better.

[@lekha2176]

21 century like.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

Just carry a tomahawk head... easier to make a Handle for and stronger

[@bsm6776]

Just get a Eastwing for $20

[@chef_nick3022]

no name i mean if your in a pinch that will work but an axe with a wood handle is best since the wood absorbs shock

[@InvestorAcademyPodca]

@@chef_nick3022 And breaks.

[@diceglenn7528]

You'll spend all your energy and survival materials (550 cord) just putting it together. I'd just carry a small hatchet or tomahawk and use my 550 cord to build my shelter, fishing line, etc... Sorry but this is a no go.

[@sourmash5715]

dude weres ur freAkn eye protection!

[@loubyloo9379]

Pls can I haveit

[@loubyloo9379]

Pls can I have it

[@worddunlap]

Should come with sutures....There's got to be a better way. Doubtful the adze it converts into is any better. CRKT makes some nice things but this aint it. My wife got me one for my birthday and not to appear uninterested or ungrateful I attempted to use it. The ER doc got a good chuckle out of it all when I explained it. No worries, the feeling did indeed return albeit slow. I knew when I seen it sailing through the air that I should have avoided the thing. Trust your gut....it will save your head. Good companies have bad ideas with poor execution. This is the Edsel of CRKT. "This 5-in-1 survival tool becomes a splitting wedge, knife, axe, chisel, and adze. Even in an arena full of variables, don't let anyone tell you you're not prepared for anything."

[@Jesses001]

A rather bad hatchet, but it does fit the bill of, better then nothing. I guess if you can only carry a fanny pack for whatever reason, and therefore can not fit a real hatchet or tomahawk, this sure beats processing wood with your bare hands.

[@fatman.reviews]

Rather carry a small axe

[@mesinovict6316]

Or just get a trade axe head

[@SeventhPlacePace]

A stone axe would be better

[@lekha2176]

The company's creative crisis looks like it will soon be sold a stone a bone and a stick with a rope : )

[@toolthoughts]

that looks like a terrible idea if you're actually on your own in the woods, not playing around in the back yard

[@a661992]

Or just buy a hawk assembled 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Buzzby4020]

When he was notching the stick with sharp side of the axe head towards his other hand, I couldn't help but cringe. I could see the blade jumping out of the notch and taking off his off-hand thumb. First rule of knife safety, taught in Cub Scouts: don't cut towards useful parts of your own body.

[@paulhelm5384]

CRKT, love ya, but, why?

[@morriswest1165]

Lame. Picking a piece of hard wood up of the ground is smarter than trying to cut down a piece of green soft

[@longlivegarybusey6409]

Man...just recently got into researching and buying camping/survival gear and its crazy how many useless tools like this that are out there. This is so silly lol. There is no scenario imaginable where this would be something you would pack and bring with you. You aren't saving any time and if you can't handle carrying a few more ounces with a better tool you need to stay indoors.

[@iamfuckingyourwaifuandther2743]

I think I'll just stick with bringing my own hatchet.

[@jeremylawrence5855]

Designed by someone who looks like he’s never used in axe or understands what an axe is supposed to do!

[@DouglasStudzinskideSouza]

😣😣😣

[@rescueraver]

More backwards thinking. I commented on the Klecker and I will bring the same point here. Since the first time man hafted a stone hand axe to a handle. The Holy Grail has been affixing the two so the head doesn't fly off the handle. The handle is the lightest part of the tool and what gives the axe it's power. If you think your going to be in situation where you going to need a axe, why go off half axed