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Need an axe, any suggestions on nice one?
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<blockquote data-quote="one100grand" data-source="post: 180651" data-attributes="member: 4189"><p>I don't have any brand recommendations, but my biggest suggestion when buying an axe is to go with a wood handle. I just bought a new axe this year after retiring one I've had since I was a kid. I bought one of these new fangled jobs that was fiberglass or composite and the darn thing broke on me after about 5 hours of splitting. I brought it back to the hardware store and they told me the problem wasn't typical and usually came from someone missing the log with the blade and striking it with the handle (which I've been known to do in my early years of splitting, but not any more). The damage was obviously inside the head of the axe itself as the inner material had splintered apart, so they hardware store replaced it (shoutout to Village Hardware in Alexandria for positive customer service). The second axe I got lasted me about another 5 hours before I encountered the same problem. I brought it back to them and they were happy to offer an exchange to a wood handled job - I only had another 30 or so hours of splitting since then, but I haven't had a problem and I'm very happy with my wooden handled job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="one100grand, post: 180651, member: 4189"] I don't have any brand recommendations, but my biggest suggestion when buying an axe is to go with a wood handle. I just bought a new axe this year after retiring one I've had since I was a kid. I bought one of these new fangled jobs that was fiberglass or composite and the darn thing broke on me after about 5 hours of splitting. I brought it back to the hardware store and they told me the problem wasn't typical and usually came from someone missing the log with the blade and striking it with the handle (which I've been known to do in my early years of splitting, but not any more). The damage was obviously inside the head of the axe itself as the inner material had splintered apart, so they hardware store replaced it (shoutout to Village Hardware in Alexandria for positive customer service). The second axe I got lasted me about another 5 hours before I encountered the same problem. I brought it back to them and they were happy to offer an exchange to a wood handled job - I only had another 30 or so hours of splitting since then, but I haven't had a problem and I'm very happy with my wooden handled job. [/QUOTE]
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