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#57136 - 01/01/06 01:32 AM Timberline Survival Hatchet
Malpaso Offline
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Loc: MA
I just ran across this hatchet (what's the difference between a hatchet and an axe? It's the same size as the Gerber Gator Axe.) and was wondering if anyone had seen or used one.

http://www.timberlineknives.com/timberline/pdf/6013KomHatchet.pdf
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#57137 - 01/01/06 02:20 AM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
KenK Offline
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I tend to thing that an axe is built to be a two-hander and a hatchet is built to be a one-hander.

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#57138 - 01/01/06 02:27 AM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
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First time I've seen this item -- looks interesting, might be a good acquisition for the bob. Not too expensive either, 44.95 at knifecenter.

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#57139 - 01/01/06 03:18 PM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
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A hatchet actually has a hammer head on the side opposite the blade and a notched place on the under side of the blade for pulling nails. Used by roofers of old mostly.
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#57140 - 01/01/06 04:15 PM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Hatchet derives from hachette, the diminutive of hache, what a frenchman of old would use vs a axe by an englishman, hopefully not on each other. As posted, a hatchet is a one handed tool, often with a hammer head developed for various woodworking as opposed to wood procuring duties. They are popular survival items because of the reduced wieght and bulk vs a true axe (note the old Alaska and Canadian flying survival kit regs specified a full axe.) Their close proximity to the body call for added caution in use- by french or english.

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#57141 - 01/02/06 04:18 PM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
Glock-A-Roo Offline
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Registered: 04/16/03
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Wow, that looks like an excellent unit. Thanks for the info.

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#57142 - 01/06/06 06:10 AM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
jamesraykenney Offline
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Registered: 03/12/04
Posts: 316
Loc: Beaumont, TX USA
That thing looks like it has a secondary bevel on the edge...
That would tend to destroy its efficiency when chopping.

WAY too heavy too...
Take a look at the little Bark River mini-axe... http://www.barkriverknifetool.com/biggame/mini-axe.html
It is TINY

But it is capable of BIG jobs...
It was used(with wooden wedges) to split THIS <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />



You can read a review and the splitting story HERE.
I have one, and it is an amazing little axe.

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#57143 - 01/06/06 02:02 PM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
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Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
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Take a look at the little Bark River mini-axe


That little honey is just plain cool. <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

-- Craig

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#57144 - 01/06/06 02:49 PM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
Malpaso Offline
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Loc: MA
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WAY too heavy too...

For the extra 8oz, I'd feel a lot more comfortable with a steel handle over a wooden one.
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#57145 - 01/06/06 05:43 PM Re: Timberline Survival Hatchet
7k7k99 Offline
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Loc: Ohio
the Bark River is twice as expensive as the Timberline and larger, even though lighter in weight, it is still too big in my opinion. I don't have either one, but would lean towards the Timberline if choosing between the two. JMHO

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