WGRZ: Hatchet-throwing business to close 1 site following Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo’s first hatchet-throwing business is scaling back operations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Hatchets & Hops has sold its Brooklyn operation and will close ...
I find using my X7 Hatchet to be slightly more comfortable than my Husqvarna hatchet. Still haven't chipped or rolled the edge on the X7 after chopping volumes of seasoned Douglas Fir, Rocky Mountain Maple or Lodepole Pine for the woodstove. Maybe it's because I sharpen mine and strop the edge which gets down to the harder steel?
Found a Norlund tomahawk style hatchet at a garage sale, broken handle with the wedges still in the broken stub of handle. Being retired and cheap, I decided to make a new handle. Brought some Ironwood from Michigan when I was last there. American Hornbeam doesn’t grow much bigger than...
What kind of finish to put on a hatchet handle? - Bushcraft USA Forums
I had a camp out with my scouts last weekend and we were doing demonstrations of gear and skills. At one point I was showing a folding saw to the boys and one scout asked why I don't carry a hatchet in the woods in my pack. I responded very quickly and listed a bunch of reasons: 1 - Hatchets...
In the '40s & 50s Plumb was the most common Boy Scout hatchet and they are generally very good, well balanced and taking a good edge. The BSA seal was stamped on the head and something like "Official Boy Scout" stamped on the red painted handle.