you can also spend more for the titanium if you need to get rid of
money
the head fits in your pocket but you have someone else carry the
handle so that way you can say you have a pocket axe
https://www.crowdsupply.com/klecker-tools/klax-its-more-than-an-ax
i guess you could carve your own handle while hiking or camping but
you always need a handle so i think of this as a novelty
not a terrible idea to make it easy to switch handles but a handle
typically lasts a long time
the titanium makes little sense since the head weight is a crucial
part of an axe
well it is a hatchet but klax is more catchy than klhatchet
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 1:18:17 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
> you can also spend more for the titanium if you need to get rid of
> money
>
> the head fits in your pocket but you have someone else carry the
> handle so that way you can say you have a pocket axe
>
>
> https://www.crowdsupply.com/klecker-tools/klax-its-more-than-an-ax
>
>
> i guess you could carve your own handle while hiking or camping but
>
> you always need a handle so i think of this as a novelty
>
> not a terrible idea to make it easy to switch handles but a handle
> typically lasts a long time
>
>
> the titanium makes little sense since the head weight is a crucial
> part of an axe
>
>
> well it is a hatchet but klax is more catchy than klhatchet
My first concern was related to the clamps that hold the head to the handle.
They address that concern to a certain extend when they point out that
you need to tighten the clamps with the knob several times, ending with:
"Typically it will no longer loosen after about five minutes of use, but
make sure to check it anyway."
I recommend that no one stands in line with this tool while it is being
used. (Not that anyone should *ever* be standing in line with someone
using an ax)
I also recommend not using this tool while facing a body of water or a
cliff. "Splash" and/or "Oh Crap!...Clunk...Bounce...Clunk".
On 8/31/2016 2:17 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-08-31, Just Wondering <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The multi-tool gimmick? Get a real multi-tool.
>
> <https://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Marine-Corps-Fighting-Straight/dp/B001H53Q6M>
>
I know the Ka-Bar is popular. Not to start a blade war, but personally
I like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-0120BRS-Cocobola-Dymondwood/dp/B00HTWJJ8G/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472713424&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=Buck+120+knife+cocoboa
The main problem is that it's too pretty to put to the same hard use you
might put yours to.
On 8/31/2016 11:17 AM, Electric Comet wrote:
>
> https://www.crowdsupply.com/klecker-tools/klax-its-more-than-an-ax
>
> i guess you could carve your own handle while hiking or camping
> but you always need a handle so i think of this as a novelty
> not a terrible idea to make it easy to switch handles but a
> handle typically lasts a long time
>
It looks like an expensive solution in search of a problem.
"It will help you to get through situations where carrying a full
set of dedicated tools is just not possible or realistic. Here are
a few examples
stuck on the roadside in the backwoods and need to
build a lean-to for shelter injured hiker needs an impromptu travois
stretcher) to be carried to safety hiking and need enough wood for a
small cooking fire hunting and want to make small game traps forgot
the hammer and need to pound in the tent pegs starting the split on
a small log without many knots * need to dig a hole ..."
For the cutting uses listed, camping saws like these work just fine.
They're even more portable and cost a whole lot less:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_0?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A3375251%2Cn%3A706814011%2Cn%3A3400901%2Ck%3Awire+saw&keywords=wire+saw&ie=UTF8&qid=1472666128&rnid=3375301
For pounding tent pegs? Use a big stick or a rock.
Digging a hole? They've got to be kidding. If you must, you
probably have a knife with you that would do the job in a pinch.
The multi-tool gimmick? Get a real multi-tool.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Atools%2Ck%3Amultitool&keywords=multitool&ie=UTF8&qid=1472666386
On 2016-08-31, Just Wondering <[email protected]> wrote:
> The multi-tool gimmick? Get a real multi-tool.
<https://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Marine-Corps-Fighting-Straight/dp/B001H53Q6M>
nb