As someone who actually used axes as a teenager, I can't see how "artisianal" really adds anything to an axe's efficacy. I remember using an "artisianal" axe in Kenya to cut through 2' branches trimmed from the trees surrounding our house: it had been hand forged over a charcoal fire and believe me, it was less effective than the mass produced Sears axe that my father had brought along with us -- and even that one was dull with a head that was loose on the handle.
Note that the young African men, employed by the tree trimming company, climbed these large trees (don't know their type; they had pretty pinkish/white wood) barefooted and bare chested, and hacked through 30" limbs with pangas -- themselves hand forged. On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Aaron Young <1ce...@gmail.com> wrote: > If I recall correctly BSNYC made fun of artisanal axes that were nothing > more than LowesDepot cheap things painted fancily and sold for huge mark > ups. A quality hand made tool is worth some extra cash. However, I agree > this is a perfect opportunity for BSNYC. > > -Aaron > Vancouver, WA > > > On Friday, June 14, 2013, Christopher Murray wrote: > >> Riv has sold these before- guessing the better part of ten years ago. I >> have also sold them in a past life. They were always out of stock where I >> worked. I believe there was some type of issue at the factory- a fire >> maybe- that made them difficult to get for a while. They are amazing- there >> is just something about them. Maybe the smiths initials on the bit, the >> idea of one person making it? I don't know. They have a dedicated group of >> followers who can tell the names the initials stand for and which are the >> most desirable. If you camp and weight is not an issue bring an axe. You >> won't regret it. >> >> Cheers! >> cm >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
