| Brand | Condor Tool & Knife |
|---|---|
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 22 x 9.5 x 3 inches |
| Handle Material | Hickory Wood |
| Color | Multi |
| Item Weight | 0.1 Kilograms |
| Style | sheath |
| Blade Material | Carbon,High,Steel,Steel Blade |
| Included Components | Woodworker Axe |
| Blade Length | 3.5 Inches |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 23.5 x 9.7 x 2.7 inches |
| Package Weight | 3.65 Pounds |
| Brand Name | Condor Tool & Knife |
| Warranty Description | Manufacturer Warranty |
| Model Name | CTK4052C15 |
| Material | Synthetic |
| Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
| Manufacturer | Condor |
| Part Number | 61403 |
| Size | One Size |
Condor Tool & Knife, Woodworker Axe, American Hickory Handle with Sheath
| Brand | Condor Tool & Knife |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 22 x 9.5 x 3 inches |
| Handle Material | Hickory Wood |
| Color | Multi |
| Item Weight | 0.1 Kilograms |
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- Crafted from the highest quality materials
- Built for performance and durability
- Made in El Salvador
- Handle: American Hickory 18 inch
- Blade Material: 1045 HIGH CARBON STEEL
- Blade Finish: Condor Classic
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17 3/4" overall. 5 1/2" 1045 carbon steel axe head with 3 1/2" cutting edge. American hickory handle. Brown leather belt sheath.
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| ASIN | B004WMFMUU |
|---|---|
| Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #504,920 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #578 in Camping Axes & Hatchets |
| Date First Available | April 15, 2011 |
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As with all Condors the steel took an edge well, the leather sheath is great and it’s basically over built. You will not ruin this axe during normal use. And the value is great.
It could have been a 5 star review, but this axe came dull. I ran my thumb on the edge and no cut kind of dull. And that’s unacceptable.
After a couple strokes through my work sharp, it was great.
The steel is tempered well, not too soft and not hard enough to be brittle. It took a decent amount of work to get the edge sharp, but not an excessive length of time. I reground the bevel on a belt sander, followed by final sharpening with diamond stones from 200 to 600 grit. I honed the edge with a hard Arkansas stone and stropped it with green rouge. I used the axe for around 45 minutes shaping a dry black birch log into a couple bowl blanks and a piece of green beech into 4 spoon blanks. It retained enough of its edge to still shave arm hair. A few strokes across the strop and it would shave facial hair again.
The hickory handle is well made. The grain orientation is spot on. The shape and size are perfect for this type of axe. The head was in line and wedged tightly with a wooden wedge and a circular metal wedge. I did scrape the handle down due to the smell of the finish they used at the factory and applied a heavy coat of flax oil followed by a coat of beeswax.
All in all if you don't mind doing 30 or 40 minutes of work you can get a very high quality axe for a third the price of a Swedish brand.
I make wooden bows and do a lot of work on the stave with a hand ax. I LOVE working with axes, the po' man's bandsaw and more. As a teacher of a bow-making class, I was looking for an affordable alternative to the phenomenal Swedish Carpenter's axes for the student's tool kits. At nearly one-third the price, the Condor Woodworker Axe seemed worth a try.
Here's what I don't like:
* It comes with a very thick convex grind, more appropriate for wood splitting. You'd have to thin the cheeks and the edge to even have an all-around chopper. To have a WOODWORKER'S AX, it needs a much finer and flat-ground edge.
* Even if improperly ground for its intended use, it could at least come sharp. It's not. It's dull as a butter knife.
* The handle is Huge. It's thicker by far than the handle on my 3.5 # felling ax. This makes it feel stiff and clumsy and makes it hard to feel the weight of the head. It's also too rounded, making it hard to feel where the blade is.
* The imitation forge marks are pointless. (OK, minor point.) They don't hurt anything, I just wouldn't have done it.
Here's what I do like:
* The price is good
* The steel in the head seems good. I'll know more soon.
* The profile shape of the head is great.
* The weight of the head is great. 1.5# is heavy enough to let the ax work for me, but light enough to handle easily.
Upshot:
The Don't Likes make this ax, as it comes from the box, absolutely useless to me. But, I can fix every one. I thought about sending the ax back, but I want to give it a chance, to discover its potential. So, I will thin the cheeks, thin and flatten the edge, and thin and shorten the handle, giving it a nice egg-shaped cross-section. Then I will work the crap out of it. I bet it will be great. But I'll probably sink 3 hours into it and like everyone else, my time is worth something. Add that to the cost and I would seriously consider the $120 for a Gransfors Bruks Carpenter's Axe. If you have more time than money or you just want to whack Zombies, go for the Condor.
Three issues:
1. The axe was not sharp when received. The profile was all wrong and just bounced off anything I tried to cut. A dangerous situation. After about two hours of filing, etc., I managed to get it properly profiled and it now works great.
2. The grain orientation of the handle is not correct. It is off by about 45 deg. Only time will tell if this will be an issue. The handle is fitted very well and is very tight.
3. The sheath strap would not snap together. It was about 1/2 inch short. A trip to the local Amish harness shop and $3.00 later it works fine. Other than that the sheath is very well made.
I gave it four stars because it is high quality compared to other brands I looked at and handled and have used.
Deducted one star for the above problems. Probably too generous.
Hopefully, the steel is as advertised and it holds an edge.


















