When I was a little boy, some fifty years ago, I came across what I thought was a small axe amongst my Dad's tools. Dad corrected me, calling it a "shingling hatchet", or a "shingling tool", I forget exactly which. He explained how it was used for splitting and hammering cedar shakes, or other shingles, when siding or roofing a house. (Those were the days before aluminum or vinyl siding.) It looked similar to your Estwing (a similar head), but with a shorter wooden handle. I've used it for camping ever since. Thanks for the vid.
Dude! This hatchet is really awesome. I will get this one eventually. It does the job at a reasonable price. Just because a similar tool is expensive does not really mean its better.
@@Robertssurvivalsystems I had a older one with leather stacked handles and I sold it 😔 Regretted it ever since but didn't think I needed two of them and the kids got me the other one...Got 75 bucks for it 👍
Estwing tools are nearly indestructible. Perfect for any zombie apocalypse. I wonder what jobs the Rigger's axe was first designed for? I know the wood handled brands (Vaughan, and Plumb) became popular on the west coast as "framing hammers", but I'm pretty sure that was not their original intended use. Great tool in any case.
Thanks you kindly. I think they was used for working wood into shape. Thats why the bit is not curved. so if you had to cut a round into a beam you would use that style of axe
I have two hatchets a two axes, and they are very good tools for cutting, but not so much for spitting, although the riggers hatchet looks to be a wider head on it,which would improve the splitting capabilities.They are somewhat indestructible.They are a quality USA made tool, or at least the four I have are.
When I was a little boy, some fifty years ago, I came across what I thought was a small axe amongst my Dad's tools.
Dad corrected me, calling it a "shingling hatchet", or a "shingling tool", I forget exactly which.
He explained how it was used for splitting and hammering cedar shakes, or other shingles, when siding or roofing a house.
(Those were the days before aluminum or vinyl siding.)
It looked similar to your Estwing (a similar head), but with a shorter wooden handle.
I've used it for camping ever since.
Thanks for the vid.
You are welcome, and thank you for watching. That tool is still out there, Estwing also makes one. Very good tool.
Dude! This hatchet is really awesome. I will get this one eventually. It does the job at a reasonable price. Just because a similar tool is expensive does not really mean its better.
@@LegionTacticoolCutlery that is very true.
Estwing is very good hatchets and hammers, i used them all my life construction work and camping, home use. Great video
@@Vester661 thank you very much. Yes they are very good tools
I have a couple of those and they are GREAT! Also have a Estwing hatchet size splitting maul that's Great 👍
@@IdahoHillbilly Cano side buddy , I have one too, it works reaky good
@@Robertssurvivalsystems I had a older one with leather stacked handles and I sold it 😔 Regretted it ever since but didn't think I needed two of them and the kids got me the other one...Got 75 bucks for it 👍
Estwing tools are nearly indestructible. Perfect for any zombie apocalypse.
I wonder what jobs the Rigger's axe was first designed for?
I know the wood handled brands (Vaughan, and Plumb) became popular on the west coast as "framing hammers",
but I'm pretty sure that was not their original intended use. Great tool in any case.
Thanks you kindly. I think they was used for working wood into shape. Thats why the bit is not curved. so if you had to cut a round into a beam you would use that style of axe
I have two hatchets a two axes, and they are very good tools for cutting, but not so much for spitting, although the riggers hatchet looks to be a wider head on it,which would improve the splitting capabilities.They are somewhat indestructible.They are a quality USA made tool, or at least the four I have are.
@@Robert31352 it's not the best but it is not too bad
Loved seeing this one, been an estwing fan since my days of field work, great tools, any tradesman or outdoorsman should be delighted to wield one!
@@Level3Readiness they are very good.
That's a great chopper
@@Brocephus1776 it has all the chop
And you don't have to worry about the handle breaking either.
No not at all.
That’ll last lifetimes
If they still make them like they use to it should last well into the grand kids life time.