Bought one a couple years ago, will never go back to a machete, this thing comes from the factory wicked sharp and makes short work of some pretty stout wood, easy to sharpen too.
I drive snowcats for my snowmobile club in the winter and we use this as our quick tool to cut small trees and brush, when buying new they dont cut as good as it could be, we get one of our club member that is a "Saw Filler" by trade and once he he's done with them they are amazing, that log would of taken about 5 or six hits and those brush he was cutting would of been one swing. We love them and use them.
The best thing about this tool for me is its weight, it can do much of the work of a small hatchet and it's considerably lighter and more versatile. More awkward to carry but sits nicely on the side of my 50L rucksack. I was clearing a footpath of 7ft bracken earlier and it was bloody hard work. Similar to you with the saplings. This is where its lightness is inconvenient. For clearing large amounts of big weeds you'd obviously be better with a longer, thicker machete or sickle or even a scythe. But they're big and heavy so I'm never going to carry one on a hike. I haven't sharpened mine since I got it a few days ago, and the coating has come off most of the blade edge. My plan is to get and keep it razor sharp so weight/momentum is less important. I enjoyed your video anyway, take it easy.
Just stumbled over this review ,I have zero knowledge of that whacker but it looks like the secret to it's whacking ability is the length of that handle.That is a lot of leverage which equates to nothing but weight . I have seen them on display at the big box stores here in the states but have had no need . Odd item for bush Craft but it will do a lot of jobs that need doing around the camp site ,you just never no until your challenged . Happy Trails
I bought one today i was so impressed with the sharpness of the blade i used it as a wood plane on a tight door it removed the wood in shavings just like a plane,,here in the UK I paid 11pnds,,dropped from 43pnds,,Made in Finland as apposed to the Canadian unit made in China and not as well maid,,tomorrow i,ll be chopping down trees,,great tool
The crazy thing of this tool is... like the Glock knife the tang is extremely short. But it isn't a weak point at all. It takes all the power chopping punishment. For arm sized wood pick this one over the X7 or X10. This one bites way deeper.... Very good tool.
The previous version X3 had a sharp tip, it was much better to the point where sellers would sometimes demand a premium price for the last pieces once Fiskars stopped production and replaced it with XA3
I love fiskars products! I use the X7 axe and it's a fantastic tool. Razor sharp and great to handle. Love the look of the bill hook. Top vid, Dave! 👍🏼
Looks like a nice heavy duty cutting tool there. And high vis with the orange on the handle so you dont lose it when you put it down. I use an old Billhook of my great nans myself but definitely looks like a nice semi bomb proof version.
I've just ordered mine to use for chopping kindling. Been using an axe but I saw Alaskan Bush people on tv using a billhook and it looked very effective, - - as long as you keep your digits clear!. Where is the Fiskers outlet? Is it in England?
These billhooks are very effective tools. I can see why they would take it over an axe or hatchet. A billhook can chop quite some thick limbs. And the thinner limbs are a breeze to go through. Where an axe or hatchet is unwieldy due to its heavy head, chopping thin limbs..
superb type of tool i use billhooks a lot im used to hedging with them from devon they vary from area to area region to region!! years ago you could tell what part of devon or uk was from by the type of billhook they used!!
I used to have a gardening job, I found an old bill hook in the shed of the estate I worked and cleaned it up and put it back to work. I always remember that thing for some reason
They actually go way way back almost to prehistory they have a very long lineages one of the first things any primitive farmer had to do was clear ground!! These things are superb at it a very underated underused tool these days
Excellent tool, robust and resistant to rust, suitable for limbing or batoning work. I prefer my billhook, than having the pointed end, with which I can skewer the pieces of wood to lift them off the ground.
Have you tried the Woodsman Pal? It's an American design from WW2 that combines a billhook with a machete type blade. I find it very useful for clearing brush and vines from my hunting stand located in the forests of Maryland's Eastern shore.
That is a pukka tool!!! I want one for the garden. Plus doubles as a great stress reliever, get annoyed, go out and chop a tree down!!! I usually use a cheap Bowie for that but I've broke a few and this looks safer!!!
Great review mate! Personally I would stick with a standard machete... but im a old set in my ways dinosaur! Great vid mate keep them coming!Best wishes bud
.....the belly is the sweet spot for chopping for kukuri also....the hook seems to get in the way once you go beyond the belly......it does the job intended , clearing brush , chopping is secondary . English foot soldiers pulled many French knights off their steeds with this farming tool , GRIZZ 🐻
Nice demo. I've been looking for a similar tool to cut small saplings but, as you show, the springy stems just bounce away as you hit them. I haven't found anything better than a pair if loppers yet.
Nice vesuri! I always carry one in the trunk of my car. "Vesuri", for cutting "vesa", literally meaning young tree. So I guess vesuri could be translated to "young-tree'er" :D Recommend trying bigger models too, with longer blade and significantly longer handle. Always mind your every hack, every single strike, every cut. When I was a kid I blew that blunt tip on my knee. Not hard but still hurt very much.
Design is old finnish "Vesuri" true veruri is way beter then that plastic wonder, but beware your legs and fingers it's hurt many people when they work wiht that too fast and tired...
id tone down the handle color a bit for any stealth or camo camping but ok as is for seeing it on forest floor id add cotton self adhesive camo tape to its handle tone it down a bit take off any fiskars zombie killer decals!!
And you can chop those thicker branches also with it . It bites deep, and is very fast, when comparing it to a hatchet for example. Very effective tool. Underrated I think by many. Because of 'unknown makes unloved'.
I love your accent! Why do you switch from millimeters to inches? I have the Fiskar Billhook Saw; bought it because I liked the fierce way it looked. No idea what I'm going to do with it yet --- LOL. But I am sure that no part of my body will get within two feet (62 cm) of that thing.
This is not the tool for the jobs you're demonstrating. This is best for path clearing, delimbing, and other machete work. This is not a wood chopping tool, get an axe or a hatchet.
This is not devons problem!!! Tho of cse it is now because we have to support the finns superior pay scales and way of life after theyve destroyed our regional ancestry!? By putting a plastic handle on something that was once so regional localised? Anyways Whose side are you on skandy loving boy!? We gna have to sort you out reedeekate youze dont you go walking down any country lanes or back alleys in bootiful debnshr me anzums or we will hav eee!!
You are a skandy loving tart you are a traitor to your uk ancestral history!! All that cultural sell out for just"to receive lung cancer and ! Or the breathtaking water of life!! & A blended lidl whiskey? Is it worth it when you could have an indigenous bill hook collection like i have got!! Im an ex natl trust warden natl pk ranger i used them very often in winter time for hedging if farmers bloody used them wed have better quality hedges as hedging is still best done only using these tools modern day tractor methods are appalling!! The old boys used to spot where a cow had breached a hedge cut back the hazels with a slash to bases 3 qtrs through bend it over intertwine it with other various species by times spring came arounds following year the hole that the cow had gone or pushed through was now fully plugged up and thriving the knock on effects to nesting birds and wildlife that uses these hedges as freeways to get too and fro also was not insignificant a real farmer would spend a lot of winter time redoing repairing improving all of his hedgerows in dead winter months! But oh boy not now!! We have nobody now who will do it!!
Fanny packs got me when i was out in the states Everyone kept saying grab yer fannypacks Crakd me up Or im going to the bathroom or ladies room Instead of i am going to the bog or wc or toilet! Wow 2 cultures seperated by their common uses of the exact same language!!! Eh?
@@verysurvival I was having a go at the imperial weight of 405 grams. 14.286 ounces or just under a pound . standard. I want to see how a Martindale Crocodile 24" carbon steel machete sharpened to a razors edge stacks up to this thing . Is this possible??
whereas id tone down the bright color of the fiskars machete id quite like to do opposites to you!!? liven you up a bit!! do you a bushcrafters makeover try introduce you to some bit brighter colors palette in the grey winter woods other than jet black!! you are like mib bushcrafter! you will be carrying a red light flashpen device making us forget stuff soon! if wear anymore black you will be saying to yer missus just give me sugar! i want more sugar!! more sugar!!
you need to try a sharper angle on the brush... cut at 45deg not 90 and youll see a big difference - stops it bouncing off
Bought one a couple years ago, will never go back to a machete, this thing comes from the factory wicked sharp and makes short work of some pretty stout wood, easy to sharpen too.
Cheers
I drive snowcats for my snowmobile club in the winter and we use this as our quick tool to cut small trees and brush, when buying new they dont cut as good as it could be, we get one of our club member that is a "Saw Filler" by trade and once he he's done with them they are amazing, that log would of taken about 5 or six hits and those brush he was cutting would of been one swing. We love them and use them.
Really life story thanks for sharing
The best thing about this tool for me is its weight, it can do much of the work of a small hatchet and it's considerably lighter and more versatile. More awkward to carry but sits nicely on the side of my 50L rucksack.
I was clearing a footpath of 7ft bracken earlier and it was bloody hard work. Similar to you with the saplings. This is where its lightness is inconvenient. For clearing large amounts of big weeds you'd obviously be better with a longer, thicker machete or sickle or even a scythe. But they're big and heavy so I'm never going to carry one on a hike.
I haven't sharpened mine since I got it a few days ago, and the coating has come off most of the blade edge. My plan is to get and keep it razor sharp so weight/momentum is less important.
I enjoyed your video anyway, take it easy.
"Imma just put it through it's paces real quick"
*LOUD METAL/ROCK STARTS PLAYING*
Just stumbled over this review ,I have zero knowledge of that whacker but it looks like the secret to it's whacking ability is the length of that handle.That is a lot of leverage which equates to nothing but weight . I have seen them on display at the big box stores here in the states but have had no need . Odd item for bush Craft but it will do a lot of jobs that need doing around the camp site ,you just never no until your challenged . Happy Trails
You can use it Many ways, in Finland very old and "tested" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I bought one today i was so impressed with the sharpness of the blade i used it as a wood plane on a tight door it removed the wood in shavings just like a plane,,here in the UK I paid 11pnds,,dropped from 43pnds,,Made in Finland as apposed to the Canadian unit made in China and not as well maid,,tomorrow i,ll be chopping down trees,,great tool
Fantastic value for money
The crazy thing of this tool is... like the Glock knife the tang is extremely short. But it isn't a weak point at all.
It takes all the power chopping punishment.
For arm sized wood pick this one over the X7 or X10. This one bites way deeper....
Very good tool.
awesome
Dude you are off the chain wild man I like you keep on keeping on
The previous version X3 had a sharp tip, it was much better to the point where sellers would sometimes demand a premium price for the last pieces once Fiskars stopped production and replaced it with XA3
Really! That's brilliant. Thanks for telling
Great Video, Well Done, a good honest evaluation of the Fiskars Brush Axe, and very entertaining to boot, Thumbs Up !
cheers mate!
I love fiskars products! I use the X7 axe and it's a fantastic tool. Razor sharp and great to handle. Love the look of the bill hook. Top vid, Dave! 👍🏼
Cheers mate
👍
the fiskars x7 hatchet is worth a try also
Looks like a nice heavy duty cutting tool there. And high vis with the orange on the handle so you dont lose it when you put it down. I use an old Billhook of my great nans myself but definitely looks like a nice semi bomb proof version.
I’d prefer an old one like yours
I've just ordered mine to use for chopping kindling. Been using an axe but I saw Alaskan Bush people on tv using a billhook and it looked very effective, - - as long as you keep your digits clear!. Where is the Fiskers outlet? Is it in England?
good choice I think, hope it works well for you!
Thanks
These billhooks are very effective tools.
I can see why they would take it over an axe or hatchet.
A billhook can chop quite some thick limbs.
And the thinner limbs are a breeze to go through. Where an axe or hatchet is unwieldy due to its heavy head, chopping thin limbs..
superb type of tool i use billhooks a lot im used to hedging with them from devon they vary from area to area region to region!! years ago you could tell what part of devon or uk was from by the type of billhook they used!!
I used to have a gardening job, I found an old bill hook in the shed of the estate I worked and cleaned it up and put it back to work. I always remember that thing for some reason
They actually go way way back almost to prehistory they have a very long lineages one of the first things any primitive farmer had to do was clear ground!! These things are superb at it a very underated underused tool these days
Excellent tool, robust and resistant to rust, suitable for limbing or batoning work.
I prefer my billhook, than having the pointed end, with which I can skewer the pieces of wood to lift them off the ground.
Is it good for cutting brambles
Excellent
Have you tried the Woodsman Pal? It's an American design from WW2 that combines a billhook with a machete type blade. I find it very useful for clearing brush and vines from my hunting stand located in the forests of Maryland's Eastern shore.
I think it is a good tool
I've own one for several years and it's a great tool! Love it ! ATB Sam Adler
Did you have to sharpen from the factory? How often did you have to sharpen between tests
+f22shift it was very sharp from the factory and I have not sharpened it once. Is still sharp. Thanks hope that answers your question.
good video....suprised it chopped that well...
so was I
That is a pukka tool!!! I want one for the garden. Plus doubles as a great stress reliever, get annoyed, go out and chop a tree down!!! I usually use a cheap Bowie for that but I've broke a few and this looks safer!!!
haha you nailed it exactly !
One question..what would you compare the thickness of the blade too?
A machete
Great review mate! Personally I would stick with a standard machete... but im a old set in my ways dinosaur! Great vid mate keep them coming!Best wishes bud
@humble tracker, you can attach a Tecklock to the back of fiskars head guards. That's how I carry my axe.
That’s. Pretty neat idea
.....the belly is the sweet spot for chopping for kukuri also....the hook seems to get in the way once you go beyond the belly......it does the job intended , clearing brush , chopping is secondary . English foot soldiers pulled many French knights off their steeds with this farming tool , GRIZZ 🐻
as always.wise words from The Grizz
Great work on video mate
Cheer s buddy
Nice demo. I've been looking for a similar tool to cut small saplings but, as you show, the springy stems just bounce away as you hit them. I haven't found anything better than a pair if loppers yet.
+Al Mollitor yeah I wish it had been better on the saplings
An angled cut might help but the beauty of the hook is pull cutting at the base of saplings in my opinion...
Will it take up the place of My Skrama on the Backpack ?
just take both ! lol. It doessn't have a point but it probably slashes better but probably chops a little worse
Nice vesuri! I always carry one in the trunk of my car. "Vesuri", for cutting "vesa", literally meaning young tree. So I guess vesuri could be translated to "young-tree'er" :D Recommend trying bigger models too, with longer blade and significantly longer handle. Always mind your every hack, every single strike, every cut. When I was a kid I blew that blunt tip on my knee. Not hard but still hurt very much.
Very nice!
Design is old finnish "Vesuri" true veruri is way beter then that plastic wonder, but beware your legs and fingers it's hurt many people when they work wiht that too fast and tired...
Hi, I like your jacket. Can you tell me the name of it please? Thanks.
it is by a company called Helly Hansen, I dont know what it is called. is pretty old, like 5 years so don't know if it is still available
cool, thanks!
Do I see you wearing a Finnish Sissipipo? If so, did you get it from Varusteleka? I have one in Camo and it's a nice hat for when it's not too cold.
+Überlebe! Yes it is . Well spotted ! I have a black one too. Love them
+Überlebe! Yes varusteleleka. I hope they send me a free one for advertising it
Humble Trekker Not very humble eh? Anyways, I love the guys at Varusteleka and what they are doing!
I tell you the amount of gear I've bought off them, They OWE ME!!!! lol
nice tool like it fiskars are good they make bushcrafter blades alsi
Cutting brush can be hit and miss. It all of you angle of the blade. I use one a lot for brush
id tone down the handle color a bit for any stealth or camo camping but ok as is for seeing it on forest floor id add cotton self adhesive camo tape to its handle tone it down a bit
take off any fiskars zombie killer decals!!
what exactly is the bill supposed to do or its purpose .I just don't get it
It is a hook for hooking away what you cut and dead branches. That is all it is , a hook for hooking away stuff
Road warrior In Finland we call that thing a "vesuri" and its main purpose is de-limbing. Cutting branches off a log.
And you can chop those thicker branches also with it .
It bites deep, and is very fast, when comparing it to a hatchet for example.
Very effective tool.
Underrated I think by many.
Because of 'unknown makes unloved'.
I love your accent! Why do you switch from millimeters to inches? I have the Fiskar Billhook Saw; bought it because I liked the fierce way it looked. No idea what I'm going to do with it yet --- LOL. But I am sure that no part of my body will get within two feet (62 cm) of that thing.
My generation grew up learning both systems so we mix and match
Where are you? Looks like ...anywhere in Finland!
Sweden
Is this an episode of "the fast show"?
Yep
How does it go in a street / gang fight?
i'm in the video right, make your own conclusuon
by the power of greyskull!!!
I got the Fiskar Billhook saw
Хороший обзор 👍
This is not the tool for the jobs you're demonstrating. This is best for path clearing, delimbing, and other machete work. This is not a wood chopping tool, get an axe or a hatchet.
buddy, I showed it delimbing, cutting small branches and clearing brush! so I don't get your critiscm
Humble Trekker I just would have liked to see more of that, but obviously in winter that's hard. No offense.
That thing looks like it works great. Ya Man.
pretty good chopper and was really cheap on sale
By the power of Gray Skull. hahaha
Ram Man was my favorite character
Btw, Fiskars is Finnish...like Rapala.
Finnish Quality!
Made in Poland nowadays.
...Dave check out the US made Woodsman Pal...Grizz
I did. and ofcourse now I need one, thanks
..........yep , me too.....old school forestry and later mlitary issue....the more we go forward , the more I go backwards .......Grizz
Bluh-e' el mate! It's da ducks guts!!!
Looks like a debranching tool to me.
Yep
For example ................
Everyday carry.
+YPO6 makes a handy neck knife
All that vile naked wood!?!?!?! How do you sleep at night? 😂😂
you need your own Jessica list...If it's a turd you could put it on the Lilly list.
LOL as always you have the best ideas.
Just the job for a Glasgow chib
it'll do the job
"She was only sixteen years old...You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off"
lol
He speaks English?
Better than you
@@verysurvival
hahaha😋😂
Like !
but of cse finland decided to put a plastic handle on it make it generic there goes our great ancestral history!!!
they gotta make a profit and The minimum wage in Finland is 75 quid/hour I think.
This is not devons problem!!! Tho of cse it is now because we have to support the finns superior pay scales and way of life after theyve destroyed our regional ancestry!? By putting a plastic handle on something that was once so regional localised? Anyways
Whose side are you on skandy loving boy!?
We gna have to sort you out reedeekate youze dont you go walking down any country lanes or back alleys in bootiful debnshr me anzums or we will hav eee!!
You are a skandy loving tart you are a traitor to your uk ancestral history!! All that cultural sell out for just"to receive lung cancer and ! Or the breathtaking water of life!! & A blended lidl whiskey? Is it worth it when you could have an indigenous bill hook collection like i have got!!
Im an ex natl trust warden natl pk ranger i used them very often in winter time for hedging if farmers bloody used them wed have better quality hedges as hedging is still best done only using these tools modern day tractor methods are appalling!! The old boys used to spot where a cow had breached a hedge cut back the hazels with a slash to bases 3 qtrs through bend it over intertwine it with other various species by times spring came arounds following year the hole that the cow had gone or pushed through was now fully plugged up and thriving the knock on effects to nesting birds and wildlife that uses these hedges as freeways to get too and fro also was not insignificant a real farmer would spend a lot of winter time redoing repairing improving all of his hedgerows in dead winter months!
But oh boy not now!! We have nobody now who will do it!!
Hehehe
Fanny packs got me when i was out in the states
Everyone kept saying grab yer fannypacks
Crakd me up
Or im going to the bathroom or ladies room
Instead of i am going to the bog or wc or toilet!
Wow 2 cultures seperated by their common uses of the exact same language!!! Eh?
Tramontina is the best
neroma word bro
405,000 Milligrams in case you were wondering. like me...
What was this about? Been a while since I made this vid
@@verysurvival I was having a go at the imperial weight of 405 grams. 14.286 ounces or just under a pound . standard. I want to see how a Martindale Crocodile 24" carbon steel machete sharpened to a razors edge stacks up to this thing . Is this possible??
I don’t know what a martindale is but it sounds lethal !!!!
@@verysurvival www.machetespecialists.com/product/martindale-27-1-2-inch-bush-machete-w-wooden-grip/
I'll just stick with my old Philippine jungle bolo
+Rob Aldridge Philippines make bad ass blades
my 'old' bolo is 12 years old,and its AWESOME... last trip down I had 3 made by a local 'smith' they all were crap, so it's hit n miss
aaarrrrggghhhhh , but some clothes on will ya!! and do some dancing
I'm practicing
What ? What ? What ???
+geoffnepo so many what’s
tool looks good the presenter is a chicken joke
whereas id tone down the bright color of the fiskars machete id quite like to do opposites to you!!? liven you up a bit!! do you a bushcrafters makeover try introduce you to some bit brighter colors palette in the grey winter woods other than jet black!! you are like mib bushcrafter! you will be carrying a red light flashpen device making us forget stuff soon! if wear anymore black you will be saying to yer missus just give me sugar! i want more sugar!! more sugar!!
the handle looks like a sex toy, I'm offended, where's the report button?
Rufus InTenn you will find the report button...up yer bum, don’t get yer head stuck brother !!!
Freudian slip.
Projection...
You 'probably' see sex toys in more than this billhook only...
Your technique is far from appropriate .
great ! thanks!