They are great little axes when they aren't too soft. I've probably sold hundreds of those things for council tool lol. I imagine the new sport utility line will be more reliable, but slightly more expensive. One great thing about council is they haven't jumped on the super thick handle bandwagon like other companies.
Very true. I first found out about the boys axe after watching your videos (many moons ago). Like it or not, it’s your signature axe. For the money it’s hard to beat. In the uk it’s competitor is the hultafors 2 3/4lb. The ct has more edge length and a nicer shaped handle, it’s also half the price.
Yep! You convinced me to get one a while ago. It has since done a lot of work! I kind of use it as an experiment axe to some extent, and I’ve learned a ton.
Nice slippers, mate! And thanks for showing us the dog shit and not saying a word. Hilarious. But seriously well done on the mod. I’m impressed that you do so much with so little. I’ve got a shop full of tools and yet you manage the same outcome. And as always your bucking is on point.
Thanks man. If I could make the noise then I’d definitely do it all with a grinder. Although council tool do make the axes out of softest steel in the world
People are always using crazy tools to do stuff like this and besides being different brands but still the same tools it’s nice to see someone with the same process.
That boys axe chops very good, I own one and still new but I need to fine tune it like yours. I got too many axes and too many toys to play with. Good video and thanks for posting.
Hahaha nice catching your pup taking a shit. I've been using a golf ball on the end of my file and draw filing that way. I'm gonna try going thinner with the leather piece on the council boys axe I'm currently working on, thanks for the tip.
Really Excellent job. Thanks for the video. If you want to see an option for finishing that handle, "Log Cabin Looms", here on RUclips uses linseed oil, Turpentine and Pine Tar,...and his wood seems to hold up really well. The Vikings used to use Pine Tar in their ships to make them water tight. (You probably know all this,...but I though: Just in case.)
@@MrDesmostylus I don't know for sure on an axe handle,...but years ago, professional baseball players used to use it on baseball bats. You know,..for grip. I started to do an SKS with it, but ran into another project and just gave it a quick layer of tung oil. Eventually I will scrape it down and totally redo it with the mixture,...when I get a second to breath.
Thanks for this review with your custom mods! I bought mine today after watching, when are you doing the Cold Steel Trail Boss, I’ve heard amazing things about that and am looking at buying one of those too!
They have become fairly difficult to find. Back ordered on most sites. I'm glad they make the "Sport Utilty" model now, which foregoes the sticker and paint job.
the store near my house wants 55$ cnd for a council tools 28" replaceent handle for my boys axe. That's highway robbery. the thing is i might buy it bc there doesnt seem to be any replacements on amazon.
Look around a bit, if nothing else you can 100% find a really good hickory handle for that price. Or just go to your hardware store, my axes are used for bangning wedges alot and even cheap beech handles have withstood the abuse. If you can find a hardware store handle you like the shape of, just buy it
Thanks for watching. It's a home made full tang puukko. I wanted something that would be good for carving but also would be strong enough to hold a beating. I couldn't find anything online so I made one.
“And it will come loose...” 🤣 I missed that the first time. So true. I have zero faith in CT’s hangs, and yet weirdly my Hudson Bay is still holding strong. 💪🤷♂️
Council tools should name the boys ax Skilcult as everyone has followed him in buying this ax. Me personally I have different conditions that don't seek small boys ax's but they work well in North America woods.
Dude, Council tool is inexpensive but not Cheap!. Here in the States when you call a product CHEAP it means inferior. Council Tools produces a fabulous product at an affordable Priceline. Yes, a person can buy a $1,000 dollar axe or a Velvicut felling axe for $250 and both will preform the same. Both are balanced and exceptional tools. I have used the axe you call CHEAP on our ranch for years and it chops trees up like a sausage at dinner time. So there is my Yankee opinion. Thanks for the video…
I bought mine 6 or 7 years ago when they were still around $36 or so. I'd wanted one of the Forest Service axes with a little better steel but none were available at the time. Right after I bought the red one, they showed up. but it still is a great little axe for the money. Dad had one while I was growing up and I always liked that one.
Tractor supply has a 28 inch 2.25 lb $15 dollar axe I ground in better edge and refiled and then sharpened with 180, 400, next sharpening will see same plus 800, 1500, 2000 I cannot brag enough on it being totally comparable to the side by side use of council tools $150 bad axe boys axe straight out of box
I gave my daughter a council Tools Boys axe a couple of years ago. The handle sucks, the head is cast. My 40 year old True Temper Boys axe is a lot better axe. My Scandinavian Forest axe is light years ahead of either.
@@johnclarke6647 I have had several Gransfors axes and a lot of them have had edge damage, even chipped. I'm guessing you are just a Swedish axe fan boy so enjoy
I see what you mean but some axes are so sticky that it's really hard to release then. You obviously want the to penetrate deep but release with minimal ease. Thanks for your comment
What a beast!!! Great job turning an inexpensive axe into a race axe!!!
They are great little axes when they aren't too soft. I've probably sold hundreds of those things for council tool lol. I imagine the new sport utility line will be more reliable, but slightly more expensive. One great thing about council is they haven't jumped on the super thick handle bandwagon like other companies.
Very true. I first found out about the boys axe after watching your videos (many moons ago). Like it or not, it’s your signature axe. For the money it’s hard to beat. In the uk it’s competitor is the hultafors 2 3/4lb. The ct has more edge length and a nicer shaped handle, it’s also half the price.
Yep! You convinced me to get one a while ago. It has since done a lot of work! I kind of use it as an experiment axe to some extent, and I’ve learned a ton.
Anyone have a UK source for the CT Sport Utility equivalent? edged-arts don't do em.
cuts damn well and your swings have gotten much better in general! Solid Vito cameo. Get that dog a Swandri
Don’t owen just don’t
Nice slippers, mate! And thanks for showing us the dog shit and not saying a word. Hilarious. But seriously well done on the mod. I’m impressed that you do so much with so little. I’ve got a shop full of tools and yet you manage the same outcome. And as always your bucking is on point.
Thanks man. If I could make the noise then I’d definitely do it all with a grinder. Although council tool do make the axes out of softest steel in the world
Not softer than my iltis, but close. And yet they hold up fine. Amazing!
That’s a beast of an axe for the money
Love your commentary!!!!
Outstanding lesson in tuning an axe!
People are always using crazy tools to do stuff like this and besides being different brands but still the same tools it’s nice to see someone with the same process.
That boys axe chops very good, I own one and still new but I need to fine tune it like yours. I got too many axes and too many toys to play with. Good video and thanks for posting.
I just got my son one for Christmas, great handle on it too 👍 great bits of kit for the money
That’s a great Christmas present!
Great looking axe! Looks like you know how to use it too. I enjoyed seeing the chopping. Keep up the good work my friend and God bless!
Hahaha nice catching your pup taking a shit. I've been using a golf ball on the end of my file and draw filing that way. I'm gonna try going thinner with the leather piece on the council boys axe I'm currently working on, thanks for the tip.
Really Excellent job. Thanks for the video.
If you want to see an option for finishing that handle, "Log Cabin Looms", here on RUclips uses linseed oil, Turpentine and Pine Tar,...and his wood seems to hold up really well.
The Vikings used to use Pine Tar in their ships to make them water tight.
(You probably know all this,...but I though: Just in case.)
Oh yeah,.......and I subbed too.
Thanks man. I’d like to experiment with pine tar, I wonder if it would be blister making. I normally just use a thin layer of blo.
@@MrDesmostylus I don't know for sure on an axe handle,...but years ago, professional baseball players used to use it on baseball bats. You know,..for grip.
I started to do an SKS with it, but ran into another project and just gave it a quick layer of tung oil. Eventually I will scrape it down and totally redo it with the mixture,...when I get a second to breath.
Rusted to fuck!!!! Love it!!!
Fabulous video, learned a lot
Slip some old hose pipe over the file end so you don't have to use a buffer when draw filing.
That’s a good idea
Thanks for this review with your custom mods! I bought mine today after watching, when are you doing the Cold Steel Trail Boss, I’ve heard amazing things about that and am looking at buying one of those too!
Apparently the quality control on these can vary but most people feel they are a decent axe.
Yes they can definitely. I’ve got another one and the handle on it cracked within 2 hours.
They have become fairly difficult to find. Back ordered on most sites. I'm glad they make the "Sport Utilty" model now, which foregoes the sticker and paint job.
Great job with that axe.
the store near my house wants 55$ cnd for a council tools 28" replaceent handle for my boys axe. That's highway robbery. the thing is i might buy it bc there doesnt seem to be any replacements on amazon.
Don’t bother with it and just buy another 28 inch handle. You have loads of options in the states compared to the uk
Look around a bit, if nothing else you can 100% find a really good hickory handle for that price. Or just go to your hardware store, my axes are used for bangning wedges alot and even cheap beech handles have withstood the abuse. If you can find a hardware store handle you like the shape of, just buy it
Great axe video. Thanks for sharing. What was you bush knife?
Thanks for watching. It's a home made full tang puukko. I wanted something that would be good for carving but also would be strong enough to hold a beating. I couldn't find anything online so I made one.
“And it will come loose...” 🤣 I missed that the first time. So true. I have zero faith in CT’s hangs, and yet weirdly my Hudson Bay is still holding strong. 💪🤷♂️
My ct sport utility boys axe is hung very solid. Been going strong for 2 years now. Lovely tool
Council tools should name the boys ax Skilcult as everyone has followed him in buying this ax. Me personally I have different conditions that don't seek small boys ax's but they work well in North America woods.
What do you use an axe for?
Mainly splitting and some felling.
Dude, Council tool is inexpensive but not Cheap!. Here in the States when you call a product CHEAP it means inferior. Council Tools produces a fabulous product at an affordable Priceline. Yes, a person can buy a $1,000 dollar axe or a Velvicut felling axe for $250 and both will preform the same. Both are balanced and exceptional tools. I have used the axe you call CHEAP on our ranch for years and it chops trees up like a sausage at dinner time. So there is my Yankee opinion. Thanks for the video…
Cheap in English means inexpensive. It's all about context dude. I like the axe and rate them. Didn't mean any offence. Thanks for watching
I bought mine 6 or 7 years ago when they were still around $36 or so. I'd wanted one of the Forest Service axes with a little better steel but none were available at the time. Right after I bought the red one, they showed up. but it still is a great little axe for the money. Dad had one while I was growing up and I always liked that one.
That’s either really soft wood or that ax is pretty damn sharp
How well does the edge hold up before needing to be sharpened?
Cool
Can't find this one. 2.5 pound bit or 3.5? Handle length?
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@@MrDesmostylus thank you 👍
When you say it might be a bit sticky , what is the cause of it sticking ?
@@stulanger thx for advice , I can see this with my estwing very thin profile and sticks alot with chopping and and not a great splitter
No sticking?? Loos like it sticks almost every swing and that’s why you need to rock the handle to unstick it.
Cheap axe? No such thing any more. I can't find anything for less than $50
Tractor supply has a 28 inch 2.25 lb $15 dollar axe I ground in better edge and refiled and then sharpened with 180, 400, next sharpening will see same plus 800, 1500, 2000
I cannot brag enough on it being totally comparable to the side by side use of council tools $150 bad axe boys axe straight out of box
Cannot hear you
The best way to rurn it into a good axe is to buy a Gransfors Bruk Scandinavian Forest axe.
I gave my daughter a council Tools Boys axe a couple of years ago. The handle sucks, the head is cast. My 40 year old True Temper Boys axe is a lot better axe. My Scandinavian Forest axe is light years ahead of either.
Yeah but X5 the price. I think the CT boys axe actually out preforms the gbs.
@@MrDesmostylus I have several COUNCIL TOOLS AXES. THEY ARE CAST, NOT FORGED AND CHIP TO HIGH HEAVAN.
@@johnclarke6647 I have had several Gransfors axes and a lot of them have had edge damage, even chipped. I'm guessing you are just a Swedish axe fan boy so enjoy
@@MrDesmostylus I cut up a bunch of seasoned oak with my SFA and its edge was fine afterwards.
@@johnclarke6647 did you split the oak?
No sticking?? Loos like it sticks almost every swing and that’s why you need to rock the handle to unstick it.
I see what you mean but some axes are so sticky that it's really hard to release then. You obviously want the to penetrate deep but release with minimal ease. Thanks for your comment
That's why the maul is wedge shape, it either bounces or it splits and doesn't stick soo much,, still sticks too though