Tourbon Handmade Thick Leather Axe Sheath Blade Cover with Axe Belt Holder For Outdoor Camping

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Most all-purpose or general axes have a thinner and smaller axe head than a splitter to ensure it has the right balance of heaviness and practicality to use for a variety of things. This is where you will find the largest range of axe sheaths available, from full coverage to just a blade protector with a strap. Double Bit Axe Sheath A razor sharp axe that will do anything from felling small trees to splitting firewood, where it really excels is as a carving axe. VERDICT: The Helko Werk Double Bit is a heavy-duty axe sheath that will protect your double-bit axe for years. It is larger than many other sheaths as it protects both edges and the whole head. The welt is snug and secure and will ensure your edge remains sharp and undamaged while being carried around. Overall, given the craftsmanship, this sheath is a great buy and one of the best axe sheaths on the market – provided you have a double-bit axe. After we compare these tools' performance in the field, we also rank their value. Models with high scores and low price tags will always be a great buy. The most well-rounded option in the test, the Fiskars Chopping Axe excels at felling trees, can cut firewood, and is nimble enough to accomplish detailed tasks. Costing little more than much smaller, and thus less powerful, hatchets, this option offers an impressive value. The stitch groove is made starting on the right hand side, 1/8 inch from the top edge, al the way around to about 1/8 inch from the center of the sheath where it will fold. That’s it!

Now you have two identical sheath patterns, except the top one has a tracing of the welt pattern on it. VERDICT: The Hide and Drinks Hatchet Holster is one of our personal favorites, and the leather itself will take on different hues over time, which looks great. The full head covering and the attachment to a belt ensure your hatchet is safe and secure as well as accessible with one hand. If this is the style you are after then, we certainly recommend this as one of the best sheaths for axes and hatchets. Fiskars axes typically have narrow and flat edges, which means that curved axe blades and wider axe heads may not fit in this sheath. VERDICT: This is a great adjustable axe sheath and one of the best leather axe sheaths for a range of sizes. If you use multiple axes or hatchets frequently or budget is a concern, then this ready-to-go sheath will fill your needs cheaply and easily. You can store your axe with your other tools without worrying about your freshly sharpened edge getting dinged against your shovel. All of our handmade leather goods come with a lifetime unconditional guarantee on workmanship, which means that you can be sure that it will be made to very highest standard.

Benefits of An Axe Sheath

This video shows the axe compared to two commonly used axes by Gransfors Bruks and also shows it in use carving a spoon blank. NB we have slightly changed the handle design since this film was made. The axes have proved extremely popular with many folk preferring them to much more expensive axes, have a look at some of the comments below. You can loop the strap through your belt if you like. Although it wasn’t designed for that, it does mean you never misplace the sheath by accident. This hatchet cover has a strong welt to ensure your edge stays clean and sharp, along with eight adjustment holes for different-sized axe or hatchet heads. Like the RingSun full sheath, the Weaver Arborist is on the budget side and made more for axes that are being used all the time rather than one that gets taken outdoors occasionally or hangs above your fireplace. The use of the very best quality leather is an essential part of a quality sheath, not only because it looks and feels good, but because it will protect the handler from the cutting edge of the tool as well as protecting the cutting tool from the environment.

The prices of the axe sheaths listed in this article are all very reasonable and won’t break the bank, especially for something that can last for many years. However, leather is not overly difficult to use and make things with, and an axe sheath is something you could make at home, provided you have the right tools.

Designed primarily for gardeners and arborists who use their axe a lot, you can use this sheath on many different shapes and sized axes and hatchets. It will work on blade lengths up to 5 3/8 inches, and the adjustable strap means you get a secure fit. It will even work on some more unusual types of the axe.

Axes and hatchets are one of the most important items in a bushcrafters tool kit. You can use an axe for various things, from chopping and splitting firewood to carving, bushcraft, and even hunting. Without them, living in the woods, building shelters, and maintaining a fire would be incredibly difficult. In this guide, we share the world’s best axe sheaths for all types of axe head shapes and sizes. You will learn the difference between a splitting axe and a chopping axe sheath, as well as between an axe and a hatchet sheath. Our recommendations come from hours of handling and testing different axe sheaths to see which works best.The Hide and Drink Leather Hatchet Head Axe Sheath Holster is one of our favorites and is designed to fully protect the whole of your axe head. Unlike many other axe protectors, there are no straps or adjustable clips that can often require two hands to open. This hatchet sheath has a single snap button for one-handed operation. The CRKT Berserker comes in only one size and is designed for their own Berserker axe. Thankfully it also fits other hatchets and axes too but is not suitable for large log-splitting axes. As such, it is a simple construction with stitches holding everything together and a snap button that holds down the flap. This might not be as secure as other axe sheaths, but falling off doesn’t seem to be an issue. Protect the cutting edge (and me) for storage while being able to use the axe as a hammer without removing it.

Above is the completed decorative line around the entire sheath. You can further stamp yours, or carve it too.Whilst the quality and craftsmanship of the Gransfors Axes is exceptional, placing Gransfors Bruks as one of the world leaders of fine quality axes, it cannot, unfortunately, be said of the Axe Sheaths that are supplied with these axes. Since we consider Gransfors Bruks axes to be such a superior product, we thought that they deserved a superior Axe Head Sheath to complement them. In just about every case where you see a cheap sheath, you will also see that rivets have been extensively or exclusively used. They are used to not only reduce production time and costs, thus avoiding the need for the sheath to be stitched, but also to avoid adding a Welt. Rivets used as makeshift Welts enable the sheath to remain relatively safe for the handler because they act as a solid barrier preventing the handler from being cut should the tool ever cut through the sheath at the joint. Another point of consideration is that rivets will, over time, tend to damage the cutting edge as the leather loosens exposing the cutting edge to the rivets whilst being bounced around in normal use. I have kept the tutorial as easy as possible. I recommend gathering the recommended material first. It makes making a hand axe sheath easier. Things You Need A double-bit head axe is a rarer style that has two edges on either side of the head. Double-bit axes are for people who use their axe a lot so that when one edge goes dull, you can simply flip it around. This way, you can sharpen on an evening or morning and not waste any time in the girl’s (or forest). Axe sheaths for double bits are not as common and tend to be larger with two welts for the correct protection. Hatchet Sheath Install the rivets and snaps following instructions that came with the tools. Install any other embellishments like decorative rivets, etc.