Nice to see my favorite American forge, Council tools, being used in the UK. Good video.

The head on the boys axe looked very similar to the old Swedish army axe, it definitely looked a better chopper. Thanks for sharing your insight. All the best.

Awesome stove , I've had mine for near 40 years , has cooked more meals than I can count , still use it ! I've enjoyed several of your videos , thanks for sharing your knowledge !

Great review, I very much enjoy axe comparison videos. I remember when Council Tool first released the pack axe. I found it to be a unique design with a specific purpose in mind. Never did pull the trigger on one, but remember thinking a longer handle might improve performance although at the cost of packability. Overall though, hard to beat the versatility of the boys axe.

Good video. I thought for sure the pack axe would come out on top!

Hey your out bush! Good stuff. Both cool axes!

Really love my boys axe, only issue for me was it has an aluminum wedge. I yanked it out and put a wooden one in instead. Probably would have been fine but I just felt better having a traditional wooden one, I guess. I also stripped the paint and need to cold blue the head after I polish it up a bit more. The KZfaq channel Skillcult also uses his quite a bit as well. He's felled and bucked many cords of wood with his.

Very thorough and we'll presented comparison video Trev. Thanks.

I'm a new subscriber and fairly new axe fan. I really appreciate your videos!

Happy New Year! Thanks for the nice comparison. What a lovely office you have! I bought my eleven year old son the Council boys axe for Christmas (I wanted my little Collins back....), and he and I are both amazed at how easily it handles. I feel like the weight is just right and well-balanced. He's already learning to use it as an extension of his arm for reach and manipulation. Also, the handles are great. Some of the nicer hickory handles I've used. They have a nice spring to them. I put them in everything. Thanks again, all the best!

To me the boy's axe was the obvious winner. I have many barely used vintage full size American axes...single and double bits from: True Temper, Collins, Belknap, Craftsman and Plumb. As well as an old Hultafors 1.5# hatchet, Kelly Dandanong 4.5# and mint Hytest Craftsman 4.5# Tassies. But most of the time I find myself reaching for my True Temper or Craftsman boy's axes! Aside from felling large trees...they just do everything well...without tiring my old ass out!

I just got the 24 " sport utility CT and find the 2 1/4 lb head nicely balanced on that length plus the profile has a great bite . Great video keep the boys axe stuff coming 👍

Been a great fan of counsel tool for a long time

Awesome video Trev, council tool are a brand I have only ever seen on KZfaq videos. That boys axe looks really decent though.

Nice video Trev 😁all the best Lincoln 👍🤙

I really wanted the painted head version of the boys axe, but bought the sport utility line because they switched from the painted head to SU.

An interesting axe to test if you get the chance is the TOPS High impact. About $280 US, but is super tough and a different take.

Cool Stove...

Are you in Murkwood.

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I have the woodcraft and I get where they were going with the design but it's not an amazing splitter as it's advertised and there are much better options...kind of an impulse buy but I'm definitely looking into a boys axe

Like the coat , what's the brand ?

I own the Pack axe and it's crazy overpriced. Great axe but should be half the price they charge. I think the steel is more superior than on Boys axe. Still don't understand the price difference.

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