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Splitting Aussie Hardwood with 4lb True Temper Kelly Dandenong Axe
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Күн бұрынWe had a nice warm day recently here in central Victoria and so I took my latest axe restoration project out for its maiden run.This vintage Kelly Dandenong is a 4lb head and was made by True Temper in Canada during the 1950s-1960s. The Canadian Kelly Dandees have fatter more convex profiles than the Australian or English ones and when I bought this a while ago I thought that it might make a good splitting axe.
I am working on using the "flick" technique for splitting our Aussie hardwood. So far I have found that it works best on straighter grained wood like this seasoned Grey Box. Still need more practise :)
@nateduncan8752 Жыл бұрын
I've got the same axe but mine is on a handle I made from a bit of Strezlecki Gum. I restore vintage axe's and have several different brand's with varying shape's and the Kelly Dandenong,Tassie pattern is my favourite for splitting our tough and twisted Aussie hardwood. The old Hytest axe's are good splitters too but ya can't beat that Tassie pattern for the weight and thickness in the cheek.
@axesofoz717 Жыл бұрын
Agreed, they are great splitting axes.
@MattKeevil 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like a great axe. As a Canadian, I wish our ancestors had kept a few more of those around for ourselves!
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
These Canadian Kelly Dandees are awesome. I have a feeling they were mostly sold to the Aussie market.
@aussiehardwood6196 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I reckon I see more Canada Dandinong ax's than Aussie or English made ones..
@timwatsonphotography 2 жыл бұрын
Well that gets the job done! Nice video. Looks like a fantastic axe. I'd love to try one of those 4lb Tassies.
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
They are my favourite for general use, very comfortable and still have enough power.
@brettbrown9814 2 жыл бұрын
She's quite a good splitter! Buckin' would be proud of that flick. Great looking axe!
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Got to keep practising that flick :)
@MatthewAmsbaugh 2 жыл бұрын
Nice work!!
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@chimmy4244 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how hard that wood sounds when you hit it! I bet it holds coals all night. Nice axe!
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
Yes it makes the best coals :) Thanks.
@cmore7465 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video , love your builds keep them coming
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ishure8849 2 жыл бұрын
G'day AoO, for all these years Grey box was E Microcarpa then they decided to change it to Moluccana 👍.
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clarification ;)
@ishure8849 2 жыл бұрын
Australian forest woods Morris Lake.
@woodcutter4481 2 жыл бұрын
Axe works nicely. Wood sounds hard and has a nice "crack" when splitting. 👍
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah this wood is a pleasure to split unlike the twisted Snow Gum. That stuff is stubborn.
@peterfletcher8411 2 жыл бұрын
Nice.... A bit like me..sometimes they just wont sit for you... I..just trying to balance and get that perch for them to sit up for you.
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was searching for the flat bit on that tree trunk!
@aussiehardwood6196 Жыл бұрын
Just relax those hands and wrists a little and add a little tilt before impact and your flick will come to life. No death grip lol, the ax will turn itself, you just need to allow it too and let it.
@axesofoz717 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip, I'm still learning :)
@kurts64 2 жыл бұрын
Nice. What was the handle on that Kelly?
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
It's a hickory handle from Mitre 10 that I reshaped mate.
@chadmcdougle9341 11 ай бұрын
What would a traditional handle length be for a 4lb Dandenong? 32? Were they ever originally hung on a 36?
@theechoinggreen6175 11 ай бұрын
From the Australian 4 lb Kelly Dandenongs I have seen, 32 inches was what came from the factory.
@moonlightfarmer 2 жыл бұрын
I'm again amazed by the Aussie fauna. Have you ever used a lighter axe on these trees?
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
I have tried lighter axes and not had much success except on the smaller diameter stuff. Lighter thinner axes are good for smaller dead wood. I have some Hults Bruk and a Wetterlings Swedish Forest Axe that I really like.
@moonlightfarmer 2 жыл бұрын
@@axesofoz717 Would love to see it in action, even tho it won't be affective :D
@axesofoz717 2 жыл бұрын
@@moonlightfarmer I might do a bushcrafting video sometime and show the Wetterlings, it is a really great axe.
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