Axemen on Arbtalk ?

[Littletree]

HI guys I am keen to get hold of some chain mail sox ?? .I am just starting out and want to keep all my toes attached .

 

Also If there is any Axemen local to Somerset I would be quite keen to meet up and get some practice in

 

Many Thanks Littletree:thumbup:

[RobRainford]

what do you need toes for?

 

last time i checked i just needed to pay more for bigger shoes!

[Mozza]

I always wince a wee bit when i watch them timber sport guys and girls knocking big chunks out of logs, Great to watch but someone somewhere must come unstuck with it from time to time

 

 

Good luck with it, Stick some pics up please when you have a go

[Taupotreeman]

Funny this topic should come up. I'm working with David Bolstad on Monday. Anyone who doesn't know who he is; do a quick google search for him. He also drives a mean skidder. I can ask for the gory stories and report back.

[Littletree]

I always wince a wee bit when i watch them timber sport guys and girls knocking big chunks out of logs, Great to watch but someone somewhere must come unstuck with it from time to time

 

 

Good luck with it, Stick some pics up please when you have a go

 

Yes you are dead right one of the chaps that was chopping this weekend had the it through his foot but lucky it was not to serious and he his toes stayed all in one place he was up chopping again later that day after he had been patched up so it all came out good for him .

 

I will get some pics the next time I get to chop . I really enjoyed it and have decided to take it up I was a bit nervous with the first few blows as its very close to the feet but I got all the way through my log OK and loved it

 

just got to get hold of some chain mail for my feet

 

Littletree:thumbup:

[Taupotreeman]

According to Mr. Bolstad (if you'd seen him you'd call him Mr.) the worst injuries occur not to the feet but the back of the legs or the back. He reckons he's seen a guy miss the block, swing right through and have the axe hit him in the back. He also reckons the injuries are quick to heal as the axes are so sharp they make a vey neat cut and can be stitched together easily, unlike a chainsaw cut. He's also seen a guy go through the back of his leg when he glanced of a block. Same thing, no major damage but quite a neat incision. I turned up on a site with him a couple of months ago and his young lad was practicing with a full size axe on some Poplar lengths. I reckon his lad is about 5. Must be in the blood. No chainmail socks neither.