Blocking with the poll

Soe just what is the poll you may ask? The poll is the butt or back end of your axe head. A good reference site to keep handy for names of axe parts weapon or tool is the Gransfors site. So now that we know what a poll is why do we want to use [...]

Another mountain axe clip

Threw this together yesterday at the end of our regular training session. After watching this it was evident to me that i am no good at pretending to have my axe knocked out of my hands…..I look like I throw it:)

Mountain axe and entrenching tool clip

Here is a short clip that first shows two techniques with the mountain axe then some quick work with the entreching tool. I like the e-tool since i can easily carry it around in the car, definitely during the winter plus it makes for a good substitute for a short belt axe.