Axe Gauges

An axe gauge is a small tool with a triangular cut out used to measure the profile of an axe blade. Axes have different profiles for different jobs. For example, a splitting axe can be nearly triangular in shape, while a limbing axe has a much more narrow profile. Gauges were used to set and maintain the optimum profile for a specific job. Once common, now they are few and far between.

Years ago at the Snow Walker’s Rendezvous I got my hands on a photocopied sheet from an old book showing the shape of several different axe gauges. It was from an old book that Geoff Burke had come across or once owned, I can’t remember the whole story. Geoff had a lot to do with the genesis of the Gransfors American felling axe (more on this here). Anyway, he had this photocopy several different axe gauges on it. I found it in a file cabinet recently and scanned it. You can get a .pdf copy at:

http://www.jackmtn.com/PDF/axe_gauge.pdf

Please download it and repost it on any forum you frequent.

Blog

JMBS Master Calendar
All scheduled programs.
· JMBS Master Calendar
 
JMBS Sites
· Field School – Professional Training, Semester & Expedition Programs. Masardis, Maine.
· Classic Wilderness Guiding – Canoe, Snowshoe & Sea Kayak Trips
· School Of The Forest – Teen & Youth Programs
· JMB Web Portal – Guide To All Our Programs & Sites

BushcraftSchool.com
Community platform & online courses.
· BushcraftSchool.com
 
Typos, Etc.
Anything that appears to be an error in spelling or grammar is actually the author’s clever use of the vernacular, and as such is not an error, but rather a carefully placed literary device demonstrating prodigious artistic prowess.

JMB Blog & Media Hub
Home to our blog, videos, podcast, photos and updates, going back to 2006.
· JMB Media
 
Email List
Join our email list and keep up with what we’re doing. More Info.


Featured In:
Jack Mountain Bushcraft Media Appearances Image

Life Member – MPGA
mpga graphic
Life Member – MWGO
mwgo graphic

MWGO Quality Endorsement
MWGO

Academic Partner – UMPI
UMPI graphic
Academic Partner – WSCU
WSCU graphic