ADK26’s two-part handle makes it both a hatchet and a log-splitting axe

While a short, maneuverable hatchet is great for intricate tasks such as making kindling, carving, or clearing trails, nothing beats a long-handled axe for chopping logs into firewood. With its two-part handle, the ADK26 is made to serve both purposes…. Continue reading ADK26’s two-part handle makes it both a hatchet and a log-splitting axe

Roamer survival axe multitool hacks modern adventures

The knife may be the center of the multitool universe, but axes and hatchets appear more often than one might expect. We’ve seen a number of different axe/hatchet multitools over the years, developed for a variety of purposes. Startup Roamer Korea pres… Continue reading Roamer survival axe multitool hacks modern adventures

Gerber concealed-carry axe and light multitools streamline base camp

In addition to the new Dual-Force multitool, ready to take care of home, garage, yard and job site tasks, Gerber is focusing heavily on the great outdoors in 2022. Its new spring collection includes a variety of outdoorsy tools ready to take large and … Continue reading Gerber concealed-carry axe and light multitools streamline base camp

Hawkeye, the 3D-Printed Tourbillon Movement

As if building tiny mechanisms with dozens of moving parts that all need to mesh together perfectly to work weren’t enough, some clock and watchmakers like to put their horology on hard mode with tourbillon movements. Tourbillons add multiple axes to the typical gear trains in an attempt to eliminate errors caused by the influence of gravity — the movement essentially spins on gimbals while tick-tocking away.

It feels like tourbillons are too cool to lock inside timepieces meant for the ultra-rich. [Alduinien] agrees and democratized the mechanism with this 3D-printed tourbillon. Dubbed “Hawkeye,” [Alduinien]’s tourbillon is a masterpiece of …read more

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