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I don't own the brand your referring to. I actually have an eastwing that I love. I think with a couple of you tube videos and some time with a file you can make most hatches pretty awesome.Wanglerstar on you tube has a couple good videos on axes and hatches including a comparison. He really likes a huskivarna carpenter's axe/hatchet. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk
I have an axe & hatchet collection. I like Gransfors Bruks the best. I have both the wildlife hatchet for my day pack & a Scandinavian Forest axe behind the seat of my truck. They are works of art. You can Gransfors axes in Bellingham at Wes Spur. It is fun to walk in and choose an axe that speaks to you. They have also shipped to me, with great packaging & fast shipping. I call and ask them to pick me out a good pc. with proper grain orientation and alignment. You'll never be sorry you splurged. If you go with a cheaper axe, you'll still want a Gransfors. That'll be nagging on ya until you finally break down! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some wood to split.
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Just picked it up at madsens in centralia, hand forged, Swedish quality, $80. Damn nice tool....
Could someone explain the fascination or advantages of Swedish Axes?Two years ago, I finally had to buy a new ax when I broke my piece of crap Fred Meyer special, and had to run into Twisp to pick up a new Fiskars splitting axe a couple years ago. Dang thing is danger sharp. To be honest, I only chop wood in Deer camp or the occasional fire in the back yard.
My favorite axe of all time is the Gransfors Scandinavian Forest axe. It is the holy grail of my collection, anyway. It is about the size and shape of a hudson bay axe. I remember the first time I hefted a Norlund axe. I was just a kid, and chopped down quite a few trees with it. It was addictive to swing and chop. The Gransfors feels even better, with a little more heft to the head, and a better hollow grind that really sends chips flying.
My forest axe was made by Tobias Thelin. Here is he, making them in the factory.
Quote from: Alchase on May 26, 2017, 07:42:05 PMCould someone explain the fascination or advantages of Swedish Axes?Two years ago, I finally had to buy a new ax when I broke my piece of crap Fred Meyer special, and had to run into Twisp to pick up a new Fiskars splitting axe a couple years ago. Dang thing is danger sharp. To be honest, I only chop wood in Deer camp or the occasional fire in the back yard.Steel quality, holding an edge. Probably also some hype, but they do take their wood cutting pretty seriously over there.Fiskars is made in Finland, no?In my experience I can get a cheap axe sharp. Keeping it sharp is another story. The head just gradually disappears.
Well I'm happy to report I finally pulled the trigger on an axe. Went with the Hults Bruk Akka. It showed up this morning. I haven't taken it out of the box yet but I'm pretty excited. This one:http://hultsbruk1697.se/products/the-akka/
I just bought an Eastwing campers axe.I took my work sharp to it and made a new convex edge and it's a chopping fool now. I had it sharp enough to gut a deer, but not hair popping sharp, I took it to a chunk of larch that's been dry for 5 years and hard as a brick. Thought to see if I could roll the edge but it held, and it stayed sharp. I got it to pop small limbs off logs and emergency tree across the road truck axe. Pretty happy with it, but you must put your own edge on it or it's not worth packing. It's not a GB, but the handle will never fall off and it does hold and edge pretty good. If you don't remove or replace the axe scabbard the right way it'll lay your hand wide open, so caution there. I grab the top edge of the scabbard and slide it on with due care so it won't bite me.
Someone asked for pics. Sorry for the cheesy inside the jacket picture. It was either that or in the hay all over the back of my Jeep. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk