Number

Description

Price

410

Everyone who sees this little Swedish beauty begins cooing over it. A sharp little thing with a 2-1/2” face, 10-1/2” hickory handle, and 11 oz. weight combine for perfect balance. It’s perfect for sculpting & carving, or for carrying along on a camping trip for splitting kindling. Leather sheath included.
 

£67.00

The 413 Gransfors Hand Hatchet uses the head of the 415 Wildlife Hatchet but with a much shorter handle. This little hatchet can be used for quite heavy work and is ideal for kindling and packing in a rucksack for camping.. The hatchet has a 24 cm hickory handle, with a total weight of the hatchet with handle of 700g. It comes with a leather sheath, The Axe Book and 20 years guarantee. In Sweden this new little hatchet is called "Gränsfors Kubben" (Bowler Hatchet).
 

415

Wildlife Hatchet.

This little hand axe is perfect for splitting sticks at the campfire or fireplace, and for shaving kindling for larger pieces of firewood. The hickory handle is 14” long; the head, with 3” face, weighs 1 lb. The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£50.00

418

This is the first and only axe to win an award from the Swedish Society of Crafts & Design. It’s a beautiful, well-balanced tool with a curved face, a thin head and gently rounded poll. The handle’s lower half is textured for good grip. The tight-grained hickory handle is 19” long; face is 3-1/4” wide; head weighs 1-1/2 lbs. The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

420

Small Forest Axe.

This axe is designed for limbing trees, splitting sticks and chopping limb-sized wood for fires. Similar in size and heft to the Hunter’s Axe, with a 19” tight-grained hickory handle and 1-1/2 lb. head with 3-1/4” face. The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£56.00

430

Scandinavian Forest Axe.

This axe is designed also for limbing trees, splitting sticks and chopping limb-sized wood for fires. Traditional Scandinavian Forest Axe is a professional-size limbing axe with a thin, curved 3-1/2” face sharpened specifically for cutting fresh, resinous wood. Handle is 25” long; head weighs 2 lbs. The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£60.00

81cm handle, weight 2.2Kg.
 

90cm handle, weight 2.3Kg.
 

81cm straight handle, weight 2.1Kg.
 

441

The splitting axe’s blade starts off concave and fairly thin, allowing easy penetration into the wood, where upon the thickening axe head exerts enormous splitting pressure. The small splitting axe, with 2-1/2 lb. head, 2-1/2” face & 20” textured hickory handle, is ideal for splitting kindling & smallish stove wood. It can be used one-handed. Note this axe’s poll is not hardened for use as a sledge. The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£64.00

442

Large Splitting Axe.

Designed for splitting chunks of wood, “rounds”. The large splitting axe, with 3-1/2 lb. head, 3” face & 27” handle, is a superb general-purpose firewood maker. A steel sheath beneath the head reinforces the handle against impact with the wood. Note this axe’s poll is not hardened for use as a sledge. The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£69.00

450

Splitting Maul.

Designed for splitting apart large chunks of wood, “rounds”. This fine firewood splitter has a heavy head (5-1/2 lbs.) and flaring cheeks for efficient splitting action–and it has a steel sheath just below the head to protect the 31” long hickory handle. Face 2-1/2”. The maul’s hardened flat poll is designed for pounding on a splitting wedge. The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£75.00

460

The poll has ground edges. The wedge is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

£40.00

465

Small Carpenter's Axe.

The cutting edge of this axe is straight with a low blade angle. The curve on the lower edge of the head permits an excellent hand grip. Works well in dry wood for dimensioning and whittling. The head weighs 1-1/2 lbs. Face is 3-1/2” with an 18” handle. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£57.00

475

Large Swedish Carving Right Bevel Axe.

A chop axe for hewing bowls and other wooden objects, artistic wood carving and architectural work. This is a good carving tool. The Swedish carving axe is used where efficient production and a rough-hewn texture are your goals. This axe has a wide 4-1/2” curved edge, carried well above the eye. Textured handle is 14” long; head weighs 2 lbs The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£77.00

This adze has an axe style head with a flat blade for easy cutting. The 3” blade is slightly swept. Weight incl. handle approx 2lb with a handle length of 7”. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

As above but with a 25 inch handle This adze has an axe style head with a flat blade for easy cutting. The 3” blade is slightly swept. Weight incl. handle approx 2lb ½. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

478

£129.00

479

This premium Swedish adze features a hand forged axe-style head with a nicely drooped blade for easy, efficient cutting. Grasp its 25” hickory axe handle near the end for use with an erect stance and a heavy swing, or hold it just as comfortably 4” to 6” from the end for a compact, fully controlled swing with your elbows braced against your knees. The blade is 3” wide, deeply swept and slightly flattened at the bottom for clean, smooth shaping. Head weight 2 1/2lbs. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

480

Swedish Broad Axe.

Broad axes have evolved to meet the needs of builders who create straight, square timbers from logs.
More challenging to use than right-hand or left-hand broad axes, but considerably more versatile, is the straight broad axe 480 The blade is in line with the eye, and the edge is bevelled on both sides like a regular axe. It can be used to hew either side of a timber or its horizontal surface, too. On straight-grained wood it leaves surfaces nearly as clean as a right-hand or left-hand axe. Like those, this axe has a 3-lb. head with 7” face and 20” handle. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

£119.00

481

Swedish Broad Axe Left or Right Angled.
 
You’re probably most familiar with traditional Right-Hand and Left-Hand Axes, which are used on their respective sides of the log. These axes’ heads are both bent and twisted at the forge, and they are bevelled like a chisel on one side only. This lets the axe’s eye and handle stand clear of the timber while the user employs a straight, easy swing to let the flat face of the axe shave the surface like a huge plane. The axe heads weigh 3 lbs., and are 7” wide. 20” textured hickory handles allow short, controlled swings for accurate work. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£139.00

Similar to the No. 1700 below but without the forged socket.  Universal Broad Axes have symmetrical, double-bevelled blades and straight handles. They are mainly used in conjunction with mortising axes for making wood joints.

Double bevel, head weight approx. 1600 g, face width 190 mm, overall length 500 mm.
 

An early form of the Scandinavian double-bearded broad axe, with a solid forged socket typical of those made from the Middle Ages until the 18th century. The head is symmetrical and fitted onto a straight handle. The strongly curved cutting edge and wide bevel make this axe ideally suited for joint work and for squaring logs and beams. The concentration of weight near the cutting edge improves directional stability during use. This stunning axe is hand-forged by Master Blacksmith Lars Enander, one head at a time.
Double bevel, head weight approx. 1500 g, face width 190 mm, overall length 500 mm.
 

485

Mortise Axe/Loghouse Corner Axe.

This is a mortise axe used for cutting out log corners. It has a 2 ¼” edge length with a 20” hickory handle. The weight including the handle is 2lb. 7oz. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.
 

£75.00

486

Swedish Drawknife.

The hickory handles are set on full-length tangs extending straight out from the ends of the blade. The blade is bowed up and curved forward in the centre for effective peeling, shaping and smoothing. The total length is 22 ½”. The blade is 11 ½” in length and 1 ½” wide. It weighs 1lb. 5oz. The tool is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fasteners.
 

£92.00

487

This is the tool used to split shingles, shakes and lumber. It is struck with a wooden maul or mallet, pounding the blade into the end of short logs, then quickly pulled back or pushed with the handle to split the wood. It has a 12” iron blade with an 18” hickory handle and Weighs 4lbs. Note tool is not provided with a grain-leather sheath. But does come with a hickory handle.

£74.00

488

Just over 19-1/2” long and with a weight of just under 1-1/2 lbs. Hand forged with hardened points and ideal for controlling logs during work.

£39.00

489

Log Scribe Gransfors traditional Scandinavian log scribe is a standard tool used in building a log house. The log scribe is used to draw between the upper side and the bottom side of two horizontal logs in order to copy over the profile of the upper side of the lower log to the lower side of the upper log. Then, the upper log is hewed to match the scribe line, thus insuring a good fit without any space between your logs. Opens 8 inches and weighs 1-3/4 lbs.
 

£85.00

490-1

Throwing Competition Axe.

Traditionally the double bit axe had one blade for cutting and the second slightly blunter for knots and groundwork. Popular because of its balanced feel, it is now used as a competition-throwing axe. The Throwing Axe has a 29” straight hickory handle 3lb head 6” faces to the bits. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheaths with snap fasteners.

£105.00

490-2

These stunning double-bit axes have exceptional balance. The Double Bit working Axe has a 35” handle with swelled knob and excels as a working axe for felling & trimming. The head weighs 3 lbs and the faces of the bits are about 6”. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle and provided with a grain-leather sheaths with snap fasteners.

£110.00

Straight handle: 60 cm
Weight including handle under 1 kg

Straight handle: 60 cm
Weight including handle approximately 1 kg

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