Gransfors Bruks Axes from Sweden

I've used and abused them for years. They're fantastic. I really like the American felling axe and the little camp axe. They also make some amazing reproductions of true viking axes from archeological finds.

I have the smallest hatchet they make. I bought it about a decade ago when it was $60 at Highland Hardware in Atlanta. Now it's $160. They are what a tool should be: solidly made, high quality, backed by a great warranty (break it through reasonable use and the smith that forged it replaces it out of his pocket). I use mine weekly. The tiny little thing split an elk's pelvis with one blow this fall. Like butter. I can't recommend their products enough.

Josh

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recently Tv did a test with Fiskars, Gränsfors and some cheaper Axes.

The Gränsfors splitting Axe beat the very good Fiskars by far.

Yeah, if you use and appreciate hand tools for wood cutting or shaping, you'll appreciate the G-B stuff.
They're not just overpriced fancy axes. They're the real deal in a world full of mass produced so-so tools.

I've used GB Hunter's axe for years and then picked up a Widlife hatchet which I like even more. I once lathered up and shaved with it just to prove I could.
Years ago I shot a very large whitetail doe with an arrow and she died halfway down the side of an old gravel quarry slope. far too steep to stay on it without a handhold. I used the Hunter's axe to cut sapling poles and wedge them against trees and stumps to make ladder-like steps. Had to tie the deer to a tree to field-dress and used my safety harness to keep from sliding down.
After field-dressing, I cut the deer in half (front half/back half) with the GB so I could hog it up out of there. If I hadn't had that very sharp and handy little axe, that deer would have stayed and rotted right where it stopped.

They are quite nice. I have used the American Felling Axe and it is top notch.

I also have used some Wetterlings which are also Swedish and quite nice.

and can be seen here: http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?cat=558

we have two, the wildlife for my wife and i have a hunters axe i got this christmas. i really like both and they will definatly take an edge.nothing bad to say about them, you get what you pay for. i am also interested in the wetterlings though.

I have three, American felling axe, wildlife hatchet, and the mini. The mini goes everywhere with me in my rucksack, pair with an Opinal saw. The wildlife hatchet lives by the wood stove to split kindling. The felling axe does limbing when I'm cutting firewood. Excellent tools. Maybe it's hyperbole, but the mini came sharper out of the box than most of the knives I've purchased. But then, I buy some low end knives. The one Benchmark I own came sharper.

"They're the real deal in a world full of mass produced so-so tools."

I couldn't agree more. THESE ARE WHAT TOOLS SHOULD BE!

I was gifted a carpenter's axe by GB this Christmas. It far outdoes even the old Marble's safety axe I love.

Yes; Wildlife Hatchet and Small Forest Axe, if I remember the model names correctly. I kept them around the house for emergencies, as I so rarely head out of town anymore, as my elderly father-in-law keeps us tied down. Well, Hurricane Ike was that emergency. I used them, and passed the Wildlife Hatchet along to a neighbor. These cut like there is no tomorrow!

I bought a Gränsfors Bruks Wild life Hatchet many years ago. A must to have in the Rucksack. As a good hunting friend of mine here in Sweden said, the GB is the Rolls Royce of Axes. Why have a VW when you can have a Rolls Royce. Buy and Enjoy . By buying a GB axe you also help keep down Swedish unemployment

Oh, they are sharper than most knives. Just ask the palm of my hand.
I willingly will pay for quality.

GB axes are the very best without a doubt. I would also point someone in the direction of Iltis as well. Not as nice as GB but a great axe for the price.

I remember seeing them for the first time around 2000 at the Great Outdoor Provision Company, affectionately known locally as the GOP..
I bought the Small Forest Axe, which has a 19" handle I believe. It is amazing. It is so light and super sharp. It took a while to tame the little beast and I have a few permanent scars to show for it. Long enough to swing with both hands but as light as a hatchet, it is a serious cutting tool. And it's easy to get a glancing blow to the legs..
I love to show it to people that visit my shed b/c almost no one has heard of the company.

I've got one of their hatchets, quality of workmanship is off the scale compared to the stuff I used to split firewood with growing up and such. Another couple designs from them are on my to-get list, when HH6 authorizes funds.

I've got one of their hatchets and the double bladed throwing axe. Both are extremely durable and scary sharp. And they hold that edge for quite some time too.

The throwing axe is really fun to practice with. It's much easier as you'd think!