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Anyone familiar with Bahco hatchets/axes?
- Thread starter shecky
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Better than average hardware store grade axes.
Steel grade and tempering seem to be generally OK.
Axe/Handle junction is OK.
Handle grain completly random.
Grinding job from Ok to bad.
Primary grind is generally pretty thick (compared to cutting axes - GB, Iltis...)
Secondary bevel.
I might hand pick one (and the first thing I'd do would be to remove secondary bevel), but I wouldn't mail order one, quality is far too "diverse".
Steel grade and tempering seem to be generally OK.
Axe/Handle junction is OK.
Handle grain completly random.
Grinding job from Ok to bad.
Primary grind is generally pretty thick (compared to cutting axes - GB, Iltis...)
Secondary bevel.
I might hand pick one (and the first thing I'd do would be to remove secondary bevel), but I wouldn't mail order one, quality is far too "diverse".
I do not know about their Axe's but Bahco are a very respected tool maker.
Swedish I think, I used to have a set of their adjustable spanners and they were as good as you would get anywhere.
Things may have changed, I have not been "on the tools" for a 15 years.
Swedish I think, I used to have a set of their adjustable spanners and they were as good as you would get anywhere.
Things may have changed, I have not been "on the tools" for a 15 years.
Some of the best tools I have are older Bahcos. I'm sure most of their current product is top notch, at least from what I've seen. But there are a few obviously imported eyesores in their selection, e.g. a budget leatherman-type multitool...
The german axe featured in that catalogue page looks exactly like a German axe I bought for about 8 euros a couple of years ago. Otherwise like the lightest model listed there, but with a different coat of paint. The head was (surprisingly) decent, but needed a new edge bevel. The handles were less hit than miss, and even the one on the axe I selected had to go eventually.
The german axe featured in that catalogue page looks exactly like a German axe I bought for about 8 euros a couple of years ago. Otherwise like the lightest model listed there, but with a different coat of paint. The head was (surprisingly) decent, but needed a new edge bevel. The handles were less hit than miss, and even the one on the axe I selected had to go eventually.