Axes, your assistance desired.

Marion David Poff

Marion David Poff

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Good Day,

I have been reminded how much I enjoy axes. And so I did some research about what axes are out there and the qualit of thoses axes, in the threads I have indexed on my Forums page and came up with the following.

US made-
Collins
Plumb
Snow and Nealley
Madison

Sweden made-
Gransfors Bruks
Hults Bruks

German made-
Iltis

Do you know of any other axe brands?

Do you know of any good books about axes or books including information about axes?

Tell me all you know about axes.....

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Thank you,
Marion David Poff aka Eye, Cd'A ID, USA mdpoff@hotmail.com

Talonite and Cobalt Materials Resource Page

"We will either find a way, or make one." Hannibal, 210 B.C.
 
On axes, the Gransfors Burks (sic) are wonderful - I searched for two years before I found them. I have the Swedish carving, Carpenter, the Hunter, the Hatchet and the grand-daddy the Swedish broadaxe. The steel is great, the edge is tremendous (scary sharp).
I went out in the woods and I was able to chop through 3" trees with the Broadaxe and the cut was clean and the cutoff part of the tree stuck in the ground.
I would highly recommend them to any one. They do put out a nice booklet (comes with every axe) about what the axe can do, how it is made and how to chop and stack wood. They are the best VALUE that I have run up against.
 
I also have to Snow and Neally and they do not compare with the Gransfors Burks axes. The quality of steel is different and the quaility of the construction is much higher on the GB. My opinion and plus I have them sitting side by side.
 
I think the Sandvik hatchets are made in Germany but I'm not sure. I think that the head, at least, is made in Germany.

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Hoodoo

The low, hoarse purr of the whirling stone—the light-press’d blade,
Diffusing, dropping, sideways-darting, in tiny showers of gold,
Sparkles from the wheel.

Walt Whitman
 
Roselli makes an Scandinavian-style axe that looks very much like the Granfors Bruks. James Mattis sells them via his web site.

AJ
 
I checked. The head of the Sandvik hatchet is stamped made in Germany.

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Hoodoo

The low, hoarse purr of the whirling stone—the light-press’d blade,
Diffusing, dropping, sideways-darting, in tiny showers of gold,
Sparkles from the wheel.

Walt Whitman
 
If you want to go "old" and "small" like a hand ax or a carpenter's hatchet - brands to add would be Simmons Hardware ( a euphomism for "Winchester" in the hand axe dep't and True Temper in the Carpenter's hatchet line. I've used the true temper with my Dad on construction for years - best framing tool there is.
There are a couple more - I think Snow and Nealy made a line for Ll Bean some time back - the Hudson's Bay Crusing Ax ( 3/4 ax )
is great

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knife Knuts are sharp people

Jonesy!
 
Where can one buy the Granfors Bruks???
I have an old Tru Test (maybe tru temper?) Boys Axe that rides in my truck. handy size for camping. I'll check the name tomorrow.
 
I have a Vaughn 3 1/2 lb single bit that I like, it's a hollow ground model, and they also make a standard full size ax and a couple of hatchets that I've seen.
 
Originally posted by JW:
Where can one buy the Granfors Bruks???
Click to expand...
If you follow the "links" link <a href="http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/htm_fr/start_de.htm">on this web page</a> you'll find a list of US retailers.


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Urban Fredriksson
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[This message has been edited by Griffon (edited 04-13-2000).]
 
For a camp axe, Marbles has and still does make a very fine axe. With respect to a hatchet got to go with the Ruana. Both models are a solid piece, very strong, with the heft to dispatch some serious timber.

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Rs
Don
Medicine Man of the Extinct Fogowee Tribe
 
Hello,

Don't forget about the axe from Firestone.

Later,

MBS

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Nevermind the dog...beware of owner!
 
Check out the website of my fried Dieter Schmid. His axes are listed under:
http://www.feinewerkzeuge.de/axt.htm

THe page is in German, but axe is "Äxt" so you can figure it out. He sell the Gränsfors Bruks line as well as some others. The prices are in German Marks (dm or DEM) and for US$ you can basically calculate that half the DM price is what it costs in $. Shipping is extra but Mr. Schmid ships to the USA all the time. If you email him, he speaks english too.

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Totally new website!
http://www.wilkins-knives.com
 
Kevin- Thank you ever so much, that is a great resource.

MikBowie- Cool, good to hear the comparison. Have you seen the Collins in stores? And how would you compare the S&N to the Collins?

Hoodoo-Do you know of any information available online concerning the Sandvik Axes?

johno- Do you know where to by Vaughn Axes? Is your 3.5 a Michigan or a Hudson?

stab1 and Berkeley- Marbles makes some very fine looking pieces, but nothing as big as I am looking for, as I understand it.

All- Does anyone know where to acquire Plumb Axes? And thanks for all the great replies.

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Thank you,
Marion David Poff aka Eye, Cd'A ID, USA mdpoff@hotmail.com

Talonite and Cobalt Materials Resource Page

"We will either find a way, or make one." Hannibal, 210 B.C.
 
Hey EYE you forgotten another brand of axes

True Temper I think they also made knifes for a while as well. My dad has one that I think he gotten from the tool collecters show.

do you know how hard it is to find a quality axe here?

most of them have a crappy edge, I might as well try chopping them down with a sledge hammer!
 
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