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even a GB ax is 'cheap' compared to the custom knives we all drool over. A Wetterlings is an even better bargain.
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Gransfor Bruks - worth it?
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I guess my point is that a splitting-specific ax doesn't need good edge holding abilities, good cutting geometry, or even a sharp edge to work well. If anything, a splitting ax needs a handle that will stand up to the abuse of repeatedly striking wood. I'm sure there are firewood ninjas who never hit the handle, but that's not most folks. Why spend the money of finely tempered steel designed to give an optimum cut if you're not using it for that?
I use my fine axes for chopping, felling and carving, and very occasionally for splitting, but splitting is only an occasional use. I'll use a steel-handled ax for that, if given the choice.
I use my fine axes for chopping, felling and carving, and very occasionally for splitting, but splitting is only an occasional use. I'll use a steel-handled ax for that, if given the choice.
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Kgd has said it best. I love my SFA, and now I want to get all of them. The wetterlings are a lot closer in price these days, if that makes it any easier. I also have a wetterlings hatchet.
When I think of the two companies, I always think of the old Victorinox and Wenger debate, similar product, one is slightly more refined, the other the perennial underdog.
And one company bought out the other and kept producing them as separate pieces.
I loved my Wenger, which was my first sak, and it will always be special to me, but there is no denying the vics are just better quality, and I just enjoy using them more. I feel the same about my Axes.
If you have the money, you may as well get the "best", it's not like you are going to need to get a second mortgage to pay for it, and it's relatively cheap for a hand crafted piece of art.
When I think of the two companies, I always think of the old Victorinox and Wenger debate, similar product, one is slightly more refined, the other the perennial underdog.
And one company bought out the other and kept producing them as separate pieces.
I loved my Wenger, which was my first sak, and it will always be special to me, but there is no denying the vics are just better quality, and I just enjoy using them more. I feel the same about my Axes.
If you have the money, you may as well get the "best", it's not like you are going to need to get a second mortgage to pay for it, and it's relatively cheap for a hand crafted piece of art.
