Husqvarna Hatchet??

I had one of the older husqvaran hatchets made by wetterlings(made in a style similar to the GB hatchet)..I liked it, a lot in fact..Liked it better than my newer wetterlings hatchet I traded for..The newer wetterlings, while a fine tool is much thicker and a bit "clunkier" if that makes sense..good kindling splitter though..
 
This may be kind of hard to watch. But it is what it is. Brutal testing really(its a GB Wildlife Hatchet by the way). Just no way to treat a tool. But it should leave us with a little respect for what the manufactures are producing in Sweden. Hafts with correct grain alignment off the shelf and good quality steel that holds an edge well. Sometimes they put it all together in a tool that just feels right in the hand also.
So I like the vintage tools and have many of them. I also have room for some of the made in Sweden hatchets. Fine tools that with a little care will probably still be good when I am gone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucl_tENViBE
 
I've got Husky, GB, Wetterrlings, Marblez, Condor, and Estwing hatchets (I tend to go overboard a little). They have all been sitting in a cabinet for a couple of years because I favor the Fiskars X7. It chops slices and splits like no other hatchet I've handled.
But to answer the original question, Husqvarna is a fine hat he and will serve anyone well IMHO.
 
garry3 said:
This may be kind of hard to watch. But it is what it is. Brutal testing really(its a GB Wildlife Hatchet by the way). Just no way to treat a tool. But it should leave us with a little respect for what the manufactures are producing in Sweden. Hafts with correct grain alignment off the shelf and good quality steel that holds an edge well. Sometimes they put it all together in a tool that just feels right in the hand also.
So I like the vintage tools and have many of them. I also have room for some of the made in Sweden hatchets. Fine tools that with a little care will probably still be good when I am gone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucl_tENViBE
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Ow that video was cringe worthy, but it does show the quality of the steel tho!
 
Remzy said:
Ow that video was cringe worthy, but it does show the quality of the steel tho!
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Yes at least it shows them to be of decent materials.

I used to do real bad things to Vaughn rigging axes. Pretty sure they are tougher than the GB's but I can't speak of there edge taking or holding ability's. I think that will change pretty soon though. I have been eyeing their half hatchet and hewing hatchet. Of coarse they will need tuned up right off the shelf but that's OK.
 
Gransfors are made from a modified 1055'ish carbon steel. It is good steel but Vaughn hammers and hatchets are made from 1080 carbon steel. That information is straight from Vaughn..Thats why lots of smiths buy their ball peen hammers to make hawks out of..Now Ill add that they are the ONLY company that I know of that uses 1080 steel in its tools for sure..The rest is a best guess kinda thing.
 
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