You know Jimmie? Heck of a nice guy huh? He recently made me one heck of a chopper...
You like the Wetterlings? I've been looking at the small forest axe class, trying to justify the extra cost for the Gransfors Bruks, but seriously considering the Wetterlings.
Jimmie Fishwolf is a fine man! As the oldtimers useta say: "He'll do,to ride the river with!" which was high praise.
Think this has been the busy season for his full-time job,and that's why we haven't seen more new knives from him! He is excellent @ recycling big ol' saw blades into user knives,then sells them too cheap.
>>>> Tell him Gnarly said so! <<<<
He also does gorgeous hard-use things in 0-1 steel.....some of Jimmie's work (
Fishwolf Knives) [
http://www.fishwolfknives.webs.com/ ] is a collaboration with my friend
GRIFFINHAWKS,and the work is prominently displayed on our mutual friend:
GRIFFINHAWKS' webpage:
http://griffinhawksleathercraft.weebly.com/ .
In fact,I have a machete Jimmie has agreed to put his finishing touches on,when he has time...and I sent him 3 pieces of Swedish steel,to make me a couple more of his knives....Yeah; Jimmie is good people!
(Have ya seen the 'Survival Tin Knife',on the front page of his website?)
To answer your questions about the Wetterlings Axes....I owned a Granfors Bruks; a small axe....don't recall the model name....Anyhow,I really liked it,and every one of theirs I'd ever seen/handled.
Very nice axes,no doubt.
And if my neighbor hadn't came by to show off his Wetterlings Hunters Axe,I'd prob'ly still own the GB....when I tried it out: not a quarters' worth of difference in fit,finish,edge-holding,ergos,etc....just this: the Wetterlings was $30-$45 less expensive.
IMO, both are excellent axes....top of the food chain,so to speak...both of them.But that's a fairly heavy price difference,to me.
Sold it,bought the Wetterlings Hunters Axe (16"),and put the difference toward my first Incendio V3+.
Still don't regret it....have used the Hell out of it....takes an incredible edge
and keeps it
~Gnarly
