Ray Mears goes to GRANFORS BRUK

[Bushman5]

and gets them to make a custom axe!

http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/689-Gransfors-Outdoor-Axe/

nice looking axe, would be nice to see it in hand for size reference. Looks to be a little beefier than the Small Forest Axe, and with a wrapped guard behind the head.


:thumbup:

 

[Yorkshire Boy]

I believe it's 2 cm longer than the Wildlife axe and 200 grams lighter.

£8 (not including postage) more expensive than a RAT Cutlery Izula, so not a bad price all things considered.

I think I'll stick to my small forest and mini though.

 

[baldtaco-II]

Well the collar bit might be a useful touch but other than that I'm not seeing anything you guys couldn't get for a fraction of the price from Council Tool. I'd be very interested in seeing what someone could tweak out of a Council Tool job with a few mins on a belt side by side with one of these.

 

[1066vik]

70 quid for a hatchet?
that makes Snow & Neally sound almost like a bargain!

 

[Yorkshire Boy]

70 quid for a hatchet?
that makes Snow & Neally sound almost like a bargain!

An Ontario RTAK II with postage costs £130. A Maxpedition Jumbo versipack costs £83.95.

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Pricey, buy I actually like it. Looks like a more general purpose profile, and less of a limbing type. The little haft protector is kind of neat. 'Course you'd have to play with one to really make a decision about it.

 

[Guyon]

Is that one an exclusive through the Ray Mears site? Wonder if other vendors might carry it at some point.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I like it compared to a lot of the lighter GB's, but it still doesn't do much for me. I'm probably in the minority though.

 

[1066vik]

An Ontario RTAK II with postage costs £130. A Maxpedition Jumbo versipack costs £83.95.

ouch.
you have my sympathy.

 

[Iboschi]

Price seems reasonable for something along those lines. Nice spot.

 

[g123]

The profile is much better for an all around axe.

Geoff

 

[TheGame]

I like it compared to a lot of the lighter GB's, but it still doesn't do much for me. I'm probably in the minority though.

I agree with you.

 

[go2ndAmend]

Anyone know how it compares in size and weight to the SFA?

 

[DWK2]

I have a larger Gransfors maul with the metal haft protector and I like the metal for that application. However, I'm a little surprised to see one on a small axe. I have some Plumb hatchets from the 50s and 60s with largely unscarred wood. In the experience of W&SS members, is this really useful?

DancesWithKnives

 

[mk77]

i could se it being a good idea, if you don't have much experience with an axe.

 

[Walkabout]

I have a larger Gransfors maul with the metal haft protector and I like the metal for that application. However, I'm a little surprised to see one on a small axe. I have some Plumb hatchets from the 50s and 60s with largely unscarred wood. In the experience of W&SS members, is this really useful?

DancesWithKnives

I wonder if some metal shin pads might be more appropriate if one's aim is so bad they're chewing up the handle of a small one-handed axe

 

[baldtaco-II]

Is that one an exclusive through the Ray Mears site? Wonder if other vendors might carry it at some point.

I don't think so. I gather these folk have them exclusively in Sweden.

 

[Yorkshire Boy]

Perhaps it's there to protect the handle if you baton the axe head?

 

[Rick Marchand]

They have them in Canada... https://www.canadianoutdoorequipment.com/store/Gransfors-Bruks-Outdoor-Axe.html

 

[beef]

Axes are pretty cheap when you consider what most of us are willing to pay for a 4" blade.