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Wetterlings Factory, Storvik, Sweden
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Didn't get any photos outside the shop or the showroom unfortunately. Scored a new Scandinavian Forest Axe and an axe stone. My buddy got a Hudson Bay Axe out of the half price bin that was apparently a blem, but we couldn't find any issue with it at all.
We were really hoping for a selfie with Julia but she wasn't there
apparently she's on a leave of absence bettering herself at uni.
Worth the slight detour, only wish we had time to hit the Granfors Bruks factory as well!
We were really hoping for a selfie with Julia but she wasn't there
apparently she's on a leave of absence bettering herself at uni.Worth the slight detour, only wish we had time to hit the Granfors Bruks factory as well!
Steel wedges are not a joy to discover on new axes and knowing that wood wedges are glued doesn't thrill me either, but then again I do understand that commercial makers are faced with legal liability and obligation and therefore really don't have any choice. Theoretically buyers could be coaxed into signing a liability waver when they buy a 'traditional hang' axe but GD lawyers would inevitably figure out some way around it when/if something went wrong. And a wedge that accidentally slipped out because it wasn't secured by glue or a steel wedge would result in a court award field day if the head flew off and took somebody out.
Years ago, in dreaming up schemes to get through the winters as a seasonal roofing contractor, I figured on making and selling field trial popper and crop noisemaker shotgun shells; lead constitutes 3/4 the cost of reloading a conventional shotgun shell and yet commercial-made blanks were double the price of hunting loads. I had the blank loads proofed by a ballistic testing company and everything was in place until I discovered that 'commercial liability insurance' for harmless cartridges (especially "blank" cartridges!) was astronomical-prohibitive.
Thanks for the information on the glue, some times in carpentry we would glue in screws and you cannot unscrew them, water based glue around the eye would def give someone a big headache.
I always had the idea to take out the shot just to get the effect of the flash at night up here on the ranch but never did in fact I have never had to step out at night with any weapon. guess that makes me very lucky.
I always had the idea to take out the shot just to get the effect of the flash at night up here on the ranch but never did in fact I have never had to step out at night with any weapon. guess that makes me very lucky.
Without the pressure set back of a proper column of shot you won't achieve a 'bang' if you pour out the pellets from an ordinary round. You will get a flash of light though! Reloaders generally call these 'bloopers' and they are embarrassing to have happen when folks are watching.
If you're looking to startle undesirable people or safely make 4th of July flash and noises just empty (as in remove everything but the primer) some shotshells and pour in a couple of thimble fulls of genuine black powder and stuff toilet paper, newsprint, or a rag over top. Whether contained, restrained or entirely loose, 'fg, ffg or,triple f' satisfyingly goes "boom" every time.
