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which axe should i buy my fella?
- Thread starter clarri
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I'd get him the GB Small Forest Ax. It's the same size as the Hunter, but with a square butt. I think it's more useful as a all-around tool. The Wildlife Hatchet is great, too, but smaller than the Small Forest or Hunter.
todd
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I only have the Mini, but the Small Forest Axe is the next on my list. Think about how he might want to carry it. If it needs to go inside a pack, I think I'd go with the Wildlife. If it can be strapped to a pack, I'd go with a Small Forest.
Here's something worth noting about the Hunter: "The Hunters axe is made up special for hunters. The poll is forged thinner than normal and gently rounded and burnished to a Flay Poll to be used when skinning an animal. You pull the hide with one hand and at the same time you hit with the Flay Poll of the axe between the hide and the flesh; and stroke by stroke the hide comes off. "
Unless your boyfriend is going to be doing a lot of skinning, I think the Small Forest would be a better axe. As already noted, the square butt has greater utility outside of skinning.
Here's something worth noting about the Hunter: "The Hunters axe is made up special for hunters. The poll is forged thinner than normal and gently rounded and burnished to a Flay Poll to be used when skinning an animal. You pull the hide with one hand and at the same time you hit with the Flay Poll of the axe between the hide and the flesh; and stroke by stroke the hide comes off. "
Unless your boyfriend is going to be doing a lot of skinning, I think the Small Forest would be a better axe. As already noted, the square butt has greater utility outside of skinning.
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WOW!!! I wish my wife knew as much about knives as you do about axes!
My wife got me a Gransfors Bruks small splitting axe several years ago for my wood pile kindling work, which I really like. For camping and such I'd go with the small forest axe. But don't overlook Snow&Nealley mentioned by gtown. They make very nice axes too. They can be found at http://www.snowandnealley.com/ but better prices can be found elsewhere for their products.
Either of these two companies make very good products and you won't go wrong either way,
Either of these two companies make very good products and you won't go wrong either way,
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clarri, since you've registered at BF, you can use the search function to look at past posts about Gransfors Bruks axes. Just use "Gransfors Bruks" as your keywords, and search all forums. You'll be reading for a while.
If you really want your boyfriend to lose it, get him an outdoor knife like the BRKT Northstar to accompany that axe. He'd probably marry you on the spot.
Good luck in your search.
If you really want your boyfriend to lose it, get him an outdoor knife like the BRKT Northstar to accompany that axe. He'd probably marry you on the spot.
Good luck in your search.
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I own the GB hunter, small forest, forest, and double bladed thrower. I love thier axes they hold an edge well and I use them for all my axe needs. I would concur with the suggestion of the small forest axe, I like the hunter more but it has that round end that most people who dont hunt wont use so the forest axe is more practical.