Thinking of a new axe!

[Fordtough25]

For now I grabbed a new medium sized single blade, and a new file/spacer for my old double headed axe. In the future I do want a grandfors Bruks for, sure that thing is awesome!!!!

 

[warthog]

threadjack: I need one too, mostly for splitting wood....should I get a general purpose axe or one made specifically for splitting?

a specifically Splitting axe would be best for this sort of thing. They are essentially a bit wedge on the end of a handle but they split the wood like there is no tomorrow. I used one back when I was growing up. We lived on a wooded twenty acres and Dad would bring all the logs tome and I would split the wood for the fireplace. It was hard work but the splitting axe we had made it much easier than it would have been.

 

[TheDude]

Rick approved one??

 

[BluedSteel]

I was looking at the granfors and husky line,

If you are seriously considering a Granfors, may I suggest you consider another less known Swedish brand: Hults Bruk. They have an axe for everything. And it's not a buy once in a lifetime kinda thing, it's a buy once every couple a centuries kinda thing.

 

[Butch627]

I have at least a half dozen axes and hatchets that are all probably over 80 years old and handed down from family. When one cracks a handle I get a new handle. Used axes are at every flea market and garage sale for a few dollars.. If one is only using them casually what great technical advances have come about that one needs to spend a lot of money on a new one?

 

[Nazgul]

I have at least a half dozen axes and hatchets that are all probably over 80 years old and handed down from family. When one cracks a handle I get a new handle. Used axes are at every flea market and garage sale for a few dollars.. If one is only using them casually what great technical advances have come about that one needs to spend a lot of money on a new one?

I love finding and restoring old axes/hammers. Made in the USA, usually priced low. Neat to use them wondering about their history.

Don