Gransfors Bruks Outdoor Axe

  1 of 16

  A beautiful small hatchet, a beautiful tool to handle and carry even before using it. I've seen so many online reviews for this tool and the reviewers miss the point. Lars Falt designed it as a small lightweight hachet to easily carry on the belt and rucksack for quick and easy access and use. It's limited in use due to its size but the average field crafter can get by just fine doing the small essentials around camp i.e. preparing kindling, carving, preparing fire starter, any small job done with a good fixed handle bush knife. All said and done, it's worth the high price and there is a limited supply so buy one as soon as it becomes available. Highly recommended!! Great service from Woodlore, fast and efficient and I have no problem giving my money to Mr Mears; he is deserving of it and one of the better personalities in this media world. Keep up the good work Ray.  

  Kurt Finch

  2 of 16

  Excellent axe. I have wanted an axe like this for a long time and now I own it.  

  Mehmet Dikici

  3 of 16

  Fantastic quality; a had crafted work of art! Delivered in a timely manner. Thank you.  

  Craig Millican

  4 of 16

  This item is well made and functions great, the grain orientation is excellent which is always a factor when buying hand tools. This axe is very small and should really only be used for splitting kindling or small tasks for which it was intended. Raymers.com did an excellent job in shipping this product in a timely manner, and the price is the best I have come across thus far. Thank you!  

  Michael Santangelo

  5 of 16

  OMG! Got this for my birthday and I love it. Have tried out some basic carving and am so impressed with the quality. I lightly sanded the handle then protected it with bees wax.  

  Dan Nelson

  6 of 16

  Small axe with great capacity. Cuts large diameters better than I expected. Splitting wood goes easy and for wood carving projects very suitable due to the low weight. Fits easily in your backpack.  

  Sander Jolij

  7 of 16

  Received quickly and it was packaged well. I purchased this from Woodlore because the colour of the handle is darker than anywhere else and because it is stamped Ray Mears instead of Gransfors Bruks. What I received was excellent, but the handle was a light color and the Ray Mears stamp was very lightly embossed. Due to the coating of Linseed Oil and Beeswax, to protect the handle, it won't except stain. I burnished it with a torch and recoated it with linseed oil to make it a little darker. No big deal. However the Ray Mears logo almost completely rubbed off with a single pass of fine sandpaper. Regardless, it is a fine product. I had read a review of the head being slightly out of alignment wtih the handle, and I found mine was the same. But still not a deal breaker. It's a fine hatchet, redesigned to be more axe-like, but I also desired this design as it is more tomohawk-like, with its longer, straight handle. All that said, I love it. I may rehandle it with wood I can stain darker, but it's not worth the timme at present. It's a great axe. I'm giving it 4 stars simply because of the embossed logos being so lightly applied and the picture on the Woodlore site showing it with a darker handle.  

  Roman Haag

  8 of 16

  This axe is a bit overpriced, yet exactly what I needed in regards to size, shape and weight. Service and shipping speed was excellent, as always from Woodlore. The axe itself seems to be of superb quality as well. Has a little roll on the heel from quality control which does not compromise usability. The sheath is kind of average but it does its job. I have yet to see how this axe will hold on after extended use. I gave this axe a five star rating because it is exactly what I needed and because of the hassle-free experience with Woodlore's service. If I had to configure price into the review I would not give a rating higher than four stars.  

  Marcis

  9 of 16

  This gift was very well received. The axe came with a sheath which I hadn't realised, and bought a sheath separately. In the end I'm glad I did buy the separate sheath as the one that came with the axe split on the second day.  

  Jane Le Corre

  10 of 16

  This axe is amazing. Craftsmanship at its finest in a very handy package. In my opinion, this is essentially a tomahawk built to Gransfors Bruks standards. I can't say enough good things about it.  

  Juston Heer