Love it. Proud to own an axe from a company that hasn't "sold out" or performed a "bait and switch" tactic. I will gladly keep supporting companies like this. A Quality Product for sure.

@chrislincoln7455

6 ай бұрын

Agreed !!!

As an aspiring blacksmith, I have a huge amount of respect for this company and its ideals. They COULD go the mass-production factory route with it and expand their business, but they don't, in order to preserve the tradition of hand-forged products. They're very successful businessmen, but they're not money-hungry. I hope to carry on that same tradition in my own business model later down the road. Gränsfors Bruk is a golden example of quality without resorting to cutting edge technology (pun intended) to get a pristine, near "perfect" shape and temper to their products. The world needs more talented, passionate craftsman - not more factories!

@SWEmanque

7 жыл бұрын

The interesting thing is that before they went bancrupt they did make the typical massproduced axes. When they went bancrupt they only sold 500 axes a year, so they stopped everything and started to reclaim all the knowledge they had lost in searsh of making axes that looked modern. They bought every old axe they could and all the old books about axes and working with them. They also decided to cut all the fancy bitts out of manufacturing and focused on the simplest and most basic ways possible. They also started to contact all stores directly, instead of going through a middle man because the middle men only wanted to buy really cheap axes. Then they took insperation from the car industry that had started to realise that in order to make the cars stand out and make people understand the cars they had to have information tied closely to the product. GB took that idea to heart and that is why you get a small book with every axe, so that people undertand the value of the product.

@GitHubStiizz

3 жыл бұрын

SWEmanque going back to their roots seemed like the best idea. My friend sent me this video to show me his dream axe.. well now I’m on the same boat haha

@KrisHammes

Жыл бұрын

How did you own blacksmithing journey go Josh?

@phoenixrising4073

Жыл бұрын

@@KrisHammes Josh died during a horrible accident while using an axe. Since the axe he was using was not a Gränsfors, the head of the axe came loose during a particularly intense splitting session. It was rumored that the axe head achieved a height of 20 meters before coming back down and smashing Josh's skull. He will be remembered for his love of blacksmithing and oil painting. RIP friend.

I am 3rd generation user of this axe I still have the axes my grandfather have bought ps am 61 years old please do NOT make any painted axes and please do not change your making process as I have a son and a grandson in front of me. Many thanks for being my most favorite axe !

@heardashot

3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful post. If that does not speak volumes for the quality of this product, I do not know what would. Well done, good health to you. Greetings from Ireland.

@zpetar

3 жыл бұрын

This is how I imagine sustainable economy. Products that can be used whole life and even few generations. Products made so good people don't feel any need to replace them with something better. Quality should never suffer because of quantity. These axes for sure are more expensive. But there is huge satisfaction when I buy something I know I will use it my whole life.

I own a Hunters Axe for the past seven years. I love this tool and make sure I have it everytime I go into the woods.

I love the human element of the axe's creation, I own 2 axes from Gransfors and they are two of my most prized possessions. I hope one day I'll be forging my own tools, and I'll have this company in a little northern town to thank for it. Inspiring, seriously thank you for putting in the extra effort and not just being off the shelf rubbish.

I'm in love with mine that I think I might go out to the shed and just hold it after watching this

@erichensley6370

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Littlelamb2023

3 жыл бұрын

😂 nice comment

@Twinkyboy

3 жыл бұрын

do you mind if we hold it together?

@krisgoodgroves2654

2 жыл бұрын

I took delivery of my first one yesterday. I cannot stop holding it. Soon as i pick it up i smile.

And that's why you're the best in the world at making first class Axes. Love my small forest axe, best multi use tool I've ever owned. Keep it up !

This was one of the most inspiration videos I have watched in a long while.

I need to enter a comment, as a proud owner of the small forest axe and owner of other vintage axe brands, the Gränfors Bruk is in a league of its own and a quantum leap in quality and pride of ownership. I treasure my working collection of axes, mostly vintage...i.e., Norlund, Plumb, Kelly Works, to name a few, but find the G.B. to fit my needs and overall utility, the best. A few refinements here and there to the handle, but out of the box it is a beautiful tool to behold. A must have in all regards and of heirloom quality where it will be handed off to my sons...they will surely enjoy it to the utmost. Thank you for such an amazing end item...stay true to your values and keep the dream alive, quality over quantity! Littleton, Colorado USA

I would be quite happy to wait a year for delivery of one of those masterpieces. Each one is unique and bloody awesome too.

It’s amazing how much you see and hear about this axe on KZread keep up the good work and tradition. People are getting sick of wasting their money on Chinese made junk. It’s a waste of time and bad for the environment when all you do is throw it away. Your way of respectful production will prevail. Nice work gentlemen and hello from the USA!

@erichensley6370

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Littlelamb2023

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more!

When you’re initialing your work you know there’s a lot of pride put into that product. Impressive 👍🏼

So I stumbled upon this video and I can honestly say that this video deserves an award! Beautifully done and put together! I really want to own one of these! :D

I live in Oregon and I don’t ever go into the woods without my small forest axe thank you MB for making my axe ❤️

@travisrudolph3431

2 жыл бұрын

MB made mine as well 😎

My Axe is one of my most treasured things, just love them they are works of art as well as tools!

I spent two weeks at Gränsfors Bruck, they had a traditional blacksmith course, so I was able to see the work there just about every day, and they have a 'modernised' forging and finishing method, but the core is still forging and human skills. The forging to within a few mm of the finished axe means that the steel is worked into its shape, not just cut away, or ground away, which, I believe, makes for better characteristics in the blade...and the handles are so well-formed, after all of this experience with axes, that the axe just has that *"feel"* in the hands... If you need an axe that works, and keeps working, and lets you work with it, get the right axe for the job from Gränsfors Bruck!

Världens bästa yxsmeder! Svensk kvalitet och tradition när den är som bäst.

Amazing. Gränsfors Bruk axes are simply stunning. Exceptional quality.

Just the most beautiful things. Surely the gold standard in axes today.

you can really give this axes to your grandchildren and they can also give them to next generations with the same enthusiam as you.

Great to see a company as famous as Gransfors Bruk maintain its traditional method of manufacturing axes and not mass produced in some country which is only interested in the $

Top Shelf Toolmakers. The balance and ergonomics are unparalleled.

Love their axes. Bought two of the Hunters Axe, hung one on the wall. Beauty.

As an timbersports axe thrower, and forester, I have used these axes for all sorts of projects... from throwing them to honing logs for cabins, these axes have served me will. Great axes.

I bought two of these axes this year. Very happy with them. First rate quality product. Don't change a thing, your product delivers exactly what the customer wants.

I own two of their axes, they are superb tools.This is a fabulous documentary.

got one of the small forest axes, love it, very well made and it will shave your face right out of the box. I will be buying a bigger one real soon!

Their axebook is really good ! I have had my large cleaver axe for 8 years and it is still in mint condition.

I own 4 of these myself and couldn't be happier. Here in America, our forests are primarily made up of much harder woods but I have no problem with it with these fine tools. My only complaint with GB is how hard it's gotten to find a "straighter" grained helve. I have to call the dealers to have them hand picked in order to insure that I get a really good straight grained & well mounted helve. However, that complaint is minor because I always find one, it might take a few months of waiting on different shipments but I do eventually find one. On the bright side of that, my axes are truly some of the finest that come out of the factory. Gransfors is truly a lifetime tool!!! Thanks for such an awesome video....

@OutdrrPlayOfficial

9 жыл бұрын

Hog Wylder thanks for commenting, hopefully you will soon see more of Gränsfors on Outdrr Play...

Quality and craftsmanship still exist! Yes I am proud to say I do own one- their splitting maul. I consider it to be a heirloom tool that will be passed down when I am done.

I will buy one next week based on your ethos to keep the axes true to traditional methods. Well done

@lohikarhu734

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you did buy one, and are now a happy Gränsfors user!

I have inherited an gränsfors ax from my dad, It’s about 20 years old and it works like a new one. Amazing axes

Love this, I love tools that can be used for generations, means way way way less waste. Whem I get my house I will get a Gränsfors setup for sure.

My brother has our grandfather's. It was first in our father's hands so I agree. Keep things the way you have. Don't change a thing. Because you have never done it wrong. People will have to be patient with for quality. It's something this world's new kids don't totally understand.

Live in Germany. Just bought the forest axe, should arrive in a week. I am proud to finally have such a quality tool.

Thank you. Very nice. Appreciate your craftsmanship and dedication to excellent methods.

Love the former owner. What a good human being

Superb tools. I believe web haven't in Italy such kind of special tools. Really great !

I absolutely love these axes. I started off with a splitting maul which has stood up to years of abuse. I have since bought a superbly made small forest axe and I have a small splitting axe on its way. Im looking forward to purchasing the throwing axe in the near distant future.

I own 3 GB axes today. A couple years ago i lost my first ( a forest ) ax under a bunch of spruce branches a whole year ( I am embarrassed). Anyway, when I returned to the cottage next year and didn't find my large ax, I started to look in the area where I last cut down trees. Finally i saw the ax, and to my surprise it looked as it was newly purchased, only a bit powder rust on the axhead. But the wooden shaft was completely intact !!! Ready to go :))

I love this kind of tools you are producing. Hope you will stay long in Business with your way of quality tools.

This is great, what a pleasure to buy from such a compagny

A man recently brought me a Gransfors Bruk hand axe to sharpen- he had used it for some extremely rough work, and it was slightly dull. I easily returned it to the knife sharp edge that it came with. It's always a pleasure to sharpen a good tool!

This is yet another reason why I am saving money to buy a small forest axe. Everything I have ever heard is that they are the finest axes out there with a human touch that makes no two exactly alike.

Just got my first one yesterday. The wilderness model and it is a work of art in the quality is the best.

I have a Gränsfors splitting maul. It's very nice but I was somewhat let down when I bought for a few euros, a 2nd hand finnish Billnäs 12/2 axe-head and fitted it with a new handle I made myself. It's a general purpose forestry axe, not a dedicated splitting axe, but I always pick that axe when I go to split wood now. It's lighter and splits just as well so it's a lot easier to split with it.

thanks so much for uploading i always wanted to know how these axes are made

They are fantastic axes/hatchets (I have 6 different shapes&sizes). I got my first one about 20 years ago and my last one about 5 years ago, they are still in excellent condition. I would buy them again anytime.

Love Gransfors Bruk!

DG - Daniel Gräntz made mine . Thank you ! Great Tool !

i just got one of these gifted to me. I am so excited to test it out

They are incredibly well built I love mine and will never go back to a cheap pace again

I have a couple of your Gransfors axes and think they are a great product. I love the traditional look and materials, but more importantly, I have just chopped through a fallen birch tree that was blocking a bridleway using your axe - sharp and a pleasure to use.

I like it - no matter what the demand is - we'll produce X number of axes because that's how they're properly produced. Quality before quantity. That's how you can charge more.

What a legendary axe company. Waiting on a Gransfors bruks hand hatchet to arrive :D

i wanna go to sweden and visit the town. I have heard they have a shop at their factory. I wanna buy every single product they have, I love the products

@TimWngn

8 жыл бұрын

I've been there and it sure is a spectacle. The factory and shop are next to each other and a café is just down the road. The village is beautiful and typical for a swedish village. The factory and shop is right next to a beautiful stream that they once used for power. They also have a axe museum of all kinds of old axes and historical reproductions with a chopping block and wood so that you can try them all out. The shop has some special, custom axes that are not mass produced that are for sale. The tours are free of charge and the guides have so much knowledge about the whole process, it's amazing. I would return in a heartbeat.

@Wieselkatze

8 жыл бұрын

Tim Karlsson hehe :) thank you for the information and for sharing your experience !

I love my axe, it's like holding a piece of artwork but it has purpose.

I have used and given as gifts many of their axes.

Wonderful, I want them all... own just two... thank you.

I own a Swedish carving axe and a broad axe made by Granfors.Both very excellent tools and do their job quite well!

the company is the people working on it. if only every corporation really understood this ….

Ohh nice shortmovie!

great stuff, love my Gränsfors Bruk i hope it lasts me many years..

Getting one ASAP!

A good combo with GB, Mora Eriksson 711 appears at 4:00

@azilon007

4 жыл бұрын

they almost got it at 7:15 as well, could have been a nice trick at 7:11 !

Everyone want a Rolex I want 3 of this traditional masterpiece. Thank you 🤤

As an engineer I really like what I have just watched. Much prefer the unpainted finish I always wonder what paint is hiding. Wish I had use for one.

Hayranım bu balta modeline🖒🖒👏👏👏

Top video so interesting! 👍

I just bought my first one. It arrives on Monday.

Great video, just subbed

Please don’t increase production to meet demand. Keep them halfway rare and unique. It’s truly remarkable that the Smith making each one initials them.

Now you really make me want to spend the money on one or two of these axes...

I have the small Forrest axe forged by Mikael Sundberg by far the best axe I've ever owned

very nice video

I just bought two of these axes today in Denver Colorado, I could tell they were Quality, then came home to do research in what I purchased, Wow! I'm going into the mountains and cutting a tree down tomorrow. :)

Wow!!! loss of words! Wow!!!

The best axe on earth i youse mine every day of the week havnt sharpened ir for over 2 years even though i have the stone to do it that is with my maul my forest axe is so sharp went camping and raced a 7 yr old at 7.30 in morning to cut through a log i won but ended driving to hospitalal 2 hrs away with my leg open my fault but after stitches drove back and carreid on camping great weekend

@axpxoxlxlxo

7 жыл бұрын

Your comment is all over the place pal

@cjm9860

7 жыл бұрын

it gave me a headache

@ambrose8496

7 жыл бұрын

CRAIG MURPHY jeeze man. slow down. lay off the coffee. by the way you lost. the 7 year old who finished last but didnt have to drive two hours away and sit and get stitches won.

@jacksonbradds3840

7 жыл бұрын

go easy on the white powder

@k.f.murphy3764

7 жыл бұрын

If you haven't sharpened your axe in over two years, you aren't using it.

Was on the fence about buying a small forest axe Just j u m p e d off that fence, can’t wait for it to arrive

Price is definitely affordable and worth every penny

The company reminds me of Morgan cars in England. They could modernize but don't fearing they will loose what makes them different. Morgan use aluminum panels formed over wooden frames.

I have many vintage GB axes, but there is very little information out there on their model names and dates. Any ideas where I can get some history on them? I notice a collection on the walls there so surely there are catalogues available???

Best axes in the world.

Got mine year ago. Dear Santa...got it for me. Still not worked any day.. So beatufull

Love my small forest axe

soooo freaking cool

Anybody else Groovin on the sound of that hammer?

Innponerande at det fortsatt er ein øksefabrikk som produsere handlaga økser med høg kvalitet 😊

I love my Scandinavian! !!! Love it!!!!

I have three Fiskars axes. I leave them outside in the rain.

@rickdff62

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. Right? Plus there's nothing you can't do with a Gränsfors Bruk that you can't do with a Fiskers. The only difference is a Fiskars won't break, ha!

@Eric06410

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickdff62 and the three Fiskars are still cheaper the one Gransfors.

hand forged stampings is like saying cnc milled part is hand filed.

Best Axes ever!!!

I like this axes

i want to own one of these!!

Used large forest axe for all my Solo Multi day hike/camps on/off trail in N to NE Mn all 4 seasons and extreme temperatures swings its held up . I'm 6'4 235lbs so the Large fits my body good . Under 6'0 maybe recommend small Forest axe .

I have 2 of their axes. The carving axe and the carpenter's axe. Both are wonderful. But I have been patiently waiting for the small gutter adze. After I buy that one, I will buy other axes as well.

Stop looking at the comments... BUY ONE ALREADY! I’m sure glad I did.

Noticed that GB has recently stopped using the 3-prong retaining pin in their axe handles. Does anyone else feel that they should bring the retaining pin back? The company statement is that they are trying to "save unnecessary resources", due to environmental commitment, and that the retaining pin "is not really necessary" to help improve the handle/head fit longevity. Well, I still have a concern about that... If this design was good enough for them to use it for over 100 years, and helped GB build a reputation for "quality" (especially regarding how much service an axe would give before the handle would loosen-up), then why the heck would they suddenly change things? I just noticed that in this 2016 video, the retaining pin is clearly visible in the top of the axe handle on some of the axes, but now suddenly they want to save a couple pennies and stop using it? In fact, in some re-handling videos, it is noted that GB includes in the handle replacement kit THE VERY RETAINING PIN that they, for some reason, don't now want to include in the finished axes. Does anyone else feel that GB should go back to producing their axes the way they did before, which helped them build their reputation?

@Adam-lu3fb

6 жыл бұрын

A lot of people now are saying the steel wedge makes the handle weaker and encourages splitting, and also completely unnecessary in a properly fitted handle. Put all the pins in it you want, if the axe isn't cared for the wood is going to swell and dry and then come loose no matter what you drive in there.

I love my small Forest Axe, And my Hatchet nothing better hands down.

i have been there , im a blacksmith and an axe junkie , i am not ashamed to admit i got emotional its a bucket list thing to do for me awesome place i almost asked for a job lol