Gransfors Bruk - Outdoor Axe
Good for splitting kindling, limbing a tree, and can be used as a heavy knife in cutting and carving. The hickory handle has a protective steel collar near the head. Gransfors Bruks Outdoor Axe comes with a grain leather sheath that protects the sharp edge. The design of the sheath allows you to easily carry the axe on your belt. Forged from a special Swedish axe steel, the blades are tempered and annealed to the correct toughness. First quality hickory handles. Axeheads are oiled and protected by a grain leather sheath. Each axe comes with a book that describes maintenance and use in detail, along with photos of the craftsman at work.
Product Details:
Axe Face |
3" |
Handle |
14.5" |
Axe Head Weight |
0.75 lbs. |
Manufactured |
Sweden |
Note from the Forge
'“Gränsfors Bruks Aktiebolag is currently experiencing a shortage in axes, hatchets and accessories driven by an unusually high global demand on one side and constraints in the supply chain on the other. The imbalance in demand and delivery capacity is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
The increased demand is not isolated to our industry, and we are experiencing shortages on most of our raw materials. Steel supply is very constrained now and Gränsfors is working closely with our suppliers to secure deliveries of key materials. We have increased our raw material buffers to counter the longer lead times, however on some specifications the lead times are long and uncertain beyond what can be managed with increased buffers alone. The huge global demand for steel has of course also driven up prices, and we are seeing significant price hikes across our raw material spend. While steel is the biggest driver of both supply constraints and cost, the same dynamics can be seen on our other raw materials, e.g. hickory …”
Thank you for your understanding and continued support!”