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Anyone bought Uncle Ray's Gransfors "Wilderness" Axe

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Definitely Wilderness axe. The 18" helve of an SFA means you cannot use it properly two handed - which makes it basically a heavy one handed axe. Fine for carving and light work - but for serious cross grain cutting or splitting you need a longer helve for mechaincal advantage, balance and precision. If you want a one handed axe, I'f go lighter than the SFA, for serious work you need at least a 24" helve.
 
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Anyone know if somewhere, other than Ray himself, stocks these but perhaps at less of a premium or has he got sales of his axe sewn up?

J
 
Why not get a Scandinavian forest? Or a nice Hultafors? Plenty of 24" helved axes around that will do the same job for less money
 
I have one. It's nice,but you'd probably be better served with the SFA as it's quite a bit cheaper.

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Here it is beside a Council Tool Velvicut.
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Iv not used the wilderness axe but I did have a sfa which I sold, although it was a lovely axe it just didn't suit my needs I'd rather carry a smaller hatchet except in winter were il take something larger and I found the sfa didn't fill either needs
 
British Red said:
Why not get a Scandinavian forest? Or a nice Hultafors? Plenty of 24" helved axes around that will do the same job for less money
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Love my Scandinavian forest axe and had it a long time now. Use it to rough out all my bows, carving, splitting even felling. Processes dead wood with ease.
Is there that much different between em?
 
Yep, the Small Forest is a good 6" shorter and more obtuse in the head grind - the Scandi is designed as a limbing axe with a very acute cross cutting grind. Its one of my favourite axes (the Scandinavian). 24" is about the minimum for a full sized man to get a proper two handed swing in my experience
 
Another vote for the Scandinavian, I have an SFA too, which is lighter for a few days in the woods or a longer trek but if you plan to get any serious work done, the bigger axe wins out. :)

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This is going into an FR Isle Royale Jr pack so I don't want anything too long but ling enough to be a decent all rounder... an extra 10cm on the wilderness being weighed up against the SFA - both of which I'd hope would fit nicely into the axe sleeve...
 
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