Axe help

[georann]

After having broken my axe the other day I'm contemplating buying a decent Gransfors Small forest Axe.
Can someone recommend me the best place/website (UK) to buy one or is anyone on here looking to sell one?
Ta
ATB
Dan

 

[SimonM]

Lakeland Bushcraft Trading...owned by Lurch (a member here) always give good service, as do Tamarack Outdoors.

No link to either seller, just a happy repeat customer for both.

Simon

 

[Whittler Kev]

Nice going to Lurch and "keeping it in the family" so to speak. If he's run out try Ronnie Sunshines site. Always does me a good deal (no affiliation etc)
Wasn't there two offered on here last week? Maybe worth a quick search in the classifieds or swaps

 

[Matt.S]

Out of interest, how did you break your axe?

 

[Peter_t]

why not fix your old axe?


pete

 

[Mesquite]

why not fix your old axe?


pete

I'd ask the same thing as well.

A new helve is a lot cheaper than a replacement axe and you'll have a lot more satisfaction in being able to use it again

 

[georann]

It wasnt a very good axe and could have done with some restoration. Oddly it did fine chopping the wood but then i was splitting a log and the handle cracked along multiple lines along the helve

 

[Leupsak]

I can feel a Two Ronnies sketch developing.
A great axe, only had 3 handles and 2 new heads!!!!!!!

 

[jimbo75]

Got mine from the Bushcraft Store in Enfield North London.. Thoroughly nice guy's in there, very chatty! Got it mailed, but I'm often in the area, so I know if there were any problems I could walk back in with the axe dripping in blood and a look of madness in my eye and demand a refund! Or a couple of quid of my next purchase!

 

[georann]

Axe dripping in blood? I think I read about you in a newspaper somewhere....

 

[Matt.S]

It wasnt a very good axe and could have done with some restoration. Oddly it did fine chopping the wood but then i was splitting a log and the handle cracked along multiple lines along the helve

So if it chops fine, what's not very good about it?

 

[Amon81]

I got mine from Ronnie sunshines http://www.ronniesunshines.com/bush....html?osCsid=88d1173c08abf80391ff15d37c94343a

Not too bad a price and good postage, I've spend a packet on the stuff from them.

 

[DavidJT]

Bought one a couple of months ago from Tamarack whilst they were having a 25% off promotion, which made for a really good price. Suspect the promo has finished now. But they and Lakeland (Lurch) both offer good service IMHO.

 

[Hugo]

I picked this up at a boot market on Sunday it was new old stock, so I was told, a Brades Criterion.
I put a new oak handle on it today as in the second picture, along with a kent style axe I rehandled last week

The finished article, handles are a little bit fat but I have large hands.

Total price for both axes £2.50 the wood was from a skip 6 years ago. It's well worth putting some new cloths on an axe.

 

[georann]

Nice work Hugo just dont think I have your skill
Regarding my axe, it was a cheap thing and it only really went through wood with a few massive swings. I would still like a decent one, so thanks for all the advice guys