Cegga / BR Axes - 5th (and possibly final) Group Buy

[British Red]

Aaron,

Heres my take (and I'm self confessed biased).

I like axes. A lot. I have axes from Gransfors Bruks, Wetterlings, and Rosseli. I even have custom made axes from the likes of Lee Reeves. I wanted the perfect axe for UK Bushcraft. Whats wrong with a GB Small Forest? Well its a very good axe, avery, very good axe. BUT Its too heavy for the use people really put it to over here. What do we use an axe for? Mainly splitting and carving. For the size of wood we need an SFA will do the job no question, but its heavy and bulky. I wanted an axe that weighed a pound and a half maximum, fitted comfortably inside a small pack and was made to the highest standards.

Ask "Old Jimbo" about a good axe finish (Jim has forgotten more about axe design than I will ever know) and he will tell you all that "forge finish" malarky is just rough uneven spots on the ramp that cause friction and stop the axe penetrating. So I wanted a properly finished head. A 40cm helve is plenty - enough for leverage - small enough to stow. Lastly the helve. Frankly this really has started to let GB down lately - an axe needs a good straight grained helve. The ones Cegga finishes are second to none.

So, in summary - we have an axe better finished than a GB, with a better helve, optimised for the needs of UK Bushcraft and made by a single smith who is a member here and backs up his product. My Cegga axe is at least as well made as my Lee Reeves that cost 4 times as much.

Red

 

[Aaron]

Cant say that the SFA has ever struck me as heavy or particularly bulky Hugh, I have used mine for days on end to mark up larch for thinning in plantations as well as for bushcraft activities, but saying that I work outdoors and so maybe am more used to the weight. You pays your money you takes your choice so to speak, and the one I have seen that Dave (Silverback) has is a nice axe.

 

[British Red]

Its not heavy on its own Aaron but heavy for what it needs to do (in my view). To me a bushcraft axe in the UK is primarily for shelter building and small fire wood (lets face it unless you also carry a chainsaw you are unlikley to be splitting 8" rounds). So the size I designed is to take account of that use - the BR Hunter is designed for one purpose - pack carry for extended trips. If you are happy with your SFA, by all means stick with it.


Red

 

[Cegga]

Hi!!
That one that Silverback has are the only one that are same stile as the B-R axe´s but are a size bigger If I remember rigth he have one that´s are ca 1,0 kg and with a longer handle i think.
Cegga

 

[shawn]

I'm interested in the mini, is it still available? Do you know the handle length?

 

[British Red]

This thread is a bit over a year old shawn...

Drop Cegga a note if you are after an axe is the best bet

 

[shawn]

Oops, i should pay attention to the dates! Does Cegga have an email or do I PM him on here? Thanks.

 

[British Red]

Just pm him here

 

[Shewie]

Oops, i should pay attention to the dates! Does Cegga have an email or do I PM him on here? Thanks.

Sorry Shawn, that was probably my fault for pointing you here

Worth dropping Cegga a PM though