GB Axes
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That would be insanely dangerous!... HWMBO reckons every woman should have one for PMT outletting
Nobody got a Kubben? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ncMNDMl2E
I have a few, but fancy a Scandinavian, can it split as well as limb/fell or is the bit too thin?
Chris.
Chris.
That Reeves Tomahawk is a stunner...
I always said I would never pay the price GB's command. I'll have my fourth on payday
I always said I would never pay the price GB's command. I'll have my fourth on payday
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Here are SOME of mine.
Since this pic was taken i've bought more, a lot more.
That is a nice looking saw (the human powered one).
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I like them.
Maybe a little on the large side for hauling about, but i don't like felling with a chainsaw, so tend to use an axe and a crosscut saw
Maybe a little on the large side for hauling about, but i don't like felling with a chainsaw, so tend to use an axe and a crosscut saw
That is a nice looking saw (the human powered one).
Is the Gransfors Kubben the same axe as the Gransfors Mini? I like the sound of the Gransfors Hand axe - the small wildlife axe head on a short adze-style handle. Although, even for carving, with a small axe, I sometimes use the full length of the handle.
I like them.
Maybe a little on the large side for hauling about, but i don't like felling with a chainsaw, so tend to use an axe and a crosscut saw
I only noticed this reply, it looks a good size for portability, I have been promising myself one for a while now.
No, as Ian S said its a different beast. I have a mini and do like it and I cannot see a need for the Kubben (for me). However Natural Bushcraft posted a video where they made a bowl with a Kubben and it seemed to do a good job.
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Here you go.
[video=youtube;19ncMNDMl2E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ncMNDMl2E[/video]
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Hi all,
Well my slight obsession with the GB range has got worse/improved depending on your point of view!
Since my last post I now have a GB mini which despite my previous criticisms is actually a great little tool and a lot more versatile than I previously imagined.
I have also just paid for a GB wildlife axe, courtesy of the classified threads here on bcuk!
I know some people will ask the inevitable "why do you need another axe" especially as the wildlife is a cross between my mini and SFA and the honest answer is I don't however as you may have guessed I have a slight love affair for these axes and am hoping to own the whole set as it were.
There are a number I probably won't acquire for some time but I like to think I will eventually have the majority of the GB range.
Although I could easily do everything I need with just, for example, the mini or SFA I tend to alternate which ones I take with me when on trips or just when doing some carving so they all get a look in.
Will try and get a few pics of them all together when the latest one arrives for all you axe porn addicts like me out there!
Cheers, Hamster
Well my slight obsession with the GB range has got worse/improved depending on your point of view!
Since my last post I now have a GB mini which despite my previous criticisms is actually a great little tool and a lot more versatile than I previously imagined.
I have also just paid for a GB wildlife axe, courtesy of the classified threads here on bcuk!
I know some people will ask the inevitable "why do you need another axe" especially as the wildlife is a cross between my mini and SFA and the honest answer is I don't however as you may have guessed I have a slight love affair for these axes and am hoping to own the whole set as it were.
There are a number I probably won't acquire for some time but I like to think I will eventually have the majority of the GB range.
Although I could easily do everything I need with just, for example, the mini or SFA I tend to alternate which ones I take with me when on trips or just when doing some carving so they all get a look in.
Will try and get a few pics of them all together when the latest one arrives for all you axe porn addicts like me out there!
Cheers, Hamster
In the video above, the inside of the bowl suddenly gets very smooth inside - and the outside more rounded - at around 3:46. There is nothing wrong with that per se but it would have been more "honest" to show the other implements/processes used (I am suspecting at least scrapers and/or sandpaper). But I guess they are demo'ing the axe. Lovely bowl too - might wife would probably approve of that one 
It occurs to me that I might well be inclined to use a v. small axe like this more for planing and removing small branches/twigs than normal axe work. Although my 600g Lidl axe (or a billhook) is very good for that, perhaps in the context of smaller objects - like cups/kuksas - it might be a little safer & more controllable? I guess I just haven't found a need for one yet. I see one forum member carries one with him around the farm (in his tractor or on his belt?) and he finds it very handy - which if you think of it as a very heavy duty knife, might make more sense?
That is pretty much what I expected. Perhaps it requires a different approach? Is the handle like that on the HK adze? If so, perhaps it requires a similar set of different techniques? I'm still getting used to my adze - but I now know that they work quite well and that they require a couple of different techniques to use effectively. However, I can't help thinking that a slightly bigger, heavier head & handle (maybe 1-2" more/700-900g) would be more effective. I'd like to think that this smaller, lighter design has evolved over a long period of time and has proven to be more effective/controllable than larger variants - and that my well be the case - but I still harbor a nagging feeling that the size is more to do with the cost/effort required to manufacture & ship it (although, given the price, it shouldn't). I expect with time and use I will grow to appreciate its design more though - that is usually the way of things.
It occurs to me that I might well be inclined to use a v. small axe like this more for planing and removing small branches/twigs than normal axe work. Although my 600g Lidl axe (or a billhook) is very good for that, perhaps in the context of smaller objects - like cups/kuksas - it might be a little safer & more controllable? I guess I just haven't found a need for one yet. I see one forum member carries one with him around the farm (in his tractor or on his belt?) and he finds it very handy - which if you think of it as a very heavy duty knife, might make more sense?
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Iwas at a car bootsale today and for5 0p purchased a head of an axe make seems to be Charleston USA it has a fluted shape embossed on head quite a nice shape I went on to an Australian Tool exchange site and they seem to be collectables I like the shanks you have where did you get them fromIts surprising what you find if you rummage in boxes
Thanks. I do like it. It doesnt look like an SFA any more. :yikes:
I was using the power drill, with a sanding disk attached, and on impulse I thought I would do the SFA. Only took about ten minutes.
It does look better I think, photos dont do it much justice. To the naked eye its just a uniform silver colour. There are some shadows/shading showing on the photos. It looks really nice.Bit like a polished Cegga.
I was using the power drill, with a sanding disk attached, and on impulse I thought I would do the SFA. Only took about ten minutes.
It does look better I think, photos dont do it much justice. To the naked eye its just a uniform silver colour. There are some shadows/shading showing on the photos. It looks really nice.Bit like a polished Cegga.
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