Which side is the bevel on a right handed one? If I hold the axe in my right hand with the head upwards, edge facing away from me, the bevel should be on the right as I look at it.... Right?
GB Swedish carving axe?
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Perrari
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Thanks fellas, that's what I assumed so I bought what I thought to be a right hander, trouble is on the GB site they apear to say the opposite
http://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/pro...-carpentry-tools/gransfors-large-carving-axe/
Am I missunderstanding their description?
http://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/pro...-carpentry-tools/gransfors-large-carving-axe/
Am I missunderstanding their description?
Perrari
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I think you are misunderstanding the description. But saying that it is rather confusing. I had to read it a few times.
I think when they say it is 'grinded left side' that is the r/h axe with a flat or 'slightly concave' grind on the left and a normal bevel on the right.
That is how I read it anyway. I Think !?
The Large Carving Axe, Grinded left side, has a short bevel face on the right side of the edge, if the axe is held in the right hand with the handle down and head up. The left side of the edge has a longer, slightly concave bevel face, which provides excellent support when carving.
The Large Carving Axe, Grinded right side, has a short bevel face on the left side of the edge, if the axe is held in the left hand with the handle down and head up. The right side of the edge has a longer, slightly concave bevel face, which provides excellent support when carving.
Right-handed persons normally use Large Carving Axe, Grinded left side, and Left-handed persons normally use Large Carving Axe, Grinded right side, while the longer slightly concave bevel face come near the wood and therefore provides excellent support when carving.
I think when they say it is 'grinded left side' that is the r/h axe with a flat or 'slightly concave' grind on the left and a normal bevel on the right.
That is how I read it anyway. I Think !?
The Large Carving Axe, Grinded left side, has a short bevel face on the right side of the edge, if the axe is held in the right hand with the handle down and head up. The left side of the edge has a longer, slightly concave bevel face, which provides excellent support when carving.
The Large Carving Axe, Grinded right side, has a short bevel face on the left side of the edge, if the axe is held in the left hand with the handle down and head up. The right side of the edge has a longer, slightly concave bevel face, which provides excellent support when carving.
Right-handed persons normally use Large Carving Axe, Grinded left side, and Left-handed persons normally use Large Carving Axe, Grinded right side, while the longer slightly concave bevel face come near the wood and therefore provides excellent support when carving.
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