Can anyone recommend a decent axe that doesn't cost the world I bought a cheap one and it isn't worth taking with me
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good axe
- Thread starter seanyfaetheshire
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What kind of axe do you need? Have a look Hultafors or Husqvarna axes, great quality that wont break the bank.
just an allround camping axe, got a folding gerber saw, so for splitting mostly bit good to have options i suppose
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I should have said the 500g and 800g are my favourites. https://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/prandi-axes-745-c.asp
Grab an old English Kent pattern and pop a new handle on if it needs it. I've done quite a few now and none have ever let me down. Regrinding can be done by hand with files before moving onto wet and dry.
+1 on old.
If you want new, Hultafors is like Gränsfors, but without the price tag and artisan marks.
If you do not mind a composite handle, Finnish Fiskars are very good.
Remember, a quality axe might cost a little bit more than a cheap Asian one, but will last you a couple of life times. At least!
Buy cheap, buy twice!
If you want new, Hultafors is like Gränsfors, but without the price tag and artisan marks.
If you do not mind a composite handle, Finnish Fiskars are very good.
Remember, a quality axe might cost a little bit more than a cheap Asian one, but will last you a couple of life times. At least!
Buy cheap, buy twice!
excellent guys thanks. some food for thought, hadnt even thought about refurbishing an old blade from ebay, quite like the idea of making a labour of love and re shafting it
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Looks near to my GB Scandi forest but for a 1/4 of the price.
I don't need another axe.
i really don't.
I think you should visit a bootfair, nothing beats inspecting the goods with your own eyes!
I've been desperate to get out and do some cold weather camping I really do need a decent axe though but every time I've been ready to go out out there's been a weather warning for wind and rain I like the looks11 of the Husqvarna Forest axe
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seanfaetheshire: your post reads like you need a couple more tarps to block the wind and the rain.
Things can't get too bad after that. Get the stove on = hot food and drink.
I take far more pride in my ability to sharpen just about anything than what brands I might buy.
I grow grapes and some apples so there's a lot of spring pruning. Just about all my equipment is Fiskars.
If/when I need a light axe (2.25lbs) and a heavy axe (3.5lbs), I suppose I'll look at Fiskars first, see what they have.
Things can't get too bad after that. Get the stove on = hot food and drink.
I take far more pride in my ability to sharpen just about anything than what brands I might buy.
I grow grapes and some apples so there's a lot of spring pruning. Just about all my equipment is Fiskars.
If/when I need a light axe (2.25lbs) and a heavy axe (3.5lbs), I suppose I'll look at Fiskars first, see what they have.
Another vote for the Husqvarna axe - and its little brother, the hatchet. Both are superb tools, particularly the hatchet. You might need to do a little work on the edge but, for the money, you cannot do better.
dunno man its a bit mental lol, mabye ill build up to it
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I bought a gransfors carpenter axe around the £70 (new) and love it, but another recent purchase was the robin wood axe and it handles much better in detail carving https://wood-tools.co.uk/tools/the-robin-wood-axe/ it cost £39 and in stock at the moment.....so be quick as they go fast, plus they have a good offer with the leather cover
Hultafors probably the best for cheap and good. Can be had for around £35 new.
https://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/ct/buy-a-hultafors-axe.htm
https://www.knivesandtools.co.uk/en/ct/buy-a-hultafors-axe.htm
