Gränsfors Bruk Outdoor Axe opinions?

[veqtor]

In a Swedish bushcraft book, 'Skogsliv', by Lars Fält he recommends an axe weight of around 0,5 kg, no wonder since his GB axe is just that. So, anyone tried the outdoor axe? How does it compare to their other models?

 

[Man of Tanith]

buy one.
its awesome.
for everything bar winter firewood processing I no longer use my SFA

 

[Limaed]

I like mine a lot: usual Gransfors quality, very light & packable, can be used to split good size rounds, holds an excellent edge.

The width of the blade is a bit less then the Wildlife Hatchet but I've not found it an issue for small carving projects.

 

[sunndog]

Had one, sold it

Just not enough axe for me. Plus I found the round straight haft just felt wrong
Yes it punches above its weight....but It don't weigh much

A good size axe for when you don't really need an axe but want to use one anyway
IMO a wildlife hatchet is a far better buy in that size range.....unless you actually need to chop some wood up.
Then its SFA and above IMHO

 

[Shewie]

It's much smaller in the flesh than I ever imagined, still a nice looking tool which I'll have to add to the collection one day

 

[sunndog]

Yeah, it is far smaller than you think




SFA
outdoor
Wildlife

 

[Barn Owl]

I'm like Sunndog, had one, sold it, prefer the husky hatchet.

 

[Dave]

Im loving the little 340g head, tomahawk hatchet, from Dave Budd. Its fantastic.

 

[The Cumbrian]

I love mine. As above, the only time that I user a larger axe these days is when it's properly cold.

Cheers, Michael.

 

[Paulm]

Husky hatchet for me for small stuff and wetterlings bushman for bigger stuff, and proper large splitter for serious firewood processing. The bushman is a slightly longer handle than the SFA and slightly broader head I think so a decent splitter but the head design also allows you to choke right up if you want to do some finer work with it, great piece of kit

Cheers, Paul

 

[Chris the Cat]

Love mine, punches WAY above its weight.

C.

 

[veqtor]

I am looking to chop some wood with it so I'm wondering if half the weight will be worth it over the sfa. Guess I'll just have to pick it up and sell it if I find it to be too much fiddly for my intended use.

 

[robevs73]

Too light for me.

 

[Stevie777]

Never tried one and the price kinda put me off. Went for the Hultafors Agdor Forest Axe, 1lb 14oz Head @ £40 i consider it to be my best buy this year...My finger is not a fan though. :-(

Just saw a few/4 on Ebay for £31 buy it now.
Here, a bargain for someone.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hultafors...Goods_Camping_Accessories&hash=item1c4a7a80ad