Gransfors Burke Mini Hatchet - review (56k warning)

steven andrews

Settler
Mar 27, 2004
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Jersey
Thanks for kind words! However, I got a question... would you drill the handle to put a small safety loop for chopping or for handing it? Mini is one of the very few GB axes without that hole.

No, I wouldn't add a lanyard to an axe. If I lose my grip on it I would rather that it flew from my hand than swung round and cut me.

However, I can't imagine ever letting an axe fly when using it.
 

HillBill

Bushcrafter through and through
Oct 1, 2008
8,165
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W. Yorkshire
No, I wouldn't add a lanyard to an axe. If I lose my grip on it I would rather that it flew from my hand than swung round and cut me.

However, I can't imagine ever letting an axe fly when using it.

Thirded, lanyards on an axe are for hanging only imo and as such should only have a loop of an inch or two.
 

PiterM

Tenderfoot
Jul 7, 2009
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Poland
so... I did it. I drilled it, chamfered, put a short lanyard ("hanger" kind of). It adds grip and looks SO MUCH cooler now! :D
 

PiterM

Tenderfoot
Jul 7, 2009
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7
49
Poland
And direct comparison to Roselli Hunter's Axe:

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PiterM

Tenderfoot
Jul 7, 2009
85
7
49
Poland
I'm back! After 2 weeks in the wild Beskidy Mountains, South of Poland. I used my Gransfors A LOT during that time. For anything - preparing firewood, some cutting, initial carving of my Kuksa, etc. And now I love it even more than before! Some pic's below...

In the woods:

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Fire:

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Starting my first Kuksa:

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And another fire:

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