Hultafors trekking axe 800g?

[bbdave]

Hi I am thinking of getting one as my first bushcraft axe it's only £26 so not a huge outlay but curious of anyone's opinion on them or alternates.

dave

 

[drliamski]

I have one and love it, use it way more than the £90 Cegga!

 

[crosslandkelly]

I personally think they are the equal of the equivalent Grundfors Bruks axes. They are under £20 here. http://www.building-supplies-online...xgm13uENnrqxS_JU8Edv3a4gk3-JoKptn0xoC0xrw_wcB

I prefer the classic myself. http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1014842/Hultafors_Classic_Trekking_Axe_500g/product_info.html

 

[bbdave]

Cheers for the link I assumed the 800g would be more useful I'm only really going to be cutting fire wood to start with.

Dave

 

[Ed the Ted]

Great axe, I use mine a lot for splitting and carving.

 

[harmfulvermin]

I got one of these for my first bushcraft axe and i love it. Many use it for splitting logs after cutting with bowsaw. Only downside to it is the sheath that comes with it is not very good at all. I am still trying to find a good replacement sheath.

 

[Stevie777]

I got one of these for my first bushcraft axe and i love it. Many use it for splitting logs after cutting with bowsaw. Only downside to it is the sheath that comes with it is not very good at all. I am still trying to find a good replacement sheath.

Someone on here was selling a few....very nice and a great price.

 

[MongooseDownUnder]

They are that good that I swapped one for GB hatchet!! For real.

 

[woof]

Great little axe, I've allsorts, including a cegga, but sold them all & kept this one. Topknot made a mask for mine it can be seen in my back posts.

Rob

 

[trade axe]

It is nice to see some positive responses to this little axe/hatchet ? There isn't a lot of information in North America about them. I was going to get the classic but the head didn't look all that much bigger than my small forest, and this axe is listed here as a two pounder. I got a Husqvarna restamped Hults and I like it so much that I wanted something similar, but a touch heavier and longer. The version that I ordered is listed as 900g and twenty inches overall I believe. Hultafors AGDOR.

http://bigbeartools.com/store/#!/Hatchet-0-9-kg-20-inch-Shaft/p/25880154/category=6903541

 

[DocG]

Someone on here was selling a few....very nice and a great price.

Ahh! Do you know who? (I ought to make my own as they can cost more than the axe did, but I'd like to know, please)

All the best.

 

[DocG]

I have one and love it

+1 for love it. I got mine for £20 incl p&p about 6 months ago. Sharpens a treat & holds an edge. Can't see the need for a more expensive one.

All the best.

 

[trade axe]

+1 for love it. I got mine for £20 incl p&p about 6 months ago. Sharpens a treat & holds an edge. Can't see the need for a more expensive one.

All the best.

Sorry about the tangent fellas. As of late I have been gathering up a few more axes. What has been going through my head, an admittedly slow journey, is that we can find great axes without the fancy name branding. I came across the Husqvarna line which is sold in North American dealerships. These axes used to be supplied by Wetterlings and now Hultafors I believe. It also appears that Stihl sells a decent little hatchet through their dealerships also. And now I am waiting for a Hultafors AGDOR, another seemingly common but good quality tool. Yes I like high end axes also but if I can find a decent performer at half or less price of the fancy stuff, I'm all over it. Particularly when the more common pieces are basically at or near the same quality as the high end stuff. The irony is that the seemingly plain working tools are often restamped contract pieces coming out of the big name Swedish or German manufacturers. With a little touch up of the tool, I doubt that the wood will notice the difference.