Praise The Lord!

[Aaron]

If you run 'bushcraft' as a search thread on evilbay there is a bloke selling Wetterlings Axes through his online shop 'Knives & Bushcraft'. These are brilliant axes(I have two - the Hunters Axe and the double-handed Felling Axe) and cheaper than Gransfors. About time somebody started stocking these - I havent been able to find a UK stockist up until now, though I'm sure I will be corrected . . .

 

[Squidders]

Loads of people used to stock them when I was looking a few years back but it seems that the GB ones simply sold more making selling a Wetterlings one tough.

 

[Aaron]

Thats a pity because they're top bits of kit (I have no connection to whoever is selling these - I promise ). Go on Wetterlings - FIGHT THE POWER! (Gransfors Bruks, that is).

 

[Squidders]

I wouldn't call a Swedish family business with 24 employees "the power"

 

[Shinken]

Granfors Bruks is probably a smaller company, there axes only sell so well because they are clearly very good No connection to gransdors

I would have no problem using a wetterlings axe though

 

[Aaron]

I have no problem with the design and quality of GB axes whatsover, although I do find them overpriced in many instances - if you look on ebay at the moment there are Small Forest Axes going for anything up to sixty quid; a bit over the top in my opinion when you can get a Wetterlings equivilent for twenty quid cheaper. Whether this is the doing of GB, although I suspect it is more down to over- priced outdoor suppliers taking advantage of the brand identification with certain bushcraft tv presenters . . . .

Anyway wasnt my intention to get into an arguement over this one . My (over belated) point is that it is good to have the choice in the buyers market - maybe this will drive the prices charged by suppliers for other brands down.

 

[Shinken]

It's okay mate i wasnt arguing just stating the reason i think granfors are popular. Cuz they are good! Thats why wetterlings axes are popular too, because they are good. Both are expensive compared to cheap rubbish that you can get.

Small forest Axe is 45 pounds on from outdoor code so 10 quid dearer than equivelant Wetterlings. I'd be happy with either.