Hi, Having seen Ray's Trade Axe he uses in his Northern Wilderness series,I wanted to know if anyone knows where I could buy one from.
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Ray Mears ''Trade Axe'' ?
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Whittler Kev
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Nope, not yet they're not.
I wonder if it's the Gransfor Bruks British trade/belt axe (scroll down past all the other tempting axes
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i think it was too shiny for the GB trade axe, my brothers got one and its very light, and The Sainted ones looked a wee bit more chunky however, as ever im probably wrong.
Sam.
Sam.
I'm pretty sure he uses the Gransfor ALL the time. He has a video on youtube that tells you how to pick out an axe and it features his favorite axe which is the Gransfor.
Heres the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tUUctg6dfk
Heres the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tUUctg6dfk
I have often thought that these are very handsome axes but have always recoiled at the enormous prices. Unless I win the lottery, I think I'll stick with my Swedish Carving axe and a knife!
Unless I win the lottery, I think I'll stick with my Swedish Carving axe and a knife!
I have used a few times axes like the trade axe and it's not my thing.
Too light for proper axe use imho.
throwing with them is another issue however and fun to do.
Best regards,
Jan
Too light for proper axe use imho.
throwing with them is another issue however and fun to do.
Best regards,
Jan
rancid badger
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I wouldn't give anyone £135 for any axe
I have to admit; I like the look of the trade axes but not at those prices.
R.B.
I have to admit; I like the look of the trade axes but not at those prices.
R.B.
there must be a huge benifit for companys and makers of tools whos products are shown on rays TV shows, i wonder how much he gets paid, as its a very effective form of "Advertising". its inevitabe that as soon as Raymond brings out a new series there will be a huge folowing of people queing up for Mears Endorsed Kit.
"If its Good Enough for His Holyness, Its Good Enough For Me"
"If its Good Enough for His Holyness, Its Good Enough For Me"
Looks like a Snow and Nealley "Hudson Bay Camping axe" to me ..... which would be kinda apropriate!
See them at www.red-deer.co.uk
No assoc etc
See them at www.red-deer.co.uk
No assoc etc
robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
That looks more like it John.
Having said that it is a very common axe head shape and not so far away from the Argos axe which used to be a bargain but is now up to £12.99, needs a good regrind or work with a file but then is an excellent axe. Lidl sometimes have a very similar axe for £5
And also very similar to an axe head that I very commonly find at car boots.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38842&highlight=handle
Nice one,it looks like the Snow and Nealley - Penobscot Bay Kindling Axe to me,Many thanks
I shall be buying one of those,and getting someone to make a straight Handle for it.
Cheers
I shall be buying one of those,and getting someone to make a straight Handle for it.
Cheers
Well, it's not like they've got full-on product placement shots, with the logo prominently displayed. It's only nutters like us that look closely enough to figure out what he's using, and even then there's often some doubt about it - as this thread illustrates. I don't recall him name-checking brands at all...
Same as the awls and crook knifes that he uses during the series.
No mention of them really specifically but he's got them up for sale on his site knowing folks like us might buy them
No mention of them really specifically but he's got them up for sale on his site knowing folks like us might buy them
Theres no doubt that he does however generate a fair ammount of profitable intrest im the products he uses in his shows, im sure he doesnt just choose them because they look nice, there has to be some inside deal here, i mean he runs a buisness.
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