Woodlore Gransfors Bruck Outdoors Axe

JonathanD

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Sep 3, 2004
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I thought these were bigger than an SFA? Or have I got the wrong axe?

You're thinking of his Wilderness axe. Which is designed for wilderness use. This one is smaller and designed for outdoors use.... I think.

Wilderness..

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Outdoors with Wildlife hatchett (for use on Wildlife I s'pose)..

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Wilderness..

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Outdoors..

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Wildlife..

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British Red

M.A.B (Mad About Bushcraft)
Dec 30, 2005
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How many times have I got to tell you lot there are no poisonous snakes. You can eat them all. They are VENOMOUS though. Pffft.... kids :banghead:

Japanese grass snakes store toad poison in their necks though...and I thought common garter snakes were poisonous?
 

JonathanD

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Japanese grass snakes store toad poison in their necks though...and I thought common garter snakes were poisonous?

You can still eat them, just don't eat the neck ;)

EDIT: I wonder if cooking would eliminate that. Hmm, runs off to investigate.
 
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Countryman

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Not having come back for 3 days I think we can announce the result of Jon's innovative and plucky toad edibility trial.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
 

Tracker NTS-054

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Can I just ask what the advantages of the outdoors axe are vs the wilderness hatchet?? I've had my GB wilderness hatchet for years and I love it! The outdoors axe does look good though ;)
 

robevs73

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The outdoor axe has a little collar and Ray mears' logo on it so that means it's better...and it costs more! !!!!!
All jokes aside I currently have an outdoor axe and it's fine but np better than the hatchet, personally I think the balance on the hatchet is better.
 

HillBill

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Oct 1, 2008
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I much prefer the outdoor to the Wildlife... better handle shape and length, smaller head yet heavy still, More tomahawk with a steel collar than a hatchet. Axes are supposed to be head heavy.... :)
 
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Clouston98

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I much prefer the outdoor to the Wildlife... better handle shape and length, smaller head yet heavy still, More tomahawk with a steel collar than a hatchet. Axes are supposed to be head heavy.... :)

Yeah it's a better bit of kit all round I think. I haven't used a wildlife but handled one, the outdoor is better in my opinion and its a great little chopper :).
 

Bigrich

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Jan 26, 2011
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Thanks for posting this up Jonathan, I have been clearly using the wrong axe in the wrong location, and hope now that I can finally clear my garden of polar bears!!!

You're thinking of his Wilderness axe. Which is designed for wilderness use. This one is smaller and designed for outdoors use.... I think.

Wilderness..

IMG_0643.jpg




Outdoors with Wildlife hatchett (for use on Wildlife I s'pose)..

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Wilderness..

pioneer-basin-john-muir-wilderness-california-wallpapers.800x600.jpg




Outdoors..

index.php




Wildlife..

wildlife-polar-bears-baby-animals_371678.jpg
 

Countryman

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Jun 26, 2013
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Quite excited now!

HillBill has told me the work he has done to a couple of my project knives in trade for this Axe last year will be done in the next few days. Can't wait to show off the re-handling and polish job he had done on my Tennessee Toothpick! Angst did the sheath for this previously.

Looking forward to putting the craftsmanship of these two fine makers together.


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Guyjames

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This made me chuckle!

I just have an image of a load of beardy blokes sat with a dinner plate full of snakes, tucking into their meal with an axe tucked in the crook of heir elbows!
 

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