www.gransfors.co.uk

[buckley]

http://www.gransfors.co.uk/index.html

Has anyone had any experience of these guys? Looks a little suspect to me? A good selection though.

I'm after a hunters axe and am just looking for the cheapest out there!

 

[MikeE]

This is actually the Weald Museum's site and they are probably the cheapest for GB axes in the UK! Certainly delighted with my SFA from here, ended up with one by GB's head axe smith, Lennard Petersen, (if that's the correct term or spelling of his name!)

 

[andy_e]

It's not mentioned on the Gränsfors Bruks website as being them ...

http://www.gransfors.com/htm_eng/index.html

... so I'd be cautious.

Edit: I'll defer to MikeE's experience.

 

[tomtom]

Looks a little suspect to me?

Is there any reason for this?

 

[British Red]

The phone numbers certainly match the Weald and Downland museum - a very reputable firm indeed

Red

 

[buckley]

It just I couldn't find them listed on the genuine site, and the website looked poorly made.

All seems o.k, great prices so I am going to place an order.

Thanks guys.

 

[JonnyP]

The phone numbers certainly match the Weald and Downland museum - a very reputable firm indeed

Red

I agree, I bought my Scandinavian axe from them....They are one of the few places around that stock the full GB range...

 

[andy_e]

Is there any reason for this?

Mainly as stated, they appear to be claiming to be Gransfors Bruks while they are not mentioned on the official website. Again, it's always better to be cautious on the Internet esp when you're handing over your credit card details. However, a few of you here have vouched for them, so I'd be happy with that.

 

[tomtom]

Mainly as stated, they appear to be claiming to be Gransfors Bruks

Ah right. I must have missed that bit.

Again, it's always better to be cautious on the Internet esp when you're handing over your credit card details.

I whole heartedly agree with you there.

 

[leon-1]

I agree, I bought my Scandinavian axe from them....They are one of the few places around that stock the full GB range...

At the bottom of the page it tells you who they are.

Gränsfors.co.uk:SMS Ltd Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester West Sussex PO18 0EU

GB make excellent axes, but they are not quite as marvellous with their website, when they changed the product spec for the hunters and the SFA they had two seperate specs for each axe on their site for quite a long time.

Also the only link for the uk is http://www.axe-throwing.co.uk which currently appears to be a dead link or it's down for renovation. However a lot of the axe throwing carried out in the uk appears to be carried out in the West Sussex area, so it's not totally impossible that they may have something to do with Wealdown.

 

[SOAR]

Very helpfull people at the Weald and Downland museum Got my SFA from them many moons ago.

 

[British Red]

Buckley,

They are only an hours drive from you and are very happy to haul out their stock and let you pick it over. If I was you I'd make the trip and have a look at the axes and handle them. The museum itself is stunning and there are some lovely trees to wander through too (including some nice Hornbeams). You might even meet a few of the members instructing there - I know of at least two that do

Red

 

[andy_e]

Ah right. I must have missed that bit.

Just in the sense that the URL is gransfors.co.uk and in bold text you have the sentence: This is Gränsfors Bruks

I'd have been less suspicious if they had been more obviously upfront about being a reseller, even so given the very positive response here I'd be more than happy to buy from them. One to bookmark I think.

 

[robin wood]

"The museum itself is stunning and there are some lovely trees to wander through too " Nice replica wooden bowls in all the houses too

 

[British Red]

Whats replica wood then Robin - sort of hand carved plastic?

 

[buckley]

Sounds like a good idea to me Red!

I have the day off on monday so I think i'll spend the afternoon up there. Saves having to wait in for the postman.

Thanks guys.

 

[bothyman]

Just in the sense that the URL is gransfors.co.uk and in bold text you have the sentence: This is Gränsfors Bruks

I think the "This is Granfors Bruks" could refer to the fact that the page is about the history of Granfors Bruks not that they are GF??

But it is rather misleading using the URL.

 

[British Red]

Give thm a call first Buckley - just to check they hav some in! Thy should have but they wer out of wildlifes once when I went there

Red

 

[buckley]

i emailed them yesterday and they have some in stock. Didn't think to ask about opening hours though!

 

[British Red]

Good job you asked

2 January - 17 February

Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays only from 10.30am to 4.00pm

http://www.wealddown.co.uk/visitor-opening-times.htm

Red