The Gränsfors Bruk Wildlife Hatchet is a classic in its category - a small, lightweight, and exceptionally balanced axe. Though designed primarily as a compact camping or bushcraft axe, its fine and thin bit extends its capabilities to carving work. Its utility isn't just restricted to camping; take it along in your rucksack for various tasks like felling small trees, snedding, or splitting kindling out in the woods. Its unique design with long, gently convex bevels, ground to a precise 20 degrees, also marks it as an excellent choice for enthusiasts of spoon carving. This axe shared the same head as the Gränsfors Bruk Large Carving Hatchet (double-sided ground) and the Gränsfors Bruk Hand Hatchet.
Specifications:
- Head: Weighs 600 grams (1lb) with a cutting edge of 75mm (3").
- Handle: Crafted from American hickory, the handle stretches 340mm (13 1/2") and boasts a smooth finish that's been lightly oiled for added protection.
- Sheath: Every axe comes with a standard Gränsfors Bruk vegetable tanned leather sheath. However, an upgrade option is available: the Woodsmith Premium Sheath. Hand-stitched and constructed from 3.2mm vegetable-tanned leather, this top-loading sheath adds a touch of luxury and enhanced protection to your hatchet.
- Extras: As with all Gränsfors Bruk axes, the Wildlife Hatchet comes with the informative Axe Book and carries a 20-year forging guarantee on the head.
About Gränsfors Bruk:
For more than 100 years, Gränsfors Bruk AB has built a business upon handcrafted axes and axe expertise, with a focus on quality and environmental responsibility. When it comes to the quality and feel of the axes, this is reflected in the experience and skill of the individual craftsman. Each axe is signed with the smith’s initials as a guarantee of quality.
The company is located in the Swedish village of Gränsfors in northern Hälsingland. The forge sits at the heart of the village and you can hear the rhythmic pounding as you approach, a sound we always take pleasure from when we visit!
We are lucky to be one of the few retailers of Gränsfors Bruk axes in the UK, which has been based on a long standing relationship between our small family business and their forge. We like to think that our close ties to the forge and the alignment in ethos between our two companies make us a knowledgeable, premium purveyor of their world class tools. If you have any questions at all in any product in the Gränsfors range - please reach out to our friendly team and we'll be more than happy to help.
