Save on one of these elusive Gransfors axes….
If you’ve ever scoured the internet for Gränsfors Bruks axes, you’ve probably noticed that there really aren’t any sales or deals out there… or are there? Yesterday, I was happy to find a nice little discount code for Gränsfors axes through Wood Trekker for Omaha Knife.
The Gransfors Bruks Hunters Axe… ah…
There’s something intensely romantic about axes. Perhaps it’s that they have an ancient quality, having existed alongside humans for much of our history — they’ve been carried all over the world, used and depended on, for a long, long time. I’ve always thought of the axe as something that you’d really need in your arsenal, if you subsisted with only a small collection of manufactured tools. As far as woodworking is concerned, they predate many other hand tools and have long fulfilled the purposes of many newer, more specialized tools. Axes are versatile, simple, elegant, and timeless.
They’re something I can’t stop myself from looking at and picking up at the flea market, moreso than most other hand tools.
Check it out. Here’s one more nifty Gränsfors Bruks video, this time inside the factory with a couple of highly skilled smiths creating an axe head.
Gränsfors Bruks: Still Hand Forging Axes in High Tech Gadget Age
Hi there, I’m Ziggy. In 2008, I launched The Year of Mud while building my first natural home. This blog is a collection of personal stories and experiences building with clay, straw, and wood over the past 15+ years. A few of the things that get me fired up are natural plasters, timber framing, & Japanese architecture. Since 2012, we’ve been hosting Natural Building Workshops so you can learn essential skills to build your own natural home.
