Gransfors Bruk - Hand forged axes since 1902
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2016
- Over more than 100 years, Gränsfors Bruks AB has built up a business based around handcrafted axes and axe expertise, with a focus on quality and environmental responsibility. Today, 30 people work here in production and sales. 80 percent of the production is exported to 30 countries.
When it comes to the quality and feel of the axes, much depends on 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, around 10 km west of the E4 motorway, between Hudiksvall and Sundsvall. The forge sits at the heart of the village and you can hear the rhythmic pounding as you approach.
I just received my small forest axe it is absolutely beautiful. I'm going to order a wildlife hatchet. You will never find a better quality axe. I'm proud to have this axe. Thank you Gränsfors Bruk, you have one happy customer.
A useful piece of art. Mine stays by the woodstove but I never go into the woods without it
I have used Grransfors for years. No complaints, superb axes
I own several, along with the splitting axe. Best production axes on the market today; worth the extra money. Thank you to everyone at Gransfors Bruk, for your dedication to quality. Best Wishes for continued success.
Just purchased one of your small forest axes, outstanding craftsmanship please never stop doing what you do.
Outdoor Axe and Scandinavian Axe arrived today and I must comment - I’m impressed. The fit and finish on both is flawless and the edges sharp as a knife. I cannot wait to use them.
I purchase my first hatchet in 1997, I own almost all of the Gransfors Bruk axes and splitings axes . really great tools for me thanks for so many great forest tools . I'm just an Arborist, who's appreciates a really good hand made tools.. I still own and use that hatchet .. its 2024 now
Joe form California ..
I have the Scandinavian Forest Axe and the Small Forest Axe, and they're both awesome. I plan on getting the American Felling Axe next. Maybe end my collection with a Maul. May you have another 100 years of success Gransfors Bruk.
Big fan of axes, I have two Sweden axes, and really like them.
Good to see such great quality products still being made. A rare thing these days
Not really. Products usually are super high quality. The crux is that they are cheap. Thus people dont value them, dont take care of them and think they are of bad quality.
If you would use a gransfors axe like you would use a 5 dollar hardware store axe, it would behave exactly the same, but you dont Becuase it did cost 150 dollars. If you on the other hand treat your 5 dollar axe like ti cost 150 dollars, it will magically become a high quality product as well.
@@peteraugust5295 you’re 100 wrong hahaha nobody who knows axes will approuve. You can take a inexpensive axe and make it better for you taste but you just can’t compare gransfors to a 5$ axe. It’s like saying that a civic will do the same job as a mercedes. Can make the civic better. But it’ll never be a mercedes
So what do you do with your axes?
I found that most people who lecture about how much butter hultafors, gransfors and what ot are hardly use their axe for anything but oiling it and feelig like a lumberjack while oiling their hipster beards.
On the other hand I know dozents if not hundreds of forestry workers who use their axes Day in Day out and would not think a second about switching to an overprized axe with someones initials in it.
So: hahahhahahahahahaha you are wrong hahahhahaha
@@peteraugust5295 these axes are made for camping/hicking/bushcrafting. It’s not an heavy duty lumberjack tool. Lumberjack these days use chainsaws for big trees. Do you need an heavy 5 pounder for your camping trip? Use the tool for what they’re meant for hahahaha. You still have no clue!!! Amazing
@@gtrul3s387 Sine my comment apparently got deleted by snowflake youtube I try it again:
I dont care what you do with your axe or what you use it for. It is of zero relevance to me. You are most certainly exactly one of those guys I am talking about, who lectures about the quality of certain axes but uses his axe like once every leap year.
Literally every Forestworker I know that is not driving a harvester brings an axe to the forest. And literally none of them brings a hultafors or a gransfors for the single reason of them not having any significant advantage over other axes.
Also you might want to look into the product portfolio of basically ANY Axe producer in the world, because just like Hultafors and Gransfors they make much more than camping axes for beared hipsters like you seem to be one. So please dont stress my nerves any more and vanish in the wind like the fart that you are :)
It is so sad that at one time all craftsmen took the same pride in their work. Good luck for the next 100 years.
Gransfors produces the best axe ever made. Its head and handle match perfectly and as a result, it is a incredible tool.
These people are making art
A video like this makes me want to buy their axes over their competitors that are half the price. The care and work that goes into these are outstanding. I wish more companies had their vision. Well done Gränsfors Bruk!
Over the years i noticed that they do a very good job at marketing their stuff.
If you really want to buy an axe do to chopping get a Müller Austria axe, just as much care without marketing.
If you want ro know why i discourage you from GB and advise you to get a Müller just ask. :)
@@Luca-gj4yi I'll ask. Why?
Pride and quality in your product is to be commended. All products should be made that way. They used to be that way years ago. Made to last and not thrown away. Now too many companies are only concerned with profit. I commend you Gransfors Bruk.
Отличные топоры - произведение искусства ! Привет из Сибири.. Hi from Siberia !
Tack för detta! Skall bli spännande att följa era kommande filmer! Har väntat länge på denna kanalen!
best gift i ever got was a gransfors bruk!! amazing axe never let me down everything on the axe is well thought of and build in a very userfriendly way and with top quality great job to gransfors bruk !!
Just ordered a Gränsfors model 1900 broad axe. I can't wait to get my hands on a masterfully crafted axe. Time to square some logs!
I'm a big fan of gransfors. such a masterpiece
I've just ordered one splitting maul and two wedges. I am so excited to get them
Very cool, thank you Granfors.
awsome history love this company.
Hab noch nie eine bessere Axt besessen als meine Tischleraxt auch von Gränsfors. Tolles Produkt zum fairen Preis👍
I want an GB Axe although I have zero use for one.
Same I bought 2
SuTen came to say the same thing. Wall art.
@SuTen it's a tool, and a top tier quality one at that, so use it
@@bajamus69 its a mediocre overpriced tool
If you had one, maybe it would present you with a reason to use it.
I bought a Small Forest Axe today. I'm anxious to put my hands on it.
Thank you!
its really honour to work with you...
Noticed that GB has recently stopped using the 3-prong retaining pin in their axe handles. Does anyone else feel that they should bring the retaining pin back? The company statement is that they are trying to "save unnecessary resources", due to environmental commitment, and that the retaining pin "is not really necessary" to help improve the handle/head fit longevity. Well, I still have a concern about that... If this design was good enough for them to use it for over 100 years, and helped GB build a reputation for "quality" (especially regarding how much service an axe would give before the handle would loosen-up), then why the heck would they suddenly change things? I just noticed that in this 2016 video, the retaining pin is clearly visible in the top of the axe handle on some of the axes, but now suddenly they want to save a couple pennies and stop using it? In fact, in some re-handling videos, it is noted that GB includes in the handle replacement kit THE VERY RETAINING PIN that they, for some reason, don't now want to include in the finished axes. Does anyone else feel that GB should go back to producing their axes the way they did before, which helped them build their reputation?
C B can't wait for ZombieFighter2001 chimes in on this. It seems he knows exactly what that company is up to.
Hey! They've actually tested their axes thoroughly and they noticed that the axe did just as fine without the pin.
Try to save costs and increase profits
I mean 50 years ago axes were permabonded with a wood wedge underneath, i can't say for sure, but they probably only used wood wedges 100 years ago or a simpler step wedge since a barrel wedge or the fancy one they use wouldn't be as simple to make back then. And either way it's almost better to just use a wood wedge since you can always pound a steel one in when the handle goes loose
@@zombiefighterof1987 also GB are crap
I have a UN Scandinavian Forest Axe. I love it.
My first Axe from You should be here soon. I'm really looking forward to using it.
I have two of your fine axes. Excellent tools!
great vid， good axe
Pure quality 👌
beautiful
wow gransfors i gonna buy the carving axe thx for your products
I just ordered the Gransfors Bruks large splitting axe. I try to pick good quality products over cheap mass-produced products, and I am so thankful for the work you guys do. I im looking forward to handing my Gransfors Bruks axe over to my grandchildren when that time comes (I'm 18y/o now).
I wish you made a smaller version of your Large Swedish Carving Axe. The shape is good, but it's a little too heavy. 700 to 750g would be perfect. It's really the only thing missing in your lineup.
I carry mine to the coffee shop does it make me a hipster?
Yes because you’ve probably never used it.
The back side could be good for crushing coffee beans. Just watch out so you don’t drop it on your iPad.
I'd say you're probably more like Jack Nicholson, especially if you take it to a hotel
Parabéns pelo trabalho
I want the metal retaining wedges for my handles! I have two GB axes both void of that little finishing touch.
To hell with the hippies Gransfors, keep making these world class tools the way they have always been made!
You have your reputation for a reason.
Why would you want one if it doesn’t need it? Why not putting one once the head get loose?
Products still made the way they were a century ago....Rare... hope they never sell out to commercialism..
Tell Ulrick Nillson the GB stamps he put on my Scandinavian forest axe are barely visible! !
Just received my Small Forrest Axe. What a work of art. Mine doesn’t have the steel wedge?
The Small Forest Axe doesn't have a steel wedge
They removed it since they want to be more eco friendly. See on their website, there is the news.
The best Metal wedge is a Ringwedge anyway. It spreads in all directions and has a wedge.
cool
A bit expensive but worth supporting these fine craftsmen
elinize sağlık çok güzel yapıyorsunuz Türkiye de olsa mutlaka alırdım
to whom it may concern,
I'm from Vietnam, and I really want to buy some of your axes.
Could you tell me how to buy them???
Thanks,
Quality
saludos desde Chile como se puede llegar a comprar un producto suyo acá en mi país... abrazos
How is machine pressed into shape hand forged??
I have 2 a carvers and the hunters ax I wouldnt trade them for gold
Does Gransfors Bruk import hickory from the US?
Mycket kärringprat där om miljön och känslor. Med det sagt så köper jag yxan.
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Produk gransfors sungguh luar biasa menurut pemakainya. Tp mungkin (maaf) terlalu mahal bagi kami diindonesia. Salam
Why the name change from Gransfors BrukS?
But recently the reviews are taking a nose dive on Amazon saying this company is hard to work with if anything happens to the axe, I was really looking to buy few of them but after reading the reviews I am now hesitant...... I wish they did respond to the people or work with people who had problems with there product🤷🏽
Trout CRAZY Just buy from an authorized dealer listed on their site. They'll take care of you if there's an issue. Amazon is not an authorized dealer. I've have four axes from them and they are all absolute gems. No issues, literally the best tools I own by a long shot.
@@clydeco926 where can you find an authorized dealer?
@@coltrocity You can check their site, they have them all listed on there. JAX sporting goods if you are in the US is the best chain that has locations all over. Then you can hold them before you buys as well.
I like how the guy at the start is wearing the same shirt that i am wearing. Or at least very very similar. 😂
What steel? Others say its just 1055
Det är väl sådant här som man kallar för yrkesstolthet.
Как у вас можно заказать топоры ?
I have 3 GB axes and all are amazing and they are looked after like an antique heirloom but they are used as a tool effectively. However my 1st GB axe is the Small Hatchet. It was bought for me by my Daughter. Approx 4 years of use as my Bushcraft axe it chipped on the corner. My advice is to store your receipt like the Crown Jewels as no repair or warranty work will be done without it, as my Daughter has moved house and has lost the receipt. Yes they are good but they do and can fail, it has spoilt the look of such a neat small axe and I'm more careful when I use it as I don't want more chips developing.
Why do some handles have Bruk and some have Bruks engraved on them?
There all marked separately by each ax Smith
I understand the process other than Bruk vs Bruks
My ax rods were not fitted properly
Why did stop painting them!?!?
Отличные топоры, собрал практически всю коллекцию!!! Привет с Украины.
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Спасибо.
Y’all need to make better sheaths not saying there bad I just dont want my blade to get nicked from the rib its my opinion just saying still perfect axes
Its copper it wont hurt the edge
Rivet is softer metal than the axehead
Why dont you use Swedish Ash, this would be more enviromental friendly.
Halfators and Bruk same producing product
Good 👍🏻. Sweden love🏕🔥
I own 6 agdor 2kg axes and they are a ripper of an axe
Should make battle axes, single bit and double bit and poleaxe style. But with modern log splitter wedges, and different handle designs for different axe handle eyes.
Allow me to hear this 1,000 times
8:28 - 8:48
where l can found gransfors bruks in Arabic country
Make full tang axes. Sturdy, impact resistant, and deadly. Will be heavier sure, but built like a tank.
John Neeman is No 1
I fear that the ”new owners” are pandering to much to the pc crowd
Czy powód jest oczywisty? Is the reason obvious?
Fuck. This is truly hand forge. This is more drop forged then hand forged.
When you are a Smithy and over time become a Hipster Axe manufacturer...
Nope
that's machine forged you fools. you lucky i'm no lawyer or I would sue ya.
Father says "I sold the factory to my sons" Shame.
Why u did not made them gift?
Foolish old man.
Hi from Greece.
Nothing says "environmentally friendly" than a tool made from steel with wooden handle and natural leather sheath that is made for cutting wood. *I'm not an environmentalist, I'm just pointing out the irony in this advertisement.* Either stop producing wood cutting tools or stop saying that you're environmentally friendly.
Responsible harvest is good for the environment
Quit watching after several references they made about being an "environmentaly responsible" company.I buy tools for their quality not for how they pander to the environment PC crowd.
They aren't "pandering" to the PC crowd, they're just taking pride in that they care about the environment, a lot of Swedish companies take pride in caring for the environment since unlike the US, the country isn't filled with as many "global warming doesn't exist" crazies. American companies keep blabbering on about how their tools are made in the USA and fill half the video with their patriotism about how great America is, and Swedish companies blabber on about how good for the environment their company is.
Energy consumption is not only about "saving" the environment, its also about saving money. There really inst any good reason to use more energy than you need.
The people that use these axes live in nature and have a respect for it. Whats the point of having such a beautiful tool if there are not forests or trees left to use it.
ZombieFighterOf2001 we all know America is the sole source of the global warming, especially any tool manufacturing company there.
That is a totally stupid thing to say as their tools are top quality as well as environmentally friendly .