The Drifter
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024
With a little research I at the time decided this was the best. I don't like buying cheap crap. I bought this and also the small Forrest axe at the same time. Now these are of excellent quality, well designed axes. The problem I ran into is they're so expensive I didn't wanna use them after I purchased them and now they hang on my cabin wall. I wound up buying 2 counsel tool axes to actually use.
Amy
Reviewed in Spain on November 1, 2024
Para despellejar animales perfecto!
Steve B
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
I’ve had this particular hand hatchet for about 15 years and it’s been on many camping and fishing adventures with me. Extremely sharp and just the perfect tool for around the camp and campfire making. I purchased this one for my son in law for Christmas as he’s wanted a Gransfors for a long time. He uses a wood stove fireplace to heat his house and had an old hatchet that he used to make kindling. He could not get over how sharp it was right out of the box. This is a tool that will literally last you a lifetime if you take care of it. Is it worth the price….well I’m sure there are some other hand hatchets out there that will do a similar job but as they say, you get what you pay for and this literally is a lifetime investment if taken care of.
Salvatore Vaccaro
Reviewed in Italy on May 18, 2023
Ottima
mto
Reviewed in Japan on February 17, 2023
個体差や製造者によるとは思いますが、切れ味、仕上げ共に最高です。因みに私の場合イニシャルはESでした
Simone Luca Caldieron
Reviewed in Germany on July 21, 2022
Dieses Beil hat tatsächlich seinen Ruf verdient inklusive alle Sterne.Es liegt super in der Hand, der Axtkopf ist sehr schön verarbeitet. Was mir besonders gut gefällt ist, dass man sieht, dass es Handgefertigt ist. Das macht es meiner Meinung nach perfektIch würde kein Beil haben wollen, dass wie gestanzt aussieht ohne Unebenheiten, Charakterzüge, etc. Das Holz ist ebenfalls sehr schön und fühlt sich sehr gut in der Hand an.Dieses wundervolle Werkzeug ist auch nicht zu leicht , zu schwer ist es auch nicht . Perfekt ausbalanciert.Ich kann alle positiven Rezessionen nur bestätigen und bin sehr froh endlich auch Besitzer eines Gränsfors Beils zu sein.Klare Kaufempfehlung.
KOHIG
Reviewed in Japan on February 11, 2022
よくある立って薪割る用では無いです。座ったまま市販の薪を割るには最高だと思います。用途によるとは思いますが、買ってよかったと思います。
Ian M
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
I really like this hatchet, I haven't gotten to use it much but if it's as durable as my SFA I will be in love with this little guy. It's light and does exactly what I need it to do, Ideal for small kindling and branches for something similar to a solo stove or something makes this axe perfect for the job. Plus it's absolutely beautiful!Also I was extremely pleased with the grain orientation, I don't think I could've asked for better. very, very nice!EDIT:I got an inexpensive hatchet just to see how it stacks up next to the gransfors, to my surprise the cheap axe has a very nice nylon sheath that fits the gransfors perfectly, it even has a belt loop! It doesn't look as nice but it seems to work well for the gransfors, for only $19.99 and you get another little axe I'd say it's worth it.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015WW6I8I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Scott Seaman
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2013
This isn't an axe for bringing down trees or chopping cords of wood for the fireplace. It's a very small hatchet, more about handling housekeeping duties while living in the woods. Clearing trails, culling uninvited saplings and smaller tree trunks, maybe helping build a pine bough rain shelter or feed a reasonably modest campfire for the night. It arrives from across the sea sharpened as fine as any cutting tool I've ever held and to that end could replace a fixed blade knife in an experienced hiker's backpack. I can see this tool slicing and dicing up ingredients for a hunter's stew as adeptly as the average knife.The heads are mechanically hammer-forged by trained smiths from recycled steel (old Saab engine blocks, probably) and as such every one made is unique. This is every inch an Old World tool - even the handle, when held in a certain light, reveals hundreds of small chisel marks which indicate it was formed from skilled human hands and eyes. Head-to-handle fit is impressive and superior to my old Wetterlings hunter's axe, which has been used for over a decade. That larger, harder working axe has never worked loose and I can't possibly see where that would ever become an issue here. Workmanship and materials are all first rate in every respect. You're paying for the Rolls Royce of hatchets, and you're getting it.
Big-D
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2013
Small, fits in the hand hatchet. The fact it is a Gransfors Bruks automatically tells you its hand made, top of the line and will arrive razor sharp. I paid about $100 bucks for the finest made hatchet in the world. Its tough and super sharp. The quality of the steel is the best. Only the best steel can be sharpened to this degree of sharpness. Its about a foot long total, comes with a nice sheath and can be carried in a back pack very easily. Its great for chopping up kindling and would be good to have in the event you needed to defend yourself while out in the wild. If you don't have a firearm, this little hatchet would be far superior over a knife of any size. And should you forget your razor, hey, just be careful cause this baby is sharp. If you are the type to cut your own Christmas Tree, this hatchet would be perfect so long as you're not going too big. I believe this hatchet has the same head as the Small Forest Axe, just a shorter handle. My main reason for this purchase is to take it along on my motorcycle camping trips, it packs super easy.
Raderman1
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012
Just picking this tiny mini hatchet up and holding it without a single swipe puts some of my bigger, "name brand" full size axes and bush tools to shame. Hand forged. Perfection personified in every way. Balance is perfect. Blade is beyond razor and this tiny almost weightless hand hatchet does jobs that other blades would choke on.I know times are tough but the rule "Buy nice or BUY TWICE!" applies here. Will never use another brand of axe or hatchet ever again. Goodbye Estwing, Goodbye Fiskars. Not that they don't get the job done but they're like the Toyota of the axe world. This thing, as pricey as it is, is a Rolls Royce or Lamborghini. It just feels good in my hand and I want to carry it with me everywhere but doubt the local law enforcement would appreciate my affection for a simple bush hatchet, so away it stays til my next back country trail.If you can afford it--take the plunge. Go and YouTube, take the tour of the factory in Sweden and watch what goes into these axes first and actually watch them make these things. Superbad! They stamp their initials on the axe head as a show of pride in their workmanship. I wish more domestic manufacturers were that good and told that much pride in their work.Worth every penny and I have my next 2 axes picked out for spring and summer to make matchsticks from huge dead tree trunks.You won't be sorry.