Gransfors Bruks Axes

What you see is what you get. No grinding, sanding or cover ups are needed as the smiths take care, and do the right forging from the beginning. When a Gransfors Bruks smith is satisfied with his work and has accepted his axe, he marks the head with his initials beside the company's crown label.

Each axe comes with "the Axe Book". This little book is crammed with information on the company, their integrity and craftsmanship, their history, information on the products they carry, and information on proper uses and care of their products.

Swedish Carving Axe A chop axe for hewing bowls and other wooden objects, artistic wood carving and architectural work. The characteristic curved shape of the cutting edge, carried well above the head's eye, the position of the edge in proportion to the handle, the rather thick bit and the big angle of the wide beveled face makes this axe a good carving tool. You "cut on the beveled face" with curved movements. The handle is rugged to give a good grip. The axe has a 4 1/3" face and a 14" hickory handle. The head weighs 2lb. Stock # 1030 Price $160.00 Quantity Show Cart

Gransfors Swedish Broad Axe, model 1900

While at Plymouth Plantation we had the wonderful opportunity to see the living history pilgrim and his broad axe in action. With a few swift blows he had the whole length of the log neatly squared. It was truely amazing to see what an experienced man and his fine tool could accomplish.

By the way, you can shape your logs with a chain saw or electrical equipment, but then you will not have the same nice surface as you will having used a broad axe.

Gransfors 1900 Model Broad Axe can be sharpened either on both sides, "Double-Sided sharpened", or only one side, "Single-Sided Sharpened" (Scissors-Sharpened).

1900 Carving Broad Axe Right angled handle, Right sided sharpened.

1900 Carving Broad Axe Left angled handle, Left sided sharpened.

1900 Chopping Broad Axe Straight handled, Double sided sharpened.

Gransfors Bruks 11th Century Broad Axe The Eleventh Century Broad Axe transports you back to the era of the Vikings. It is a hand forged replica of an actual 11th century axe, however, the general design probably originated many years before then. The original axe is on display at the Viking museum in Roskilde Denmark. Traditionally broad axes are used for woodworking such as squaring up timbers, and house or boat building. The 11th Century Broad Axe is beveled on one edge for ease of making smooth cuts. Like all Gransfors axes it comes with an American hickory handle. Total length is 26", blade length is 14 1/2", and handle length is 19 1/2". The Eleventh Century design works today, as well as in that bygone era, and it does so with a unique flare. The 11th Century Axe is exciting for re-enactors, living-history actors, and anyone with a fancy for the past, or those who love hands on woodworking. Stock # 1446 Price $460.00 Quantity Show Cart

Gransfors Log House Corner Axe

Gransfors Carpenter's Axe

Wetterlings Carpentry Hand-Forged Axes

For more information on Wetterlings and their Swedish Hand Forged Axes visit our Why Wetterlings page.

Wetterlings Carpenter's Axe The cutting edge of the Wetterling Carpenter's Axe has a straight edge used for whittling and carving. The straight handle is of prime American hickory, and the head of the axe is constructed so that the hand gets as close as possible to the cutting edge for maximum control. It measures 19 5/8" overall, with a 6 3/4" axe head, and a 4" cutting edge. It weighs 2.2 pounds, and comes with a leather blade cover. The axe handle comes with a lanyard hole for your convenience. Stock # 1731 Price $44.95 Quantity Show Cart

Gransfors Adze The Adze is a chisel like cutting tool differing from an axe in that the blade is set at right angles to the handle. Adzes are used to chip and shape. Iron and stone adze have benefited man for thousands of years with a history that can be traced worldwide. Gransfors Bruks offers a Scandanavian style adze from the Viking Age with a large range of uses such as in carpentry, as a cutting tool, in forming boat frames, and roughing out Windsor chair seats, etc. Gransfors Straight Adze The Gransfors straight blade, long handled adze is 25" long, has a flat blade for easy cutting, and a 3" slightly swept face. It has a 2 1/5 lb. head and is fitted with a straight grain hickory handle. Stock # 1474 Price $290.00 Quantity Show Cart Gransfors Short Handle Adze The Gransfors Bruks straight blade, short handled adze is 7" long with a 2 1/2" face and a 2lb. head. Both of the Gransfors straight blade adzes come with sturdy leather sheaths. Stock # 1475 Price $292.00 Quantity Show Cart

Gransfors Gutter Adze This Adze has an axe style head with a drooped blade for easy cutting. The blade is deeply swept and slightly flattened at the bottom for clean shaping. It is 3" wide. The head weight is 2lb. The handle is 25" long. It comes with a cordura blade cover with a velcro® closure. Stock # 799 Price $351.00 Quantity Show Cart Gransfors Short Handle Bowl Adze The hand Adze is sometimes known as a bowl Adze. This Gransfors Adze is a wonderful tool for making bowls, chair seats, and much more. It has an angled handle making it easy to use with a flick of your wrist. The 2" wide blade is designed for fast clean wood removal. The head weighs 1.35 lbs. It has a 10" hickory handle and comes with a cordura cover. Stock # 1248 Price $351.00 Quantity Show Cart

Gransfors Froe This is the tool used to split shingles, shakes and lumber. It is struck with a wooden maul or mallet, pounding the blade into the end of short logs, then quickly pulled back or pushed with the handle to split the wood. It has a 12" iron blade with an 18" hickory handle. It comes with a cordura blade cover. Weighs 4lbs. Stock # 798 Price $154.00 Quantity Show Cart

Gransfors Log House Drawknife

Gransfors Scandinavian Log Scribe