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All of our axes come together with the Axe book. All books are carefully attached to the axes by hand. The book is filled with lots of "good to know", tips and tricks about how to take care of your axe and knowledge about axes and Gränsfors Bruk. Have you read the information in the…

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Always be prepared for a snowstorm with wood and a nice axe to chop it into perfect pieces 🙂🪓 #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith

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We want to thank you who have supported us over the past year. We are happy that there are so many of you who appreciate our axes and share our vision. It is not always easy to run a smithery in Sweden, but it is possible thanks to all of you! From all of us…

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We believe that the quality and longevity of the product is a very important element of being able to contribute to a better environment. This is because increased product longevity means that, among other things, we can: 🪓consume fewer natural resources, resulting in reduced consumption of raw materials and energy 🪓produce fewer products, which generates…

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Carving axes cooling down after forging made by Engberg Bohjort Emil (EE). Who made your axe? #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith

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The steel that Gränsfors Bruk uses has been specially created to produce the perfect axe head. The steel must not be too hard, or too soft and pliable. You can read more about our material at our webpage. Link in bio 🪓 #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith

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The leather strap on our sheaths allows you to easily attach the ax to the belt or to the holders. This way you don´t risk losing the sheath and you always have the axe near 🪓 #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith

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Gränsfors Bruk has developed axes with a technique, shape and function based on old, often forgotten knowledge. For us, it´s important to make sure this knowledge is spread to more people. One way to do that is to organize courses. Our forging courses are led by Fredrik Thelin (@fthelinsmide) who is a very qualified and…

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Let´s talk about Black Friday. A day created so that people will shop more by lowering prices. We believe in high-quality products and fair wages for the people who make the products. This means that the price you pay is the actual cost of the entire production. We and our sister company @woolpower_official take a…

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Gränsfors Small Hatchet was developed by Lennart Pettersson (LP), axe smith, knife smith and keen angler, who was looking to create a very light axe that still retained the axe feeling. Despite its diminutive size the axe is excellent for limbing and splitting firewood. #gransforsbruk #madeinsweden #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith

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The first concrete evidence we have about an axe forging in Gränsfors dates from the mid -19th century. In 1868, scythe smith Johan Pettersson (JP), aged 33, moved with his family and his brother Anders Pettersson (AP), aged 18, from Älvdalen to Gränsfors and started Gränsfors Scythe Forge. In 1871, the younger brother, Anders Pettersson,…

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The Gränsfors Swedish Draw Knife is forged into an arch and is meant to be used with both hands for optimum effectiveness. The Draw Knife is mainly for debarking and shaping logs, and perhaps also dowels. The protruding handles allow the user to get plenty of power behind each stroke. Have you tried it? #gransforsbruk…

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