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Here in Gränsfors we have an axe museum with over 2000 axes. Since we do not have the possibility to open the museum this summer due to Corona we have decided to start posting small stories about some of the axes you can find here. These are not axes that we sell and unfortunately it…

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Who made your favorite axe? #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith

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Here in Gränsfors we have an axe museum with over 2000 axes. Since we do not have the possibility to open the museum this summer due to Corona we have decided to start posting small stories about some of the axes you can find here. These are not axes that we sell and unfortunately it…

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Gränsfors Bruk’s handle is made from hickory, the perfect wood because it is both strong and flexible, with long, parallel fibres. This increases the life of the handle and thus helps reduce the consumption of nature’s resources. The wood is dried before turning. This is so that the wood will not dry out any further…

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Here in Gränsfors we have an axe museum with over 2000 axes. Since we do not have the possibility to open the museum this summer due to Corona we have decided to start posting small stories about some of the axes you can find here. These are not axes that we sell and unfortunately it…

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This weekend we celebrate midsummer in Sweden. This year we would like to spend the day outside and cook midsummer dinner over an open fire, but as we know, the weather this weekend is always unreliable. How are you going to celebrate Midsummer? #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship…

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Here in Gränsfors, we have an axe museum with over 2000 axes. Since we do not have the possibility to open the museum this summer due to Corona we have decided to start posting small stories about some of the axes you can find here. These are not axes that we sell and unfortunately, it…

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In our axes, we use steel from Ovako that derives entirely from recycled scrap. The scrap is sorted into different grades and the steelworks uses a mix of these for the steel that it produces. Like all industrial processes, manufacturing steel affects the environment. Gränsfors Bruk chose to work with Ovako for good reason. As…

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Here in Gränsfors, we have an axe museum with over 2000 axes. Since we do not have the possibility to open the museum this summer due to Corona we have decided to start posting small stories about some of the axes you can find here. These are not axes that we sell and unfortunately, it…

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Our axe presses are real veterans. Most of them were built in Arboga during the 1930s and 1940s. They operate at a rate of around 80 strikes per minute, with a force of about 180 tonnes each time. #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 #axe #yxor #bushcraft #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith

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Here in Gränsfors, we have an axe museum with over 2000 axes. Since we do not have the possibility to open the museum this summer due to Corona we have decided to start posting small stories once a week about some of the axes you can find here. These are not axes that we sell…

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You know the feeling when you chopped that last piece of firewood and put it in the shelter? Chopping firewood can be like therapy work, especially if you use a really nice splitting axe like this one made by Blacksmith Erik Blixt (EB) #gransforsbruk #responsiblymadeinsweden 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 🪓 #axe #yxor #outdoors #craftmanship #blacksmith…

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