Axe manufacturer Gränsfors Bruk presented by Outdrr Play

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In Outdrr Plays first documentary film you will get an inside look into the world of renowned axe manufacturer Gränsfors Bruk, who still makes handcrafted high quality axes in Northern Sweden. Correction: Gabriel owned Gränsfors Bruk from 1985-2009.
Produced by Tajga Production. www.tajgaproduction.com

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14 июн 2015

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@hippy9835 9 лет назад

I am 3rd generation user of this axe I still have the axes my grandfather have bought ps am 61 years old please do NOT make any painted axes and please do not change your making process as I have a son and a grandson in front of me. Many thanks for being my most favorite axe !

@heardashot 3 года назад

What a beautiful post. If that does not speak volumes for the quality of this product, I do not know what would. Well done, good health to you. Greetings from Ireland.

@zpetar 3 года назад

This is how I imagine sustainable economy. Products that can be used whole life and even few generations. Products made so good people don't feel any need to replace them with something better. Quality should never suffer because of quantity. These axes for sure are more expensive. But there is huge satisfaction when I buy something I know I will use it my whole life.

@BelenusValikonis 7 лет назад

As an aspiring blacksmith, I have a huge amount of respect for this company and its ideals. They COULD go the mass-production factory route with it and expand their business, but they don't, in order to preserve the tradition of hand-forged products. They're very successful businessmen, but they're not money-hungry. I hope to carry on that same tradition in my own business model later down the road. Gränsfors Bruk is a golden example of quality without resorting to cutting edge technology (pun intended) to get a pristine, near "perfect" shape and temper to their products. The world needs more talented, passionate craftsman - not more factories!

@SWEmanque 7 лет назад

The interesting thing is that before they went bancrupt they did make the typical massproduced axes. When they went bancrupt they only sold 500 axes a year, so they stopped everything and started to reclaim all the knowledge they had lost in searsh of making axes that looked modern. They bought every old axe they could and all the old books about axes and working with them. They also decided to cut all the fancy bitts out of manufacturing and focused on the simplest and most basic ways possible. They also started to contact all stores directly, instead of going through a middle man because the middle men only wanted to buy really cheap axes. Then they took insperation from the car industry that had started to realise that in order to make the cars stand out and make people understand the cars they had to have information tied closely to the product. GB took that idea to heart and that is why you get a small book with every axe, so that people undertand the value of the product.

@GitHubStiizz 3 года назад

SWEmanque going back to their roots seemed like the best idea. My friend sent me this video to show me his dream axe.. well now I’m on the same boat haha

@KrisHammes Год назад

How did you own blacksmithing journey go Josh?

@phoenixrising4073 Год назад

@@KrisHammes Josh died during a horrible accident while using an axe. Since the axe he was using was not a Gränsfors, the head of the axe came loose during a particularly intense splitting session. It was rumored that the axe head achieved a height of 20 meters before coming back down and smashing Josh's skull. He will be remembered for his love of blacksmithing and oil painting. RIP friend.

@JohnSmith-rm7xk 7 лет назад

Love it. Proud to own an axe from a company that hasn't "sold out" or performed a "bait and switch" tactic. I will gladly keep supporting companies like this. A Quality Product for sure.

@chrislincoln7455 7 месяцев назад

Agreed !!!

@happyknife8785 3 года назад

I'm in love with mine that I think I might go out to the shed and just hold it after watching this

@erichensley6370 3 года назад

Lol

@Littlelamb2023 3 года назад

😂 nice comment

@Twinkyboy 3 года назад

do you mind if we hold it together?

@krisgoodgroves2654 2 года назад

I took delivery of my first one yesterday. I cannot stop holding it. Soon as i pick it up i smile.

@jeanettewest 3 года назад

I own a Hunters Axe for the past seven years. I love this tool and make sure I have it everytime I go into the woods.

@greyfells2829 4 года назад

I love the human element of the axe's creation, I own 2 axes from Gransfors and they are two of my most prized possessions. I hope one day I'll be forging my own tools, and I'll have this company in a little northern town to thank for it. Inspiring, seriously thank you for putting in the extra effort and not just being off the shelf rubbish.

@taffysnotbet.7273 3 года назад

I would be quite happy to wait a year for delivery of one of those masterpieces. Each one is unique and bloody awesome too.

@khosrowjalali7898 2 года назад

This was one of the most inspiration videos I have watched in a long while.

@montelbooner 7 лет назад

And that's why you're the best in the world at making first class Axes. Love my small forest axe, best multi use tool I've ever owned. Keep it up !

@j.r.zavala 5 лет назад

I need to enter a comment, as a proud owner of the small forest axe and owner of other vintage axe brands, the Gränfors Bruk is in a league of its own and a quantum leap in quality and pride of ownership. I treasure my working collection of axes, mostly vintage...i.e., Norlund, Plumb, Kelly Works, to name a few, but find the G.B. to fit my needs and overall utility, the best. A few refinements here and there to the handle, but out of the box it is a beautiful tool to behold. A must have in all regards and of heirloom quality where it will be handed off to my sons...they will surely enjoy it to the utmost. Thank you for such an amazing end item...stay true to your values and keep the dream alive, quality over quantity! Littleton, Colorado USA

@surfearth1 6 лет назад

It’s amazing how much you see and hear about this axe on RU-vid keep up the good work and tradition. People are getting sick of wasting their money on Chinese made junk. It’s a waste of time and bad for the environment when all you do is throw it away. Your way of respectful production will prevail. Nice work gentlemen and hello from the USA!

@erichensley6370 3 года назад

Agreed!

@Littlelamb2023 3 года назад

Couldn’t agree more!

@jeremyk5414 3 года назад

I live in Oregon and I don’t ever go into the woods without my small forest axe thank you MB for making my axe ❤️

@travisrudolph3431 2 года назад

MB made mine as well 😎

@lohikarhu734 3 года назад

I spent two weeks at Gränsfors Bruck, they had a traditional blacksmith course, so I was able to see the work there just about every day, and they have a 'modernised' forging and finishing method, but the core is still forging and human skills. The forging to within a few mm of the finished axe means that the steel is worked into its shape, not just cut away, or ground away, which, I believe, makes for better characteristics in the blade...and the handles are so well-formed, after all of this experience with axes, that the axe just has that *"feel"* in the hands... If you need an axe that works, and keeps working, and lets you work with it, get the right axe for the job from Gränsfors Bruck!

@tweezerjam 3 года назад

When you’re initialing your work you know there’s a lot of pride put into that product. Impressive 👍🏼

@JonTheBrush 5 лет назад

My Axe is one of my most treasured things, just love them they are works of art as well as tools!

@adventurefocus5319 3 года назад

So I stumbled upon this video and I can honestly say that this video deserves an award! Beautifully done and put together! I really want to own one of these! :D

@leiflundquist468 4 года назад

Världens bästa yxsmeder! Svensk kvalitet och tradition när den är som bäst.

@aecrim085 8 лет назад

you can really give this axes to your grandchildren and they can also give them to next generations with the same enthusiam as you.

@yakoobjunior9631 6 лет назад

Great to see a company as famous as Gransfors Bruk maintain its traditional method of manufacturing axes and not mass produced in some country which is only interested in the $

@MrTangent 5 лет назад

Amazing. Gränsfors Bruk axes are simply stunning. Exceptional quality.

@OneEyePI 7 лет назад

Just the most beautiful things. Surely the gold standard in axes today.

@binghiboi8004 3 года назад

Top Shelf Toolmakers. The balance and ergonomics are unparalleled.

@ZenithRadio 8 лет назад

Love their axes. Bought two of the Hunters Axe, hung one on the wall. Beauty.

@ShaneHerrick 8 лет назад

As an timbersports axe thrower, and forester, I have used these axes for all sorts of projects... from throwing them to honing logs for cabins, these axes have served me will. Great axes.

@freetaylor72 8 лет назад

got one of the small forest axes, love it, very well made and it will shave your face right out of the box. I will be buying a bigger one real soon!

@lennartoberg292 Год назад

Their axebook is really good ! I have had my large cleaver axe for 8 years and it is still in mint condition.

@justinfranks8222 5 лет назад

Thank you. Very nice. Appreciate your craftsmanship and dedication to excellent methods.

@scottyhughes9179 2 года назад

I own two of their axes, they are superb tools.This is a fabulous documentary.

@livelife4471 3 года назад

I bought two of these axes this year. Very happy with them. First rate quality product. Don't change a thing, your product delivers exactly what the customer wants.

@canuckloyalist4681 6 лет назад

Quality and craftsmanship still exist! Yes I am proud to say I do own one- their splitting maul. I consider it to be a heirloom tool that will be passed down when I am done.

@Tearstank Год назад

Love this, I love tools that can be used for generations, means way way way less waste. Whem I get my house I will get a Gränsfors setup for sure.

@explorethebush 5 лет назад

I will buy one next week based on your ethos to keep the axes true to traditional methods. Well done

@lohikarhu734 3 года назад

I hope you did buy one, and are now a happy Gränsfors user!

@mrben9364 8 лет назад

I absolutely love these axes. I started off with a splitting maul which has stood up to years of abuse. I have since bought a superbly made small forest axe and I have a small splitting axe on its way. Im looking forward to purchasing the throwing axe in the near distant future.

@dr.stevenpennym.d.3241 4 года назад

Just got my first one yesterday. The wilderness model and it is a work of art in the quality is the best.

@leoaugustsson8726 3 года назад

I have inherited an gränsfors ax from my dad, It’s about 20 years old and it works like a new one. Amazing axes

@andreasschrader6925 3 года назад

I love this kind of tools you are producing. Hope you will stay long in Business with your way of quality tools.

@vintageliving 9 лет назад

I own 4 of these myself and couldn't be happier. Here in America, our forests are primarily made up of much harder woods but I have no problem with it with these fine tools. My only complaint with GB is how hard it's gotten to find a "straighter" grained helve. I have to call the dealers to have them hand picked in order to insure that I get a really good straight grained & well mounted helve. However, that complaint is minor because I always find one, it might take a few months of waiting on different shipments but I do eventually find one. On the bright side of that, my axes are truly some of the finest that come out of the factory. Gransfors is truly a lifetime tool!!! Thanks for such an awesome video....

@OutdrrPlayOfficial 9 лет назад

Hog Wylder thanks for commenting, hopefully you will soon see more of Gränsfors on Outdrr Play...

@gschissena 4 года назад

DG - Daniel Gräntz made mine . Thank you ! Great Tool !

@kissing88 4 года назад

What a legendary axe company. Waiting on a Gransfors bruks hand hatchet to arrive :D

@uruk- 3 года назад

This is great, what a pleasure to buy from such a compagny

@stonemarten1400 9 лет назад

I have a couple of your Gransfors axes and think they are a great product. I love the traditional look and materials, but more importantly, I have just chopped through a fallen birch tree that was blocking a bridleway using your axe - sharp and a pleasure to use.

@everettweeks2195 4 года назад

Live in Germany. Just bought the forest axe, should arrive in a week. I am proud to finally have such a quality tool.

@comesefosseantani231 2 года назад

Superb tools. I believe web haven't in Italy such kind of special tools. Really great !

@Savagewoodworker 4 года назад

i just got one of these gifted to me. I am so excited to test it out

@marcuswright1484 4 года назад

My brother has our grandfather's. It was first in our father's hands so I agree. Keep things the way you have. Don't change a thing. Because you have never done it wrong. People will have to be patient with for quality. It's something this world's new kids don't totally understand.

@goodndead8064 8 лет назад

Love Gransfors Bruk!

@timvb2 8 лет назад

I own a Swedish carving axe and a broad axe made by Granfors.Both very excellent tools and do their job quite well!

@fabiancanada8876 3 года назад

They are fantastic axes/hatchets (I have 6 different shapes&sizes). I got my first one about 20 years ago and my last one about 5 years ago, they are still in excellent condition. I would buy them again anytime.

@blublublublublublub 8 лет назад

thanks so much for uploading i always wanted to know how these axes are made

@stevekreitler9349 3 года назад

A man recently brought me a Gransfors Bruk hand axe to sharpen- he had used it for some extremely rough work, and it was slightly dull. I easily returned it to the knife sharp edge that it came with. It's always a pleasure to sharpen a good tool!

@Vivungisport 8 лет назад

I own 3 GB axes today. A couple years ago i lost my first ( a forest ) ax under a bunch of spruce branches a whole year ( I am embarrassed). Anyway, when I returned to the cottage next year and didn't find my large ax, I started to look in the area where I last cut down trees. Finally i saw the ax, and to my surprise it looked as it was newly purchased, only a bit powder rust on the axhead. But the wooden shaft was completely intact !!! Ready to go :))

@arthurbikemad 3 года назад

Wonderful, I want them all... own just two... thank you.

@JadeRabbit-1 3 года назад

great stuff, love my Gränsfors Bruk i hope it lasts me many years..

@wtfmrb293 Год назад

Love the former owner. What a good human being

@aleksejm2282 9 лет назад

Ohh nice shortmovie!

@codywitt2718 3 года назад

They are incredibly well built I love mine and will never go back to a cheap pace again

@bannablitz247 6 лет назад

This is yet another reason why I am saving money to buy a small forest axe. Everything I have ever heard is that they are the finest axes out there with a human touch that makes no two exactly alike.

@randywarnock2937 3 года назад

I have used and given as gifts many of their axes.

@1873Winchester 5 лет назад

I have a Gränsfors splitting maul. It's very nice but I was somewhat let down when I bought for a few euros, a 2nd hand finnish Billnäs 12/2 axe-head and fitted it with a new handle I made myself. It's a general purpose forestry axe, not a dedicated splitting axe, but I always pick that axe when I go to split wood now. It's lighter and splits just as well so it's a lot easier to split with it.

@The.Alabama.Woodsman 5 лет назад

Getting one ASAP!

@22busy43 3 года назад

I just bought my first one. It arrives on Monday.

@KadirYildiran 7 лет назад

Hayranım bu balta modeline🖒🖒👏👏👏

@garyaustin7254 3 года назад

Top video so interesting! 👍

@commonsensecamper 7 лет назад

Great video, just subbed

@jeffk462 8 лет назад

very nice video

@jessewellsproductions3979 7 лет назад

Wow!!! loss of words! Wow!!!

@panama-canada 4 года назад

I like it - no matter what the demand is - we'll produce X number of axes because that's how they're properly produced. Quality before quantity. That's how you can charge more.

@erichensley6370 3 года назад

Now you really make me want to spend the money on one or two of these axes...

@Iamtheoverlander 6 лет назад

I just bought two of these axes today in Denver Colorado, I could tell they were Quality, then came home to do research in what I purchased, Wow! I'm going into the mountains and cutting a tree down tomorrow. :)

@Wieselkatze 8 лет назад

i wanna go to sweden and visit the town. I have heard they have a shop at their factory. I wanna buy every single product they have, I love the products

@TimWngn 8 лет назад

I've been there and it sure is a spectacle. The factory and shop are next to each other and a café is just down the road. The village is beautiful and typical for a swedish village. The factory and shop is right next to a beautiful stream that they once used for power. They also have a axe museum of all kinds of old axes and historical reproductions with a chopping block and wood so that you can try them all out. The shop has some special, custom axes that are not mass produced that are for sale. The tours are free of charge and the guides have so much knowledge about the whole process, it's amazing. I would return in a heartbeat.

@Wieselkatze 8 лет назад

Tim Karlsson hehe :) thank you for the information and for sharing your experience !

@davidcann6021 3 года назад

I love my axe, it's like holding a piece of artwork but it has purpose.

@torpilo 8 лет назад

A good combo with GB, Mora Eriksson 711 appears at 4:00

@azilon007 4 года назад

they almost got it at 7:15 as well, could have been a nice trick at 7:11 !

@johngonzalez1193 3 года назад

soooo freaking cool

@mephista55 4 года назад

I love my Scandinavian! !!! Love it!!!!

@vr66luke 3 года назад

Love my small forest axe

@libsead 8 лет назад

Best Axes ever!!!

@Edgunsuk 6 лет назад

i have been there , im a blacksmith and an axe junkie , i am not ashamed to admit i got emotional its a bucket list thing to do for me awesome place i almost asked for a job lol

@rogerbond7811 3 года назад

As an engineer I really like what I have just watched. Much prefer the unpainted finish I always wonder what paint is hiding. Wish I had use for one.

@KeyserSoseRulz 6 лет назад

the company is the people working on it. if only every corporation really understood this ….

@markmoreno7295 3 года назад

I have 2 of their axes. The carving axe and the carpenter's axe. Both are wonderful. But I have been patiently waiting for the small gutter adze. After I buy that one, I will buy other axes as well.

@mansoreaa 8 лет назад

I like this axes

@gotee7474 3 года назад

I have the small Forrest axe forged by Mikael Sundberg by far the best axe I've ever owned

@djrobbligidy 3 года назад

Please don’t increase production to meet demand. Keep them halfway rare and unique. It’s truly remarkable that the Smith making each one initials them.

@SimpleAdventuresLLMSX 8 лет назад

best axe ever

@dring83 3 года назад

i want to own one of these!!

@evaldbjrnevik8869 8 лет назад

Innponerande at det fortsatt er ein øksefabrikk som produsere handlaga økser med høg kvalitet 😊

@beerhunter272 6 лет назад

I have many vintage GB axes, but there is very little information out there on their model names and dates. Any ideas where I can get some history on them? I notice a collection on the walls there so surely there are catalogues available???

@scottbrowning605 8 лет назад

I love my small Forest Axe, And my Hatchet nothing better hands down.

@mmm4638 2 года назад

Everyone want a Rolex I want 3 of this traditional masterpiece. Thank you 🤤

@craigmurphy163 7 лет назад

The best axe on earth i youse mine every day of the week havnt sharpened ir for over 2 years even though i have the stone to do it that is with my maul my forest axe is so sharp went camping and raced a 7 yr old at 7.30 in morning to cut through a log i won but ended driving to hospitalal 2 hrs away with my leg open my fault but after stitches drove back and carreid on camping great weekend

@axpxoxlxlxo 7 лет назад

Your comment is all over the place pal

@cjm9860 7 лет назад

it gave me a headache

@ambrose8496 7 лет назад

CRAIG MURPHY jeeze man. slow down. lay off the coffee. by the way you lost. the 7 year old who finished last but didnt have to drive two hours away and sit and get stitches won.

@jacksonbradds3840 7 лет назад

go easy on the white powder

@k.f.murphy3764 7 лет назад

If you haven't sharpened your axe in over two years, you aren't using it.

@kee7678 5 лет назад

I love mine! And we share the same last name but spelled a little differently as I'm Norwegian and they're Swedish.

@vanman724 6 лет назад

Anybody else Groovin on the sound of that hammer?

@mishnok11 Год назад

Best axes in the world.

@sawdustandsurvival 8 лет назад

I love GB axes. There's something special about them!

@AeroeGraphix 8 лет назад

You ever see John Neeman axes?

@sawdustandsurvival 8 лет назад

I hadn't but I just Googled them and they look stunning... Shame about the price though :/

@AeroeGraphix 8 лет назад

Average Joe Survival Yeah, apparently people say they are better than GB and other companies, but I want to save up for the FInnish splitting maul. There's a long wait for their stuff though, I'd say it's worth it.

@reidvanderwerff4515 2 года назад

Was on the fence about buying a small forest axe Just j u m p e d off that fence, can’t wait for it to arrive

@Dragon_Camp_Cooking_ 5 лет назад

I am proud to say I own two Gransfors Bruks axes the small splitting axe and the mini hatchet I am looking forward to the purchase of a forest axe you will not find a finer product anywhere in the world you could buy a cheap product that may last a few years but a Gransfors Bruks will last you many generations with proper care you great grandchildren will continue to use your investment

@unnerbuxetruckler 7 лет назад

Nice

@brainlessspudlogic4875 6 лет назад

The company reminds me of Morgan cars in England. They could modernize but don't fearing they will loose what makes them different. Morgan use aluminum panels formed over wooden frames.

@GitHubStiizz 3 года назад

Price is definitely affordable and worth every penny

@tcswag801 Год назад

Used large forest axe for all my Solo Multi day hike/camps on/off trail in N to NE Mn all 4 seasons and extreme temperatures swings its held up . I'm 6'4 235lbs so the Large fits my body good . Under 6'0 maybe recommend small Forest axe .