A review of the Husqvarna 13 (or 15?) inch curved handle hatchet. Quite a good deal! Buy SHEATH at this link: reviewog.com/pr... BUY Hatchet at this link: amzn.to/1Lm6a7a
After watching your video (nicely done), I ordered one from Amazon, $41 (shipping included) A quality Swedish steel hand ax for about $33 bucks! Don't see any need to pay $31 for a new sheath when all you have to do is move the inside male snap up about 3/8". You can order a dozen snaps online for about $5. The factory grind on the blade was easy to bring up to a razor sharp edge. The only thing that I didn't like was the grain on the handle ran 45 degrees off the cutting edge and not parallel to. Other than that, it's a fine addition to my tool box and looking forward to field testing it in the near future.
I thought id let you know this, not knowing if you already knew this but, The axe company Wetterlings from sweden wich is literally down the street from the grandfors bruks factory has been making axes but selling them through husqvarna. Wetterlings is I believe owned now by Grandfors bruks. Great video, Will definately subscribe!
This is an outstanding hatchet! I love Husqvarna. I also ordered your dad's sheath and did a small review here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1u1Cq0M3rRc.html - I thank you for the super fast shipping, great price and outstanding craftsmanship. Liked it so much I just ordered the sheath your dad makes for the Husqvarna Multi Purpose Forest axe, as well. Thanks, again! -Dave
I've got that hatchet on order. Should be here in a few days. I looked at the high priced hatchets and just couldn't justify a GB or Wetterlings. They might be a bit better, but not enough to justify the monster price tag they come with. I might have to order that nifty sheath. It looks like very good quality. Thanks for taking the time to film the review. Nice job.
That leather sheath is awesome, if I end up getting one of these hatchets, I would like to get a custom sheath from your dad. He did an awesome job with it. Nice review by the way!
Thanks for the review. Did you, or anyone, treat the handle with anything. I just bought one and it feels a little rough. Thought about sanding it and maybe putting some boiled linseed oil (Wranglerstar trick) on it. Is this necessary? Thoughts?
It's not the same thing as the other company's similar hatchet. When you have something produced to such a low price-point, you're getting something that was handled by hand, absolutely.... but realistically not by an experienced expert at forging, and not for any considerable length of time. You get what you pay for with hatchets.
Great review. How can i order sheath's from you? I looked on amazon and there are none in stock. I own two Husqvarna axe's. A 26 in multipurpose axe, and a 13 in hatchet. Please let me know know as soon as you can. I'm very interested.
Great video review. I also have one and agree with everything you said, including the sheath. I would like about an 19" to 20" handle on mine, I think it would make a close rival for the GB small forest axe.
my sheath is not as loose. I also have the Husqvarna Carpenters axe and forestry axe. Love all 3. And yes their sheaths all lack that little strip of leather in the bottom to guard against rivet damage. HOWEVER I have found a simple fix that I've never heard of before that works so well I use it in all of my sheaths, even my good ones :) I always put a thin dab if exterior use silicone inside the sheath where the blade touches the leather. The silicone protects the sharp edge of the axe as well as the leather in the sheath from a super sharp axe bit. It works so well I wont even consider buying another axe, expensive or cheap without this simple application. Im just surprised Ive never heard of anyone doing this ?
based upon your review and my personal experience with Husqvarna garden tractor and rotor tiller i have purchased the 13 inch hatchet to add to my outdoor equipment along with your recommendation with your fathers homemade hatchet cover. i am now waiting on delivery of both of them on or before feb 2nd deli
Hi i have just bought this axe recently and I don't have the warning stamps on the handle that yours has I just wonderd if anyone could explain why please
I am unsure how to private message you but I just checked out the axe sheath on Amazon.com via the link you provided. I only see one available from another seller and wanted to make sure that was being sold by you. If not, can I special order one? I just ordered the hatchet and would like a nice sheath! Thank you for your time sir.
Are we just ignoring the fact that your sound goes out halfway through the video? Anyways I liked the part of the review where there was sound and I really like that sheath. If I buy one if these axes I'll be sure to come back here to try to get one from you
How does the size of the eye on the hatchet compare to the Husqvarna carpenter axe? I say this because i intend on getting the 13" hatchet and putting on the 20" carpenter handle to use as a boys ax of sorts
I ordered one of these, the Gransfors was out of my price range as I just don't get out enough to justify around £95 ($120). I don't plan on felling any tree's I just want to split small wood and build shelters, we will see how mine performs. Also I''ll get one of those sheaths, looks beautiful. Keep up the good work. ATB Gaz.
+Jerry Lee The steel of the Husqvarna is by far superior to the Schrade. The Schrade axe utilizes 3Cr13 stainless steel which is a very soft, very low end steel, as opposed to the high carbon hand forged steel on the Husqvarna. Also, the handle is bound to break off after a few over-strikes, at which point you will most like throw the whole thing in the trash or use it as a 63 dollar door-stop. Schrade makes decent survival knives, but not axes. :)
+Jerry Lee The axe head is actually made by the Swedish company Wetterlings, and they maintain their exact steel recipe in secret. It's high carbon, but I can't say exactly what the content is. It can be used as a hammer depending on what you want to pound. Definitely don't use it like a construction hammer.
+Jerry Lee Metal against metal is never a good thing, one is going to have to give for 1 is going to be softer than the other, like a sledge hammer to a wedge, the wedge is softer so it is going to spread out an mushroom, ALWAYS wear safety goggles cause no one know here the pieces that break off will go
I can appreciate people's views and beliefs even if I don't agree with them, but I don't appreciate being preached to. Is that what you want your channel to be about or do you want it to be about gear and the outdoors? A good channel will keep their political and religious views to themselves. The quickest way to make enemies in this world is to voice your opinion on those two topics. Forcing your views on others is not appropriate. I watched a few of your videos and though you are fairly new at it I thought your channel had potential, then you had to ruin it with your preaching. By continuing watching your videos it would indicate that I support your religious views. If I wanted to be preached to I would be watching church videos and not outdoor gear reviews. I wish you the best, but I can't be part of your success. Thanks for your understanding.
***** , when trees grow so close to each other, their root systems compete for water, and they shade each other from the sun, so it's better to have your forest thinned out. Some say you must have your trees at least 10 feet apart for optimal growth.
