THE AXE YOU'RE GOING TO WANT (Official Video) 

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He talks about axes like Hank Hill talks about propane. I truly appreciate this.

For a swedish book, theres an aweful lot of german writing in it

The axe was designed by Lars Fält, Founder of the Swedish Army Survival School, he knows what is necessary for outdoor living in the northern woods.

Cody, i'm from south america. I'm a life long scout (7yo till 18 only stopping between 13-14 because i moved and the town had no troops) and reached the top (1st class) I lived in small towns and hd backyards my whole life, my grandad was a cattle rancher here... now i'm in university in a million and a half city, working in a downtown office.... Man i miss small towns i miss the cracking fire on a stary night, being in the open country, the dirt under my fits, using axes, knives, splitting firewood, making stuff with my own two hands, going camping with my troop and having to rely on my gear, my brain and fellow scouts with theie gear if i needed an extra hand. I love medicine and i'll eventually become an MD and do what i love, but the country life, doing stuff with your own hands, sharpening your tools and then making something you need is truly amazing. I miss going to my grandpa's land and just camp, or get a horse and bring in cattle with him. You channel has helped me not lose my connection to the land, to at the very least have some continuity between my 16 yo self making a shelter in a cold day preparing for an even colder night in the hills and now while wearing button shirts

2:01 Get someone who looks at you like Mr. W looks at his new Gransfors axe.

"Das Buch der Äxte" means Book of the Axes and is actually written in German

When is the wedding day, I’ve never heard anyone talk so affectionately about a tool.

0:00 - 7:33, Man explains his axe collection. 7:34 - End, Man strokes axe for seven minutes.

I want to find a woman that looks at me, the same way this guy looks at his axe...

A knife never replace an axe. An axe will never replace a knife.

I don’t know why this channel was on my recommendations. Or why I watched this. Or the past three wranglerstar videos. Or subscribed. But I’m into it

Man, I m an introbert programer that rarly goes out of his home... And now I NEED this axe to carve some wood.

I’ve had mine for 2-3 years. It’s absolutely my favourite for backpacking in the 3 seasons. I go with the small forest axe in the winter.

Nice to see people in other countries appreciate Swedish tools that have the heirloom quality that can be handed down for generations when taken care of properly. It is really the total opposite of most modern products. Its a work of art :). Thanks for these really informative videos, was not sure which axe to get, now I know :). If I go to Grändfors I will get the axe directly from their own shop :)

I have never held an axe in my life but I love watching this guy

Would love an update on this axe! Its been a few years and would like to hear your opinion on it. Seems the handle is the biggest point of controversy with a lack of grip/contouring. Hope to hear back from you!

its always nice to see people passionate about what they enjoy. this guy sounds so happy with something as simple as a tool.

It has finally happened... it took ten long years and I can finally say that I owned something before Cody. And yes it's a great tool.

I've been doing Autobody for 44 years now and where the steel colar is on your Axe I wrap ALL my Hammers and Axe's with Hockey Tape really saves the handles... I wraped my 80 year old Dads "60 year old large tire beed breaking sludge hammer" with Pink Hockey Tape :)

I'm sitting here crying because I finally found someone who is as excited as I am by simple tools like axes and knives.

Growing up my entire childhood, my Granddad had a rusty old axe he used to crush the ice for home made ice-cream at their lake house each summer. When I got a house last year, he gave me their old ice cream maker, the axe and the old army duffel that he used to pad everything to avoid smashing the axe into the ground. I put it in my barn, and didn't really think about it. One day I was cleaning up the barn and registered it was a cool old axe (something I enjoy collecting, although I go for cheaper stuff I don't have to feel bad about cleaning and polishing up) Picked up the axe and first thing I see at the back of the head is Norlund. I'd been wanting to get a Norlund for quite a while, but everything I'd seen was going for more than my axe budget. Not sure if the handle is original, it definitely has character. I'll save it, but if I end up knocking the surface rust off (I want to be as gentle as possible) I'll probably look at rehandling it as well. These Gransfors look amazing. Might save up for one eventually, but I'm partial to stuff with a history, especially if it has a personal connection. It's funny how I never thought to look at the axe that I've been around since I was born...

I don't even live near a tree, why am I watching this. (10/1/2019 Update: haha very funny guys look at this madness can we stop at 400 pls ).

" ... the knife never was made compared to a good tomahawk" -- Horace Sowers Kephart, American travel writer and librarian, best known as the author of Our Southern Highlanders about his life in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina and the classic outdoors guide Camping and Woodcraft.XXXXXXXXXXX Wranglerstar, you are both a rugged gungho and an intellectual. Bringing a book in the middle of axe demonstration is interesting and intriguing. I never had the occasion to dig deep into this axe "matters" until I cruised across your videos. All I wanted was to learn a little about an axe before I will purchase one. Tnx bro, carry on.

Perfect Splitter, Not a chopper like the Wildlifeaxe 😉 For Bushcraft Perfect. Best Regards, Jan 🌳⛺️🌲

I just like how his glasses split in the middle

Often thought this would make a great road trip video: Cody flies to meet the maker(s) and sees first hand the magic in their manufact. Workshop

so good seeing a real tool , nothing plastic or carbon and nothing with patrons made for looks or bending contraptions or 3 in one sorta tool , a real tool , solid practical and reliable

RU-vid : **recommends this to me** Me : I'll watch it I guess.... RU-vid : He likes it flood his recommendation with this dudes channel

I think the Outdoors Axe has been out at least 3 or 4 years now

I’ve always wanted to get a carpenters axe and modify it into something similar, alas they are hard to come by here in Tokyo. Cody I’d say that new axe really gives you the “Fizz”. Cheers from Tokyo!

After realizing that the PULASKI I carry around for excavation is frequently more than enough, yesterday, I went and bought an all steel 14 inch axe with a 1.25 pound axe head. I love love LOVE the portability. I used the blunt end to break rocks, and I use the blade for digging through gravel. It's my new favorite digging tool.

Yard Sale Ax costs like 10.00 bucks tops and hit it on the belt sander and it will look fantastic and work well. New Handle 10.00 dollars.

“Recently introduced?” I believe this axe/hatchet has been in their lineup for over 6 years.

I envy your lifestyle. Would love to get some land and live like you and your family one day. Such a fulfilling and beautiful lifestyle.

LOVE your Gransfor's review! I own 6 Gransfors and LOVE them all! Saying I have a favorite is like telling your 6 kids that one of them is your favorite, don't want any Axe envy amoungst my baby's! Ha! One you have not mentioned "I don't think" in your video's is the Mini Belt Hatchet! I carry it on my hip in place of a knife while camping and hiking. Yes, I do have a pocket knife, but the belt hatchet is so SHARP and handy, it far exceeds my need for a knife on my hip. You can do just about anything a knife can do except stab. The edge is equally as sharp as any knife, I can shave the hair off of my arm with it. I also have one for my daughter and have used it to teach her the way's of the woods in camping and she has done quite well with it! Gransfors just OOZE quality and performance and are well worth the money! I purchased the long handle double bit axe 15 years ago for $150.00 range and the new ones are going for around the $400 dollar mark today! My buddies mocked and laughed at me paying that much for an axe, but quality is timeless and one day my axes will be hanging on my daughters wall and even my grand children's one day!

3 Minutes in and ordered a copy of that book in hard cover and kindle! I've always had a love for edged weapons and tools but never knew exactly what. I think I found it finally in axes. Great videos Wranglerstar!

Your enthusiasm for quality axes is infectious.

Beautiful! I bought a Cold Steel last week, it had the best grain orientation I have ever seen on an axe. The whole pile of nearly 30 were all great, I checked. My axe before that was a little more than twice as expensive and I had to settle for the best one. Super happy with it since it was going to be a spare, now it's the go too. Thanks for sharing, someday I'll save up for one of these. They all sure look good!

There are additional positive traits to a longer handle in that it acts as a rudder and as a dampening agent due to its extra mass. This product looks like a winner, and I’m buying one soon for my wood carving venture. Thanks again, Cody!

I can feel he passion you put into these videos and your love for your tools and equipment. Great video!

Everyone: no one could make a video that made you want to $&@& a hatchet Wranglestar: hold my pack

Your' "Thomas Hawk Sir" That cartoon still makes me laugh... God Bless You and Yours Cody, and thank you for all you do.

Those are all absolutely beautiful axes! Love those cover' s! But still to today I've always used and love my good ole plumb hatchet it has a great edge for splitting kindling enough weight for making easy work of cutting down thin logs for fires while camping. And then it has a hammer head also which makes easy work of staking out my family tents. It's always done me good so I haven't had any reason to purchase any thing else it's handle isn't to long or to short it's just perfect for my liking. But your collection goid sir is for sure beautiful and you can tell you take great pride in them! Thanks for the video and info have a wonderful day

I've worn out one copy of Kephart's Camping & Woodcraft and am well on my way to wearing out my second!

I am extremely excited to hear that there is finally an axe that can fit in my pack easily and still get more work done than a knife, I’ve actually had to stop carrying fixed blade knives with me because of rules in the area where I camp and am happy to hear I don’t have to choose between using rotting sticks that I can break easily or breaking my back carrying out heavy gear to my spot.

Personally, my favorite Gransfors Bruno’s axe is the Hunter’s. You can process wood with it, but you can also process an elk with it in about the same amount of time lol!

Idk if you will read this, but i wanted to thank you for all your hard work making these. I've been watching your vids for going on 5 or 6 years i think, it's always informative and full of interesting pieces of wisdom. Thank you.

I went to their factory a day before midsummer and was able to talk my way into a tour. I got a private tour by one of the craftmans sons and it was truly amazing to see all the machinery when it was powered down. I was able to get close and see what the process was like. Also got a small forest axe when I was there. We were visiting friends in Upsala and I can second that they are the best axes in the world.

The Booklet was not in Swedish. That was German for sure. "Das Buch der Äxte" try to use google translate on it if you do not believe me ;)

I've had this axe for 2 years, got it as a christmas present in 2017. It's a great little axe, I've covered the metal part with a paracord lashing. It's just appropriately sized to carry on the side of your pack, yet the longer handle gives good force for splitting firewood. The head geometry is also well balanced for many jobs, truly a great all purpose axe. Lars Fält, the designer, is the survival guide of the Swedish armed forces so I guess he knows what he's doing. Only complaint I have, is that the handle is too small for me, it could be a bit more oval in cross section.

Great tool! Bought that outdore axe exactly for the same reasons you did sir. I also use the small forest axe and took it on quite a couple of crazy adventures in both Canada and Norway and i absolutly love it! Highly recomend these 2 axes!

I’ve owned and used a tomahawk for several years now. It’s not an axe it’s head is a friction fit and can be removed if needed. That alone makes it more versatile than any axe I own and the reason I take it camping.

Got that ax-he's not exaggerating.It's a little gem.

We call that a hatchet back east.......😜 Enjoyed the info and video Cody....fun stuff!

as an engineer i love the idea of maker marks, it shows u are proud of what u have made and you have confidence in its functionality

The company makes very good products. I restore tools - hatchets/axes/knives/machetes/swords in retirement. Two observations. The hole in the unit is there for a reason. If you have a peg or nail upon which to hang the unit at home, fine. I put on 550 cord if a unit would be used out doors. Second: you are wearing gloves. I live where it really doesn't get cold. Rather than wear gloves (to protect from hot spots), I wrap a unit (today it was a pick axe) with a layer of electrician tape and then over the electrician tape, a layer of tennis racket tape. No splinters/hot spots/ being concerned about the handle drying out and having to be maintained.

Drink every time he says “charming.”

i found two very old roofing hammers in my grandpa's cellar that are just amazing and the one is about the same size as that one but looks better, even a couple other features on the head that make it more useful, i suggest to anyone look for an old roofer hatchet hammer,....(and hey, careful which way aiming when youre cutting things with that knife🤦‍♂️) love your videos brother!❤

Dude THANK YOU! I was trying to get this direct from LL Beans website but they were backordered until JUNE and when your video came up I checked the affiliate link and there were 7 in stock! I just bought one!

I agree with you on Gransfor Bruks Axes...the best made anywhere

I've had my Outdoor Axe for a couple of years now and feel the same way. When (carrying) weight is an issue you can't go wrong with this little guy. If you want an axe-shaped knife they also make the tiny little Mini Hatchet which was my first Gransfors. It's chopping ability really is sub-par for a bushcrafter/woodsman, but it is just so cute and I happen to be super-accurate with it. I use mine mostly for wood-sculpturing these days, although I have carried it as a pocket knife for a few weeks just to see how well it would perform in that role. Good times!

Well, you said it can take down a tree, now you have to prove it.

thanks so much for showing this product mr. W. I was gonna go with the gransfors wildlife hatchet but I've decided on this one. thanks again and all the best to you and yours sir from Ontario Canada.

For all who have a G.B. hatchet a wrap with para cord using a compression wrap and then epoxied will give you a nice protection and hand hold for up close work. Also hand size is to be considered.I have the hatchets they no longer offer the English, and French, are nice to own if one is up for sale.

I've always cut the axe off flush with the head Looking at this I'm thinking leaving about 1/4 inch longer makes good sense keeping head tighter longer

love this vid! It reminds me of Ray Mears in perspective and axe appreciation!

I'll be getting this Axe for myself pretty soon. At first I wanted to get the small Forest Axe like you, but since I never owned one before it would probably not fit me. So getting this one, since it works for camping and some general tree chopp chopp stuff, I am really glad you made this video and also quite a few of your other ones, that helped me come to my decision.

At around 1:33. 👍 I'm glad you said that. I will leave it at that. Happy trails!🪓🛶 Roger

"The Gränsfors Outdoor Axe was developed with the help of survival expert Lars Fält, and is ideal for those who want to use an axe in different ways when out and about in the countryside. Although it is light, it can be used to fell a tree, thanks to its relatively long handle and heavy, elongated head. The axe is also excellent for limbing a tree. The handle has a protective steel collar near the head so that the axe can be used for light wood splitting tasks. It can also be used as a large knife. Lars Fält, who worked with Gränsfors Bruk to design the Gränsfors Outdoor Axe, established the Swedish Armed Forces Survival School and has trained the Swedish Army Ranger Battalion for 35 years at the Ranger School and Parachute Ranger School. He has also written 10 books on survival and outdoor pursuits."

Oh no I watched a couple of these and now my entire recommended section has filled up with axe videos

Awesome backpacking (hatchet) axe. I love it. Mr Kephart was a genius of the wild there’s nothing he has written that is not fact he lived and breathed the beautiful wilds of the USA.

This is the best hatchet you can buy! I own two of them and keep one in my pack always. Can be used for so many different purposes its incredible. They are somewhat hard to find since everywhere runs out of stock of them but if you look you can find them. You have inspired me to take my knife channel to the next level this year. Thanks again for all the great info over the years and best of luck to you this year.

7:08 and he actually starts talking about the axe.

*Nice piece of Hardware in the lower right-hand portion of the screen ;)*

For $268 on Amazon, I think I'll just eave the trees alone! (I have a Small Forest Axe I got about 5-6 years ago for $118 shipping incl., no tax, and glad I bought it when I did!)

Horace Kephart's (author of Camping and Woodcraft) last name is pronounced "Kepert," (accent on first syllable, last syllable sounds like "expert"). He was influential in the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. There is a mountain in the park named for him.

When he's listing off the uses I was kinda waiting for him to say "splittin' skulls'

'Palm swell' 'Girth' 'Taking it in your hand' STOP YOUR KILLIN ME! Im immature i guess, NICE AXE THO!

Haha, great axe video Wranglertar . I don't need an axe... but after watching this video I feel like I need this axe. I love the passion you place in the items you truly believe in.

I had looked into the outdoor axe when I got mine, but I went for the very similar wildlife hatchet. It has the same head as the hand axe but with a 13.5" handle.

He could of just put his glasses down like everyone else but he just wanted to show his chad glasses off lol respect ✊

I always enjoy when you bring out your combustion powered heavy metal accelerator.

I love your videos, you really make me want to buy one, but I live on the outskirts of London England and live in a flat lol. so have zero use for one, but I endevour to move on to a position where I could use one. Thank you for your enthusiasm it inspires me.

They come so sharp that I accidentally cut my sheath putting the ax back in it. Lol. Razor sharp they are!!!

That’s perfect! “Hint, it’s not on RU-vid” take that big bro

I don’t ever go into the woods yet these videos are so interesting. Lol

I already have a gransfors wildlife hatchet, which I believe fills almost exactly the same role as the outdoor axe without the weaknesses of the Hudson Bay-ish pattern head, I really prefer cheeks on an axe head. I think I’m going to rehandle my Council velvicut saddle axe with a 19” handle for my next project.

$200 US, or $380 Australian. I could make about 20 axes for that price. In fact, I would recommend anyone interested try blacksmithing. By 10-20 axes you'll probably get the hang of it and make something worth keeping and then you've got an axe AND a life skill.

Can't say I do much outdoor stuff, thats why I love watching the channel.

"I even take it wildland firefighting when I'm working as a sawyer." Love my Granfors Bruk outdoor axe (hatchet) and small forest axe! Did you rejoin the fire service? IIRC you left?

I have had this axe for a year or so. Mr. W is not exaggerating how nice it is. It can slip behind your pant's belt to carry without a pack. The shape of the beard will keep it in place behind the belt. It cuts, and splits, wood very well. The head shape is more of a wedge than most other small axes, but still has a very sharp edge. It is expensive, but it is a lifetime tool.

My father told us that it's important to have the right tool for the job. A knife is not an ax. Each have a specific job. They are to compliment one another. 🌳 🌳 ⛺ 🔥 🌳 🌳

The book is in german, not swedish. 😂 "Das Buch der Äxte" means "The book of axes"

Gränsfors Bruk is pronounced “Grensfors Bruuk”, a long U-sound in Bruk. 🇸🇪

Wranglerstar the belt you talked about a few videos ago I bought for my brother who he is a construction worker like me and I got the belt and I loved it so I know he'll love it too.

I actually bought one as soon as I seen this video, just received mine, and it's the best hatchet/axe I've ever owned, (I owned bunch of cheap home Depot hatchet's and the amazon 30$ axe) But this one fits into my backpack, haven't used it yet, but I so far LOVE it.!!!

Your beginning to sound like " Bucken Billy " LOL

2:02 fizz achieved

It's a beautiful axe! My favorite axes in my collection are my Agdors but not for what you would think. I'm a competitive axe thrower and the Agdor is the best "big axe" made for what I do. 90% of my axes are for throwing or modified for throwing. I never actually chopped any wood with them. I do want to get a good carving axe though.