Show off your Axes/Hatchets

Looks good!

 

Thanks!

 

Gränsfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet

 

Those are a pretty penny, but very high quality from what I've seen! Love their styling too.

 

Heirloom quality

 

I have one of those...love it! Bought it because it had a slightly longer handle than their hand hatchet. Also have a GB Scandinavian Forest Axe. Similar to the Small Forest Axe, but with a longer handle. Sensing a theme here?

 

Gransfors Bruks makes a beautiful hatchet/axe. Definitely heirloom quality.

 

iv’e had this 20” hults bruk carpenter’s axe for a few years...seems to handle most offroad camping duties well...
boiled linseed oil for the handle occasionally & ballistol on the head regularly...
$60 craigslist find

 

What is Ballistol? I'm not familiar with it.

 

it's a cleaner/protectant...builds a protective patina over time & keeps rust at bay
https://ballistol.com/

 

I may have to look into that. How often do you apply it?

 

oh...maybe 2 or 3 times a year. don't need much.
i also use it on various non-painted surfaces like my steel workbench top

 

Ballistol is also a good treatment for wood and leather. In addition to being a protectant, it also has cleaning attributes.

 

I saw the main use was gun cleaning. Although I'm most familiar with Hoppes 9 for that.

 

I use it as a gun cleaner and it does a great job. Smells much better than Hoppes. I also use it on tools, and wood components (including the unvarnished handle of my hatchet). Looks good on my varnished boat wood.

 

Finally got proper edges on them.

 

Found these in my dad's shed. Hows that for keeping the head on

 

Yep, seems pretty common for them older ones, although not quite to that level! The hewing hatchet I showed in the first post also had a nail in it to try and keep the handle in. My Norlund did the same as well. The handle was decent, but the wedge had long since fallen out and likely wouldn't accept another one. But that's a tell tale sign they were using it! I think those hewing hatchets are pretty cool!

 

Finally got the handle on my hewing hatchet. It still needs a good sharpening though. Over the years someone tried putting an edge on it like a regular axe so I'll have to fix that too.

 

It's about time for camping and I'm excited because I haven't had the chance to use my axes all winter