I have five Gränsfors Bruk Axes in my collection. The Small Hatchet, Wildlife Hatchet, Small Forest Axe, Scandinavian Forest Axe and the American Felling Axe. Don't waste your money buying cheap tools, Buy once, cry once.
That's a great review. A lot of people want to see a thorough look into these 2 axes and will want to watch a load of footage of someone swinging it which you did very nicely. 2 nice different tools there and I'd find it hard not to keep both if I was you!
Your sack is made perfectly for that Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe. Thats a really nice sack. I leave my large axe at camp, and use the small one to carry for the hunt, fish, hike, whatever is going on that trip. Excellent review Dazzy. I could listen to your accent all day.
I have the small forest axe ,it fits in my bag and I've split some pretty big logs with it even tho it's not a splitting axe,also use it at home as I have a log burner.i love it.
I got my small forest axe about 35 years ago. I don't have the occasion to all that often but it's still a favorite & works as good as when it was new. Since then I've added two more G.B.s to my collection. They are worth every penny.
Remember that the Scandinavian is designed for softer European trees. The American is designed for North American hardwoods. For me, when I go camping in the woods, I mostly use an axe to collect firewood by chopping off limbs or splitting up small trees. I’m not felling large trees, so the small is good for me.
Dazzy I have both the Scandinavien Forest Axe and the Small Forest Axe. I also have the Outdoor Wilderness Axe and the Mini Belt Hatchet. I really like the Mini Belt Hatchet for everything, from off task duties like cutting up cardboard boxes for the trash can recepticle, to chopping head off fish, boning a deer pelvis, kindlin. and I can choke up on it for tedioius work. I would grab it for self defense to. I got a custom belt sheath for it at Treeman Knives in the USA. He is out of Michigan.
I agree... but the Scandinavian is significantly heavier. You really notice the extra weight, especially on foot with it awhile up and down some mountain sides. If I have my Scandinavian, I'm rolling with a minimalist kit because I can't do the heavy packs anymore. I don't have the SFA but really want one now for size and weight purposes. Pair it up with my lightweight, GGK SFFT Khukuri.... functions and looks 🤌
I have the Small Forest Axe and I love it. It's so packable and perfect for small camp chores. I wish I had also bought the Scandinavian Forest Axe too before the price went up. I probably won't use it much but would love to have one for my collection and in case I need a bigger axe someday.
Yes Dazzy. The forest Axe is the best all rounder for me. Little tip wrap your axe in a scrim net when attached to the outside of your pack, it will help minimise people's freakout factor as the axe will not be jumping out to the eye against the green of your pack. Then when it gets cold in camp you can use the scrim as a scarf. The only problem now is someone will come across that log you were working on & think a mad beaver was there having a chew haha!
Tip: don't cut 90 degrees against the grain. Cut in a V-shape. That's how axes are designed to cut. Much easier for you and the bit. Thanks for a good video.
I recently bought a helko werk traditional black forest pack axe for my dad. I was actually looking to buy myself an axe. I like the heads on the heavier side and a lot of swedish axes are a bit small and light for me. The German Rheinland pattern is great for chopping since it's a wider bit. Barely used it but I was impressed. Also it was only 80 euros plus shipping.
Nice video, I just came across these axes in Grand Marais North House folk school. These are really premium. I’m gonna get the small forest axe 🪓. Thanks for the show and tell 👍
With the Scandi axe I would suggest not even attaching it to your backpack, rather I like to feed the sheath's buckle around one of my belt loops. It's pliable enough to bend out of the way when you sit and it's definitely not going anywhere. I feel like I even remember seeing Gransfors suggest this in the little book that comes with the axe. Good video buddy!
I always liked the Scandinavian Forest axe, it seemed like a medium middle ground between a camp hatchet and a full size American that weighs about the same as a sledge. So I went with the Scandinavian and it can handle guess what, mid sized trees and limbs. Wonderful axe. 😊
I think I'm going with the bigger one. Best one tool option or if u carry a saw and knife 🔪 I think the axe 🪓 would be used mostly for splitting so I'd go with the power of the bigger one. Plus I'm a bigger guy planning on using a bigger liter bag 🎒. Thanks great video
I'm a pretty strong dude, and typically do longer expeditions, hunting included. My pack is typically much larger; it's a larger Karrimor Predator, and it averages out at about 100L, though it can carry much more, especially with the PLCE. I typically go with the Scandinavian and their Outdoor Axe, and if hunting serious game, bring the Hunters Axe as well. It's a lot of axe, everything has its purpose, and I believe strongly in having decent redundancy. The Scandinavian is worth it for the extra power, and everything that is typically too small gets easily handled by the Outdoor Axe. The Hunters Axe is perfect for processing heavy game, so much so that it pays for its own weight during those trips, and the Scandinavian is what you want if you are processing a lot of forest, especially for longer trips. I've considered the American Felling Axe, but that typically is best served for really serious stuff, and is a bit too heavy for bushcrafting. I typically strap the Scandinavian and Hunters to the outside of the pack, and sling the Outdoor on my belt.
Nice vid mate. Love axes. Have those 2 and the mini hatchet and wildlife hatchet. They all take it in turns. Quick tip to make your SFA handle darker and more pleasing on the eye. Get some linseed oil in a dish or lid, then mix a little ash into it and rub into the handle. It will darken it down. Remember to polish it off after half an hour or it will be sticky. 👍🏼
Hi m8 I think today with saws a small forest axe is more than adequate and better alround for bushcraft, the only time I’d use a scandi would be in winter with wool blanket
If I only take one axe with me, I opt for my Swedish made Hults&Bruk 26” 2LB. I love the feel and wight, if you like darker wood, i sand the handle down then burn the wood very carefully to bring out the grain and finish it off with boiled linseed oil, the wood looks like zebra wood, beautiful…..
Council tool woodcraft pack axe will outperform both of these. 2lb head, 24” handle, hardened pole, 90 degree spine to strike ferro rod, Scandinavian grind….i have all 3 and I reach for the pack axe the most. It’s so capable that I miss it when I use other axes. You can hit metal with it which I definitely wouldn’t do with a GB, so if I’m splitting a knotty log I can use wedges to help break it apart.
Nice review. it would be the larger Scandinavian for me, my knives are there for the smaller work. Next up the Scandinavian compared against the ABY forest axe?
Hey, great review! I have the scandinavian axe and an extra scandinavian axe head that id like to rehandle again, but I am wondering if the scandinavian head would fit on a small axe handle. I know there is a weight difference on the heads, around 100g+, but what about the eye? Does it seem like it would work?
Love your content mate so keep up the good work! Quick question - you seem to be in similar woods quite often so have you had to ask permission to do so or is it public and you bank on not being disturbed? Cheers!
Hey, you have a good swing with the larger axe. Fits your frame/build it looks like. Ow i see you sink your axe against the grain of the tree trunk. Must be sharp 😅. Much love, best wishes. Holmen.
I suppose with the longer-handled Scandinavian axe you can always re-live one's Viking ancestors and raid Lindisfarne, if fallen trees aren't available for chopping.
Both capable lovely tools those dazzy one day il save n own one or the ray mears designed one for them I've the hultafors large trekking axe and a capable tool for 55 I think paid 20 inch I just sanded very fine sharpened nice edge and mixed dubbin with beeswax and did the yellow ish sheath n after waxed shaft it's looking nicer looking forwards to some axe vids I love wood as was a joiner you've got some knack using axes already ,dazzy posh axes haha yes I know what you mean on graining on wood I'm a saddo too for that
Dazzy posh axes haha good second channel name that. Your axe sounds great too, I bet it works just as well if not better with all the care you’ve gave it
I hope you're fine. I will suggest a few tips & you do as you wish after. For cutting a tree trunk, may it be standing up or down, one as to do it in a wide V shape. Let's say a tree on the ground has 6 inches diameter, your V shape should start 6 inches wide(4" for 4", 8" for 8", etc). I saw when you cut from right to left your angle is good, but from left to right your angle is too perpendicular with the truck. Yes it's not easy to put an angle from left to right, but you better get used to it & your general cutting efforts will get much better. Once you've reached the bottom of your V on one side, turn the truck & do an other V shape on the opposite, tree down or up walk around. No need to hit the middle, aim to make the V shape even if you might have to hit twice on one side, eat in one chunk at the time. You're going to remove bigger chunks=cut faster & better. On big trunk you will have to make a few V shapes one following the other because of the width limit of your axe edge. For branches, attack on the wider angle side if there is one & shave using the trunk as flat axe head landing of your blows, not fully you'll lose energy, but a little. So that kind of ricochet will hit hard on the branch. Take care :)
I own the larger forest axe. Great craftsmanship and beautiful handle. however, I have been lucky enough to buy several Urnieta/Jauregi and the Gransfors does not compare to the 2.2LB Urnieta. My granfors is now up for sale on facebook marketplace.
Great comparison! I went with the bigger Scandinavian and it is a great axe but now that I have packed it I would use it only for felling and limbing larger trees. I am looking into the smaller more maneuverable forest axe to carry for general camp tasks but have found a folding saw and a field knife paired with the larger Scandinavian axe has more versatility. Thanks 🪓🪶 🔥 🪵
WELL, WHAT EVER YOU DO DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB. YOU ARE AN ACCIDENT WATYING TO HAPPEN. SAFETY FIRST INCASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT. NO COMPAEISON BETWEEN THE 2 AXES.
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I have five Gränsfors Bruk Axes in my collection. The Small Hatchet, Wildlife Hatchet, Small Forest Axe, Scandinavian Forest Axe and the American Felling Axe. Don't waste your money buying cheap tools, Buy once, cry once.
Buy once cry once. Thats the best saying ever and very true.😂
I always fallow that advice with all percentages, get the best the first time.
@@1800moonSugar Yes I bought the best 5 times
I also have Gransfors Bruk use disorder (4 of them)
That's a great review. A lot of people want to see a thorough look into these 2 axes and will want to watch a load of footage of someone swinging it which you did very nicely.
2 nice different tools there and I'd find it hard not to keep both if I was you!
Thanks man! Great excuse for me to go swing them axes about too haha
Your sack is made perfectly for that Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe. Thats a really nice sack. I leave my large axe at camp, and use the small one to carry for the hunt, fish, hike, whatever is going on that trip. Excellent review Dazzy. I could listen to your accent all day.
I have the small forest axe ,it fits in my bag and I've split some pretty big logs with it even tho it's not a splitting axe,also use it at home as I have a log burner.i love it.
That's a solid review! Seeing you do tasks with both axes really helps getting a feel for the differences without actually trying them myself! Cheers!
Thanks, I’m glad you’ve found it useful 😃
I got my small forest axe about 35 years ago. I don't have the occasion to all that often but it's still a favorite & works as good as when it was new. Since then I've added two more G.B.s to my collection. They are worth every penny.
Remember that the Scandinavian is designed for softer European trees. The American is designed for North American hardwoods. For me, when I go camping in the woods, I mostly use an axe to collect firewood by chopping off limbs or splitting up small trees. I’m not felling large trees, so the small is good for me.
Dazzy I have both the Scandinavien Forest Axe and the Small Forest Axe. I also have the Outdoor Wilderness Axe and the Mini Belt Hatchet. I really like the Mini Belt Hatchet for everything, from off task duties like cutting up cardboard boxes for the trash can recepticle, to chopping head off fish, boning a deer pelvis, kindlin. and I can choke up on it for tedioius work. I would grab it for self defense to. I got a custom belt sheath for it at Treeman Knives in the USA. He is out of Michigan.
Great fine work demonstration, I've been looking at these axes and review vids for months and this is the first one with that extra info I wanted
One of the best reviews and overview between the two I have seen. Nice work!
Appreciate that
Scandinavian hands down. Still packable. Both are great classical axes. 😊
I agree... but the Scandinavian is significantly heavier. You really notice the extra weight, especially on foot with it awhile up and down some mountain sides.
If I have my Scandinavian, I'm rolling with a minimalist kit because I can't do the heavy packs anymore.
I don't have the SFA but really want one now for size and weight purposes. Pair it up with my lightweight, GGK SFFT Khukuri.... functions and looks 🤌
honestly I've had cheap axes and what I found was changing the handle length and shape helps also changing the edge angle really makes a difference.
Big fan of the GB s ... I've got a splitting maul for use at home ... Forest axe and the wildlife hatchet... Great kit
You’ve got a great collection there!
I have the Small Forest Axe and I love it. It's so packable and perfect for small camp chores. I wish I had also bought the Scandinavian Forest Axe too before the price went up. I probably won't use it much but would love to have one for my collection and in case I need a bigger axe someday.
Yes Dazzy.
The forest Axe is the best all rounder for me.
Little tip wrap your axe in a scrim net when attached to the outside of your pack, it will help minimise people's freakout factor as the axe will not be jumping out to the eye against the green of your pack.
Then when it gets cold in camp you can use the scrim as a scarf.
The only problem now is someone will come across that log you were working on & think a mad beaver was there having a chew haha!
Great tip mate! Thanks for that
Tip: don't cut 90 degrees against the grain. Cut in a V-shape. That's how axes are designed to cut. Much easier for you and the bit.
Thanks for a good video.
Man you’re awesome, brilliant vid, and can just tell you’re a down to earth great bloke. Cheers man!
I recently bought a helko werk traditional black forest pack axe for my dad. I was actually looking to buy myself an axe. I like the heads on the heavier side and a lot of swedish axes are a bit small and light for me. The German Rheinland pattern is great for chopping since it's a wider bit. Barely used it but I was impressed. Also it was only 80 euros plus shipping.
I'll say, for a beginner camper, you have great taste. Best wishes From Wasaga Beach Canada
I recently won the Scandinavian Forest Axe in a raffle for $5. So keen to try it out in the field. Great video.
Wow what an absolute gem you’ve won there!
You lucky bugger.
Love your videos, man. Keep it up
The video quality is bang on mate.
Nice video, I just came across these axes in Grand Marais North House folk school. These are really premium. I’m gonna get the small forest axe 🪓. Thanks for the show and tell 👍
With the Scandi axe I would suggest not even attaching it to your backpack, rather I like to feed the sheath's buckle around one of my belt loops. It's pliable enough to bend out of the way when you sit and it's definitely not going anywhere. I feel like I even remember seeing Gransfors suggest this in the little book that comes with the axe. Good video buddy!
Prefer bigger Scandinavian Forest Axe too, and dark wood handle is awesome! Thanks for video!
Dude. Excellent video! Thanks!
Hi, very interesting video. I have A Gränsford Small Forest Axe, plus two Silky saws... Both was incredibly well. Have fun in the woods.
I like your presentation very much thank you.
Martin
A great way of keeping Fit , Axe swinging , as wellas usefull !.
Totally! And good fun too
Lovely review. Thanks, man!
Loved the review! Thank you :)
I always liked the Scandinavian Forest axe, it seemed like a medium middle ground between a camp hatchet and a full size American that weighs about the same as a sledge. So I went with the Scandinavian and it can handle guess what, mid sized trees and limbs. Wonderful axe. 😊
I use the Adler canoeing X and I love it
I think I'm going with the bigger one. Best one tool option or if u carry a saw and knife 🔪 I think the axe 🪓 would be used mostly for splitting so I'd go with the power of the bigger one. Plus I'm a bigger guy planning on using a bigger liter bag 🎒. Thanks great video
Sounds like a good choice. If I had to choose I’d also pick the bigger one
I have both the small forest axe and the Scandinavian including the outdoor hatchet
Next is the splitting axe ✌️
I'm a pretty strong dude, and typically do longer expeditions, hunting included. My pack is typically much larger; it's a larger Karrimor Predator, and it averages out at about 100L, though it can carry much more, especially with the PLCE. I typically go with the Scandinavian and their Outdoor Axe, and if hunting serious game, bring the Hunters Axe as well. It's a lot of axe, everything has its purpose, and I believe strongly in having decent redundancy. The Scandinavian is worth it for the extra power, and everything that is typically too small gets easily handled by the Outdoor Axe. The Hunters Axe is perfect for processing heavy game, so much so that it pays for its own weight during those trips, and the Scandinavian is what you want if you are processing a lot of forest, especially for longer trips. I've considered the American Felling Axe, but that typically is best served for really serious stuff, and is a bit too heavy for bushcrafting. I typically strap the Scandinavian and Hunters to the outside of the pack, and sling the Outdoor on my belt.
I have the Small Forest Axe. Packability.
Nice vid mate. Love axes. Have those 2 and the mini hatchet and wildlife hatchet. They all take it in turns. Quick tip to make your SFA handle darker and more pleasing on the eye. Get some linseed oil in a dish or lid, then mix a little ash into it and rub into the handle. It will darken it down. Remember to polish it off after half an hour or it will be sticky. 👍🏼
Thanks mate! Great tip as well appreciate it
What i would like to see is a gransfors next to an equivalent Rinaldi, which are great and are only a third of the price !
Hi m8 I think today with saws a small forest axe is more than adequate and better alround for bushcraft, the only time I’d use a scandi would be in winter with wool blanket
Yeah the small forest axe is still a beast for it’s size
_Small forest Axe_ is recommended..
high quality & easily sharpened.
Granfors Bruks
You can attach an axe to pals strapping with a cheap dog collar for a strap and a paracord soft shackle for the top
If I only take one axe with me, I opt for my Swedish made Hults&Bruk 26” 2LB. I love the feel and wight, if you like darker wood, i sand the handle down then burn the wood very carefully to bring out the grain and finish it off with boiled linseed oil, the wood looks like zebra wood, beautiful…..
The 25 year GT is real . As a kid my grandad had a gransfors he had it for decades that was in the 70s
Cheers for the comparison bro
Great comparison video. I think id like the small forest axe more :)
Good choice!
For cutting up firewood and shelter work?
Have wanted one of these things for years…
Council tool woodcraft pack axe will outperform both of these. 2lb head, 24” handle, hardened pole, 90 degree spine to strike ferro rod, Scandinavian grind….i have all 3 and I reach for the pack axe the most. It’s so capable that I miss it when I use other axes. You can hit metal with it which I definitely wouldn’t do with a GB, so if I’m splitting a knotty log I can use wedges to help break it apart.
Nice review. it would be the larger Scandinavian for me, my knives are there for the smaller work. Next up the Scandinavian compared against the ABY forest axe?
I’ll have to steal my mates aby forest axe for that but yes I’d like to do that axe comparison next
@@DazzyOutdoors Will keep my eyes open for it.
Great vid man, you’re up north right? What woodland is that?
Can you please tell us what backpack that is? Just because you can't use it for Amazon affiliation doesn't mean we don't want to know!!
Great video brother, I have the Small Forest Axe. I'll buy the Scandi another time. What rucksack are you using? I like that design.
Savotta M. I done a review on that also a few videos back
@@DazzyOutdoors Appreciate it. After I asked that question I found that video. Great set up
Hey, great review! I have the scandinavian axe and an extra scandinavian axe head that id like to rehandle again, but I am wondering if the scandinavian head would fit on a small axe handle.
I know there is a weight difference on the heads, around 100g+, but what about the eye? Does it seem like it would work?
👍great video. I got the small forest axe😊
Good video review!
Great video but now I’m even more torn between the two 😂. The Scandinavian looks a lot longer than the 5 inch difference that the list
Love your content mate so keep up the good work! Quick question - you seem to be in similar woods quite often so have you had to ask permission to do so or is it public and you bank on not being disturbed? Cheers!
Thank you for the video
What Rucksack is that? :)
What bag is that ?
Hey, you have a good swing with the larger axe. Fits your frame/build it looks like. Ow i see you sink your axe against the grain of the tree trunk. Must be sharp 😅. Much love, best wishes. Holmen.
Thanks man yeah the Scandinavian axe is my go to. Love it!
Good job bud thank you
What pack is that?
How tall are you?
5.11
I suppose with the longer-handled Scandinavian axe you can always re-live one's Viking ancestors and raid Lindisfarne, if fallen trees aren't available for chopping.
Haha yeah man! Another reason why I prefer the Scandinavian axe 😂
If you want to cut that log, make the width of your cut match the diameter of the log.
Both capable lovely tools those dazzy one day il save n own one or the ray mears designed one for them I've the hultafors large trekking axe and a capable tool for 55 I think paid 20 inch I just sanded very fine sharpened nice edge and mixed dubbin with beeswax and did the yellow ish sheath n after waxed shaft it's looking nicer looking forwards to some axe vids I love wood as was a joiner you've got some knack using axes already ,dazzy posh axes haha yes I know what you mean on graining on wood I'm a saddo too for that
Dazzy posh axes haha good second channel name that. Your axe sounds great too, I bet it works just as well if not better with all the care you’ve gave it
I hope you're fine. I will suggest a few tips & you do as you wish after. For cutting a tree trunk, may it be standing up or down, one as to do it in a wide V shape. Let's say a tree on the ground has 6 inches diameter, your V shape should start 6 inches wide(4" for 4", 8" for 8", etc). I saw when you cut from right to left your angle is good, but from left to right your angle is too perpendicular with the truck. Yes it's not easy to put an angle from left to right, but you better get used to it & your general cutting efforts will get much better. Once you've reached the bottom of your V on one side, turn the truck & do an other V shape on the opposite, tree down or up walk around. No need to hit the middle, aim to make the V shape even if you might have to hit twice on one side, eat in one chunk at the time. You're going to remove bigger chunks=cut faster & better. On big trunk you will have to make a few V shapes one following the other because of the width limit of your axe edge. For branches, attack on the wider angle side if there is one & shave using the trunk as flat axe head landing of your blows, not fully you'll lose energy, but a little. So that kind of ricochet will hit hard on the branch. Take care :)
I own the larger forest axe. Great craftsmanship and beautiful handle. however, I have been lucky enough to buy several Urnieta/Jauregi and the Gransfors does not compare to the 2.2LB Urnieta. My granfors is now up for sale on facebook marketplace.
Axe expert = Axepert
Przereklamowana ,lepsze są Fiskars ...
Right answer...none! Get a Muller or Hultafors if you're Europe. If you're in the US get a Council topls.
Good units but the GFB is better than all those unless you are lucky enough to get a really old Council, but even then...
The Hulta HY10 is a great workhorse.
@@Critical_PathNot for American hardwoods. Council Tool is better there.
This young man hasn’t a clue how to chop with an axe. Jeez
Great comparison!
I went with the bigger Scandinavian and it is a great axe but now that I have packed it I would use it only for felling and limbing larger trees. I am looking into the smaller more maneuverable forest axe to carry for general camp tasks but have found a folding saw and a field knife paired with the larger Scandinavian axe has more versatility. Thanks 🪓🪶 🔥 🪵
Sounds to me like you need the pair haha. Thanks for watching
@@DazzyOutdoors It would almost be worth carrying the weight of both if I were to be halling in a (tool bag) to "set up a semi permanent camp" .
Gransforth?
WELL, WHAT EVER YOU DO DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB. YOU ARE AN ACCIDENT WATYING TO HAPPEN. SAFETY FIRST INCASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT. NO COMPAEISON BETWEEN THE 2 AXES.