465   Small Carpenter’s Axe  

£53.00

This axe has a straight edge and thin blade with low angle of the bevel face, suited for work in dry wood. The forged inward curve from the heel to the lip of the head permits your hand to grip almost straight above the center of the edge. This, and the long straight cutting edge, gives rigidity, stability, and control when cutting. Functions like a good heavy knife. The axe poll is ground and can be used as a hammer.

Length 46cm Weight 900g

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

475   Large Swedish Carving Axe  

£69.00

A chop axe for hewing bowls and other wooden objects, artistic wood carving and architectural work. The characteristic curved shape of the cutting edge, carried well above the head's eye, the position of the edge in proportion to he handle, the rather thick bit and the big angle of the wide beveled face makes this axe a good carving tool. You "cut on the beveled face" with curved movements. This new axe pattern, based on old Swedish carving techniques, was developed by Wille Sundqvist, master craftsman and author of "Swedish Carving Techniques" in cooperation with craftman adviser Onni Linnanheimo. The handle is "rugged" to give a good grip.

Length 37cm Weight 1.Kg

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

476   Straight Adze Short Handle  

£125.00

This adze has an axe style head with a flat blade for easy cutting. The 6cm blade is slightly swept. Weight incl. handle approx 850g with a handle length of 24cm. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

477   Straight Adze Long Handle  

£139.00

As above but with a 64cm handle This adze has an axe style head with a flat blade for easy cutting. The 7cm blade is slightly swept. Weight incl. handle approx 1.3Kg. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

478   Adze Short Handle  

£127.00

This adze has an axe style head with a drooped blade for easy cutting. The blade is deeply swept and slightly flattened at the bottom for clean shaping. It is 5.5cm wide with a handle length of 24cm. The head weight is 850g. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

479   Adze Long Handle  

£144.00

This premium Swedish adze features a hand forged axe-style head with a nicely drooped blade for easy, efficient cutting. Grasp its 64cm hickory axe handle near the end for use with an erect stance and a heavy swing, or hold it just as comfortably 10cm to 15cm from the end for a compact, fully controlled swing with your elbows braced against your knees. The blade is 7cm wide, deeply swept and slightly flattened at the bottom for clean, smooth shaping. Head weight 1.5Kg. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

480   Swedish Broad Axe  

£125.00

Broad axes have evolved to meet the needs of builders who create straight, square timbers from logs.
More challenging to use than right-hand or left-hand broad axes, but considerable more versatile, is the straight broad axe 480 The blade is in line with the eye, and the edge is bevelled on both sides like a regular axe. It can be used to hew either side of a timber or its horizontal surface, too. On straight-grained wood it leaves surfaces nearly as clean as a right-hand or left-hand axe. Like those, this axe has a 1.7Kg. head with 17cm face and 50cm handle. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

481/2/3   Swedish Broad Axe Angled  

£136.00

You’re probably most familiar with traditional Right-Hand and Left-Hand Axes, which are used on their respective sides of the log. These axes’ heads are both bent and twisted at the forge, and they are bevelled like a chisel on one side only. This lets the axe’s eye and handle stand clear of the timber while the user employs a straight, easy swing to let the flat face of the axe shave the surface like a huge plane. The axe heads weigh 1.7Kg, and are 17cm wide. 50cm textured hickory handles allow short, controlled swings for accurate work. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

483   1800 Swedish Broad Axe

£203.00

Broad axes have evolved to meet the needs of builders who create straight, square timbers from logs. More challenging to use than right-hand or left-hand broad axes, but considerable more versatile, is the straight broad axe 484 The blade is in line with the eye, and the edge is bevelled on both sides like a regular axe. It can be used to hew either side of a timber or its horizontal surface, too. On straight-grained wood it leaves surfaces nearly as clean as a right-hand or left-hand axe. Like those, this axe has a 1.8Kg. head with 18cm face and 50cm handle. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

484   1700 Swedish Broad Axe  

£292.00

Broad axes have evolved to meet the needs of builders who create straight, square timbers from logs.
More challenging to use than right-hand or left-hand broad axes, but considerable more versatile, is the straight broad axe 484 The blade is in line with the eye, and the edge is bevelled on both sides like a regular axe. It can be used to hew either side of a timber or its horizontal surface, too. On straight-grained wood it leaves surfaces nearly as clean as a right-hand or left-hand axe. Like those, this axe has a 1.8Kg. head with 18cm face and 50cm handle. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

485   Mortise Axe/Loghouse Corner Axe  

£70.00

This is a mortise axe used for cutting out log corners. It has a 5.5cm edge length with a 50cm hickory handle. The weight including the handle is 1.2Kg. The axe is fitted with a tight-grained hickory handle.

The axe is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fastener.

486   Big Swedish Drawknife  

£90.00

The hickory handles are set on full-length tangs extending straight out from the ends of the blade. The blade is bowed up and curved forward in the centre for effective peeling, shaping and smoothing. The total length is 64cm. The blade is 32cm in length and 3cm wide. It weighs 800g.

The tool is provided with a grain-leather sheath with snap fasteners.

487   Froe 12” Edge

£70.00

This is the tool used to split shingles, shakes and lumber. It is struck with a wooden maul or mallet, pounding the blade into the end of short logs, then quickly pulled back or pushed with the handle to split the wood. It has a 30.cm iron blade with an 44cm hickory handle and Weighs 1.4Kg.

Note tool is not provided with a grain-leather sheath. But does come with a hickory handle.

488   Log Dog

£36.00

Just over 49cm long and with a weight of just under 700g. Hand forged with hardened points and ideal for controlling logs during work.

Note tool is not provided with a grain-leather sheath.

489  Traditional Log Scribe (Compass model)

£80.00

Log Scribe Gransfors traditional Scandinavian log scribe is a standard tool used in building a log house. The log scribe is used to draw between the upper side and the bottom side of two horizontal logs in order to copy over the profile of the upper side of the lower log to the lower side of the upper log. Then, the upper log is hewed to match the scribe line, thus insuring a good fit without any space between your logs. Opens 20cm and weighs 500g.

Note tool is not provided with a grain-leather sheath.