Maggie’s Hand Forged Swedish Axe Order Thread
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I'm still in. Been thinking about a gransfors American felling axe size for awhile and I'm sure this would be cheaper.
Posted 2 really good quality old American axes up for sale. Normal PX rules of first post of I'll take it followed by PM gets it.
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Knives - Axes
Not knives but that was the closest section to post in. Both have new handles hung by me. First I'll take it posted below gets it. Note which one you want. Sorry for the prices guys but the cost of getting the heads, handles, and shipping these things has gone way up, like everything else these...
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Both axes sold. At the end of this month there is a get together where I am hoping to pick up a whole bunch of axes so if that happens I'll post up here.
Finished up one of my personal ones.
Original arctic birch handle from 1944. You can see the forging line in the head still.
Original arctic birch handle from 1944. You can see the forging line in the head still.
New old stock Gransfors head is up for sale in the PX.
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Knives - Gransfors Swedish Axe head $100
New old stock Gransfors axe head made for the South American market. This head is LARGE. Estimate 5 lbs. Its got a round poll. Still in the wrap which is hard to find. $100 shipped. First I'll take it followed by PM gets it. PayPal friends and family.
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I have a line on a huge batch, were talking 800 axes I can pull from. I am working the deal now so I'll let you guys know if it works out.
If anyone has a good source for handles let me know and if it pans out I'll send you a free axe for helping me out. I can get handles here and there but if I bought a big batch of these heads I am going to need a bunch of good handles at a good price. Birch handles are what I am looking for preferably vs hickory.
If anyone has a good source for handles let me know and if it pans out I'll send you a free axe for helping me out. I can get handles here and there but if I bought a big batch of these heads I am going to need a bunch of good handles at a good price. Birch handles are what I am looking for preferably vs hickory.
Birch is great for handles, in fact better than a maple or an ash. It has less of a tendency to shatter and it’s light weight and strong. It would be in my top 3 choices for an axe handle.
Op if you get this together I’m in for one or two, with or without handles I’m a buyer.
Birch is a hardwood but it might not necessarily be a hard wood. Balsa and basswood are hardwoods. Red cedar, hemlock, and yew are softwoods.
@300zx_tt answered as to axeness better than me.
Damn, somebody better hop in a time machine and tell the Swedes back in 1943 who made this birch handled axe that it would be broken by the time I owned it in 2022.
I'll take one. What part of the country you in. The Amish makes some good handles. I may have a point of contact. How many would you want and when?
Getting just a couple more ready for sale to fund the purchase of more for all you guys, lol. But until these are done, here is some axe porn for you guys. This is a very old Sater Banko and you can see the different steels after the cleaning. You can see how the bit was welded in.
This head is probably 80+ years old if you can believe it.
This head is probably 80+ years old if you can believe it.
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