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- weighs 11oz
- 2.5" Face
- 10.25" Hickory Handle
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Gransfors Bruks Mini Hatchet Axe
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
Perfect Backpacker's Hatchet
By Coffee Luvr
Gransfors Bruks Mini Hatchet Axe for Hunting or Camping - New!This is, without question, the finest hatchet I have ever used -- or even heard of. It is as small as a hatchet can be -- yet still retain the ability to chop reasonable-sized wood. The maximum-sized tree or limb one could chop would be about 3" in diameter. You are not going to fell large trees with this hatchet, but, for backpacking, you don't need to. This tiny hatchet (just under 11" long, about 13 ounces total) is perfect for chopping small limbs for a fire. You can also hold it close to the head and use it like a knife. I take the Mini Hatchet and a tiny pocket knife when I go backpacking -- no other blades. I prefer this combination to carrying a "survival knife." The hatchet is better at chopping wood -- and a pocket knife is better at cutting small things -- than a survival knife.THE MINI HATCHET IS EXTREMELY SHARP. As I discovered (while demonstrating hatchet safety to my son, no less), even a small slip, using the weight of the hatchet head only, can lead to a trip to the doctor for stitches. This is an adult tool, for adult use only. This is not one of those silly legal warnings you see on products (or even a complaint), just a note that the Gransfors Bruks Mini Hatchet is FAR sharper than any hatchet I have ever used. I love a sharp edge, and the Gransfors Bruks certainly delivers. It also retains its sharp edge through an incredible amount of wood chopping.Each Gransfors Bruks product is hand-made by a crafstman, and the head is not painted or finished in any way. Other companies paint or buff their products to hide defects. The Gransfors Bruks craftsmen stamp their initials on their work; they do not sell products with defects.The Gransfors Bruks Mini Hatchet is the perfect tool to take backpacking -- a real tool for real bushcraft.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.Nice woods tool
By James D Kirk Jr
I own one of these. They are a nice tool. VERY small. Don't think you are going to buy this and fell big trees or split big logs.However it will cut you a nice fire to cook on if you are backpacking and don't want to carry a lot of weight. I think about 5" diameter would be the upper limit on cutting and that would take a while. But cutting a bunch of 3" logs for your fire, or some saplings to build a shelter, no problem. Also the edge is very fine and you can choke up on it and use it as a knife no problem, but because the head gets thick around the eye you are not going to slice thick stuff with this like you can with a knife.This hatchet is only 10" and 10 oz I think it is so if weight and bulk is no object go up a notch and buy the GB Wildlife Hatchet.However if lightweight is your aim this hatchet is one of the best.Because of it's light weight it is best to sort of snap it right before impact when chopping to give it a little extra "umph" but because it is so sharp it will chop pretty deep.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.IF THERE IS A BETTER HATCHET OUT THERE - I HAVE FAILED TO FIND IT.
By D. Blankenship
I do not own one of these fine little hatchets but I have used this small model quite a lot as well as the model which is one step up as to size and heft - the Wildlife Hatchet and also the Hunter's Axe. I have been using "camp" hatchets for most of my life and continue to do so. I can tell you truthfully that of all the hatchets I have used over the past near 60s years, this one (and all of the other Gransfors Burks products) are simply the best available. While I am a firm believer in the philosophy of "buy American," I have to admit that we simply do not come close to the quality found in Gransfors Burks equipment.This company, located in Sweden, has been around for a little over 100 years now and is going strong. That alone should tell you something. Unlike almost all of our American companies that manufacture this sort of tool, GB has not outsourced its manufacturing process to the Far East...they kept it at home and did it right.When you first lay eyes on this hatchet you are going to find that it is only about 10 inches long and weighs-in at only about 10 oz. When I first borrowed this hatchet from a friend while hiking and camping my first thought was "yeah, right...you must be kidding." I actually made a snide comment to my friend at the time. Three minutes later I had to learn to eat crow...again! My goodness, I had never used, felt or seen anything quite like this hatchet, nor I tell you right now, have I ever come across anything like it again, unless you count the further borrowing is this hatchet and other HB products. The balance on this thing is absolutely perfect!As others have warned you in their reviews; you will not be able to start a major logging project with this thing as that is not what it was built for. This is a camp hatchet...more specifically a hatchet to take on long hikes. I have had not problem with sticks up to three or four inches in diameter, of all kinds of wood, and have quite quickly downed six and seven inch saplings. The workmanship on the blade of this, balanced with the hickory handle (The wooden handle is an absolute joy to hold), make this almost the perfect hiking hatchet. The blade on this thing is so sharp that it can be used as a knife...a very sharp knife, and the sharpness of the blade lasts a long, long time and is capable of taking tremendous abuse with no ill effects. Putting a new edge on this hatchet is not the easiest job you will ever have. We are talking some hard, hard steel here folks, but a bit of elbow grease and knowledge will make the effort well worth it. I DO NOT recommend putting this thing on a grinding wheel...it should be hand sharpened.Please take careful note here. Due to the sharpness of this blade and due to the fact that it is light and you can put tremendous velocity into each strike, this is a very, very dangerous tool if you do not know what you are doing or if you get careless. This thing will take a finger, hand, toe or foot off in a second or give you a major laceration/wound if you hit some other body part even slightly. This is not a tool I would send with your kid on his or her first Scouting adventure...not unless you have trained them well! Seriously...this thing can cause some major big time damage!The only reason I do not own one of these hatchets is due to the cost. Life is strange and if you look at it from a certain angle, sort of unfair. When I was young and had an almost constant use for this thing I simply could not afford it. Now that I am old and can pretty well afford any hatchet I want, I simply do not use such a tool often enough to justify the cost. If you are young, do a lot of camping and hiking and do not wonder where your next meal is coming from, then I most certainly would recommend you fork out the coin for one of these. This is the sort of gear you will be able to hand down to your great-great grand sons and daughters.Don BlankenshipThe Ozarks
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