Hi all, I'm new here so I'll probably be butchered by people here for this question...

I have my eyes on Gränsfors' Two-Lugged Beard Axe/Broad Axe: http://gransfors.com/htm_eng/index.html

I've mailed them asking a little about it and they say it's functional and works great.

Anybody used that one? Is it worth the money (about 1800 SEK/228 USD for me since I live in Sweden)? I wanna hear all about it and about the axes from Gränsfors.

Cheer :)

the method of forging they use and the philosophy of their research arevery sound. As far as I can tell they have a good grasp of the story of your historical axes so you should get a first class product.

I actually got to handle one of these at a recent knife show. It is a wonderful piece! I couldn't get a real feeling for how it handled (too many people around) but I liked the way it sat in the hand. It's smaller than the pollaxes I'm used too, but I liked it!

I own Gransfors Bruks' Viking broad axe. Basically, I lucked into it....

It is awesome, as should be expected. The method of construction is based on originals -- the harder steel "head" is welded to a softer iron body, just like real Viking-era axes generally were.

And it's totally functional -- I haven't chopped wood (let alone Saxons or Franks) with it, but I did take on some big nasty chunks of ice this last winter (long story -- the snow removal folks in this town have no idea what they're doing). It worked!

I got it for about half price on eBay. Lucky me! :D

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Thanks guys. I just placed an order. Unfortunaly I'll have to wait until the end of the year until I can get it, apparently they have problems with production capacity for their relics line. But he who waits on something good never waits too long. :)

Here's my wall hanger....mint, never has cut anything but air...

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I sell gransfors and have handled most and used many of their axes and this is my favourite of all of them and the price you paid was very fair, so be patient, it will be worth it.

Tod

I own a Gränsfors bearded axe with eyesocket and am most pleased with it. I've used various modern axes for splitting wood on camps and for the stove of my parents-in-law over the years, but none of those could ever compare to my trusty Gränsfors axe.



I like the looks of the two lugged beard axe more, but I was concerned it would be less fitted for splitting firewood due to the empty space behind the beard. I have no experience with this type, so I based my purchase on this speculation.
All I can say is that you'll be very pleased with your new axe, as their quality is unsurpassed.

$228 seems very cheap for what I remember of their prices in the past, and is certainly a bargain for what I have heard of their quality (If I could get a similar price to the UK I might be tempted myself). That said, I don't see a price list anywhere on their site. Is it something you have to request?