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This is Gränsfors Bruks - Forest companies turned axe production into an industry - One step back became a success - Small-scale has taken over - The philosophy behind the axes beeing produced today at Gränsfors Bruks - Gränsfors Bruks axeforge in northern Hälsingland - A craftsman behind every axe - Sharpening, tempering, annealling, the handle and control - An axe becomes as good as its smith - We who work at Gränsfors Bruks - Gränsfors Bruks in the United States
Parts of the axe - Limbing a log - Firewood - Basics of firewood splitting - Splitting of bigger rounds - To dry and store firewood - To make a fire in woods and fields - To make a fire in a fireplace and stove - Ashes - Working with a carpenters axe - Caring for your axe - Sharpening - Edge curvature - Fitting an axe with a handle
The use of Broad Axes - How to hew a log
Axethrowing
The Axe book from Gränsfors Bruks - Literature on axes
You can reduce the risk of injury - Logging can be dangerous - Logging is one of the most dangerous occupations - Employee safety requirement - Where does the chain saw chain cut the body? - Proper attire - Leg protection for chain saw user - There are three main styles of leg protection - Test of protective garments - EngTex/SwedePro™ jamming protective material - EngTex-The manufacturer - Peltor-Protection for the head, ears and face - Protective products warning! - Protective products - Training in logging operations is important - Assessing the tree - Some basic rules in logging - Warning for kickback from the nose of the guide bar
Wildlife Hatchet - Hunter's Axe - Small Forest Axe - Scandinavian Forest Axe - Small Splitting Axe - Large Splitting Axe - Splitting Maul - Splitting Wedge - Carpenter's Axe - Swedish Carving Axe - Swedish Broad Axe - Double-Bit Throwing Axe - Wrecking Bars - Safe logging products - (links to: The Axe Book - The Safe Woodcutters Guide)
Gränsfors Axe Museum - Stockholm Axe Museum