I have no need of an axe or hatchet but I have to admit, after looking at the Gransfors website (in translation) I can't imagine how I've made it through 55 years without one. :-)
The US importers site (grandforest.us) there's a great little book, The Axe Book (http://www.grandforest.us/TheAxeBook.pdf) which reminds a lot of the Reader. Aloha, Bob On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 10:57 PM, ChrisB <chrisbjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All > > Looking through Manny's photos (many thanks Manny for sharing and great > stuff) I saw that there is a photo of the new hand hatchet in the Gransfors > Bruks range. > > I remember when Rivendell were selling these a few years ago and loved the > design and the ethos behind the company (not too dissimilar to Great > Pacific Ironworks unless I'm mistaken). It seemed consistent with Riv's > philosophy of a simple, quality (honesty perhaps) that over a lifetime > would offer value and just get more beautiful with age and use. > > However, I never did spring for one because I couldn't see how I would use > it on a bike camping trip (and not look like slightly Jack Nicholson in the > Shining)... > > I know they're highly revered in bushcraft circles: I googled and can see > how they are a nice compromise between a larger axe and smaller bushcraft > knife and can do the tasks of both well in skilled hands; making tent pegs, > feathering sticks for kindling, making simple shelters, skinning fish, > making traps etc. > > But, I imagine that most of us would use a tents, will take > straightforward food and would be using a stove of some sort - perhaps the > Trangia (another wonderfully designed item) which burns meths. Weight's not > so much an issue (0.5kg) but it's a dense item and transport may be > (perhaps wrapped in tincloth in a pannier would be fine). So, it's not like > it's a bandana that we're chucking in here... > > So, I guess my rambling question is, if you've got one, how d'ya use it on > bike trips? > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Robert Harrison Honolulu, HI rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
