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Keep your wood handled axe functioning at peak performance with this step-by-step tutorial available both in text and video.
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Aaron has re-profiled and sharpened up a fair number of axes, and one of his go-to tools is the Gransfors Bruk Axe File. Read his expert product review.
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This expert video review highlights the details of the Small Forest Axe by Gransfors Bruks and performs a demonstration on a six-inch tree with both two and one handed chopping methods.
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Gransfors Bruk's axebook for their line of ancient axe models - including tomahawks, battle axes, bearded axes and more.
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The Axe Book by Gransfors Bruks highlights how their axes are created, how to choose an axe, types of axes and more.
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The Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. had it's genesis in trying to answer one question while on a canoe trip with lousy gear: if we could have just one piece of kit out here, what would it be? The answer for us, in the boreal forest was an axe. From an axe one can build a shelter, and create fire. An axe can function like a knife, but is capable of much heavier work. It assists in gathering materials, and shaping tools. It allows you to keep a fire fed, and can provide protection from not only the elements, but from other dangers you may encounter.
While a good axe is indispensable, a knife comes in a close second when in the outdoors. In our experience the function of axe, knife and saw are best kept separate, so you will not find large, serrated monster “chopper” survival knives at The Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. Axes are for chopping. Knives are for knife work: utility use, food prep, skinning and processing game, woodworking, bushcraft, and using in emergency situations. Our preference are knives made in Scandinavia (Sweden and Norway), where knives have been used for over a millennia. Made to be agile, light, and very sharp whilst being easily field sharpen-able, our knives will become a trusty companion when spending time outdoors where a keen, durable edge allows one not just to survive, but to thrive in the outdoors.
Saws are the third member of the “holy trinity” of cutting tools. Useful when using an axe is not practical (in tight spaces, in conditions where their use would be unsafe, or for bucking up large timbers), saws should be matched to the diameter of wood they are cutting to provide quick, effective performance whether you choose a folding pocket saw, a collapsable buck saw, or a two man crosscut saw.
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