Council Tool makes a range of sharp, tough, premium-quality axes and other large hand tools for both industrial and home use. Their axe line is a creation by American craftsmen and workers in their Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina factory. The Woodcraft pack axe is a portable axe made for doing all the work you might … Read more
Gerber are an Oregon-based maker of hand tools and outdoors equipment. This post is a review of the Gerber Freescape hatchet, a 17.5-inch axe with a composite handle and solid construction. It has a sleek black PTFE coating on the axehead to reduce friction and prevent it from getting stuck in wood. This makes chopping … Read more
Hults Bruk Aneby Axe Review In this article I’m going to review the Hults Bruk Aneby medium-sized axe. With a handle that is 20 inches long and an axehead that is produced by world-famous Swedish axemaker Hults Bruk (also known as Hultafors in Europe), this high-end axe is probably one of the best for bushcrafting … Read more
The 19-inch Husqvarna Carpenter’s axe is a popular axe among outdoorsmen and carpenters alike. Made in Sweden by the same company that makes the highly-regarded Hults Bruk axes, Husqvarna’s axes are also high-quality axes at around half the price or less than Hults Bruk axes go for. Is this axe any good though? Read this … Read more
Hults Bruk – their parent company being Hultafors Group, which is the name that their axes are sold under in Europe – are legendary axe-makers. They’ve been making axes since the end of the 17th century – over 300 years of experience. We can enjoy the fruits of that experience and Sweden’s long and storied … Read more
In this review I’m going to take look at the Hudson Bay Camp Axe from one of the most well-known axe manufacturers that make their axes in the USA – Council Tool. It’s a lightweight axe that is great for camping and hiking trips. It packs a punch, but with an 18-inch handle and with … Read more
Fiskars X11 – In Depth Review Fiskars is a brand that people associate with a level of quality that other mass-production toolmakers can’t seem to reach. From knives to axes, this Finnish company produces tools that are affordable and effective, tough workhorses. This is a review of the Fiskars X11 splitting axe. It’s a handy … Read more
