Adam Savage Finally Has a Respectable Axe!
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- čas přidán 21. 04. 2024
- Following up on a mailbag from a viewer who sent Adam some new mini pry bars, the makers of said pry bars have sent Adam a care package of a beautiful long wrecking bar. The fine folks at Gränsfors Bruk not only shared their hand forged crowbar, but also a sample of their small forestry axe that Adam can't help but test with a quick shave.
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@ Adam, I thought the red bag with rubber gun was pretty awesome. Love Bourne series!
Thanks. A while back, I wrote feedback about the lack of detail shots and zoom. Thanks for going beyond just listening. The show is truly much more natural now!
Gränsfors Bruk is THE choice axe company of some of the world's most renowned bushcraft and survival experts. A few years ago when I purchased my own small forest axe I was confused that they did not provide a metal pin wedge to hold the axe in place on the handle. I came to find out that they now fit the axes so perfectly that they don't actually need one (it's been 5 years of hard use on mine and it's true). They also removed it to commit to being a more eco-friendly company and I think that is just one of the most fantastic things I've ever hear! A company that has gotten so good at their craft that they removed a part of the product because it wasn't necessary to provide the same quality of product. Brilliant.
We created a channel just to comment on this video! A huge thanks to you Adam, your nice words made our day. Warmest regards from Svedbro Smide. 🙌
That is so wholesome! ❤
This Danish fan of all things Adam Savage, as well as all things outdoors-y (friluftsliv) very much approves.
Now that you have a channel, is it time to start filming epic shots in interesting angles of skilled smiths hammering white hot metals while sparks fly? Bonus points for Swedish heavy metal as the soundtrack.
In case Adam doesn't know, the are 2 letters stamped on the head of the axe, they are initials of who made the head and in the Axe book (Yx Boken) you get to a page where all names with a picture are listed so you can see exactly who made that specific head.
What a nice touch!
The makers mark!
My axe was made by "MB", Mattias Blixt (not MythBusters)
Dude that is cool
I have the same model of SFA made by MB "Mattias Blixt" as well.
People who aren't big into axes and bushcraft might not know that the GB Small Forest Axe is the single most popular and coveted camp axe in the world, so this is a very very kind gesture on their part. Many congrats to Adam!
One thing that's worth mentioning if anyone gets hyped up from this showcase video and starts thinking about grabbing one of their own: please please please do some research on proper axe safety before picking one up and going wild with it. It's somewhat counter-intuitive, but a small axe with a short handle like this (while the perfect size for most people's needs in the woods or workshop) is much *much* more dangerous to the user than a larger axe with a long handle.
Traditional felling axes and splitting mauls with long handles tend to sit in a zone, proportionally, where a bad cut or a miss off target in most chopping tasks results in the axe hitting the ground. But with a short handle, like the one on this SFA, a bad cut or a miss off target is much more likely to result in the axe head traveling back towards the user's legs, because the axe cannot reach the ground at all.
Beloved British woodsman Ray Mears has some truly excellent videos about how to use this exact model of axe in the safest manner possible. I highly recommend people check those out, he has a lovely presentational style of teaching that would be very familiar to fans of the Tested channel.
Stay safe out there!
Hi Adam, if you are in Sweden take the chance to visit their shop. It’s in a small village with only a handful of houses in the beautiful Swedish countryside. They even offer courses where you can forge a hatchet, knive, etc. I was lucky enough to have been given one of those courses for my 18th birthday after I had my gränsfors bruks hatchet for some years and it was amazing. Can’t recommend it enough.
The quality of there products is something else. They stay razor sharp and are super comfortable. And if ever the handle breaks, they will replace it. It’s truly a great company.
I love all my axes and hatches from them.
Sounds amazing!!!!
Been to two of the week long courses and cannot recommend them enough! I have 3 of the axes they make and 2 I made myself with the steel they use. Great courses, great axes also the food Hasse makes you every day of the course is amazing. Like camp but you get to smith for a week with food and lodging. Take a dip, go to the sauna and then to your cabin where you pass out with a smile on your face...
Love that LockPickingLawyer outro at the end there
It would be awesome if LPL reciprocated!
When I still had a corporate job, I had ordered the same Gräsfors Bruks as a present for a friend. Working long hours and traveling a lot, I had it shipped to my job address. Before I could wrap it properly, it just lay on my desk for a few days. I got many, many weird looks from my colleagues but also admiring ones: the security guard looked at the axe, then at me, then at the axe again: "Man, that's a serious axe you have there!" ... I think this was meant as a compliment.
Good thing HR didn't catch him admiring your axe in the office.
Did any of the female workers then asked you out, since you had such an amazing tool? XD
@@g60force Haha. They already knew *that*
I love it when makers reference each other.
Adam has always loved giving other people the credit that they so richly deserve. Anytime you can spark off a virtuous circle, it's worth it.
As a Swede, I would call that shade of blue "kofotsblå" (crowbar blue, or "cow's foot blue" if we're going for the literal translation). I have never seen a crowbar in a different color, except for cheap imports with store-brand colors.
Adam, I am SOOOOO HAPPY that you have discovered Gränsfors Bruk!!! I am a wood worker and ever since my uncle gifted that very same axe you have here to me from his collection, I have exclusively bought all my axes from this incredible company. It’s cool to know I share a taste for great tools with someone as experienced as you. Happy hefting!!!
This clip made me very happy. I spent my formative years not 30min drive from Gränsfors Bruk and has visited many times. Being in the boy scouts a Gränsfors axe was the highest standard. My father bought a double edged throwing axe for my brother and I that we abused over many summers until it was stolen. But I still have a small Gränsfors axe that I use for bush crafty things. I'm happy to see that Adam now got one as well, and that you all got to know about them 🙂
Ja man mår bra gött av detta..Så snyggt gjort av dom. AndreasSundsvall
@@andreassjobom3266 japp. Väldigt fint rakt igenom.
Those axes are life changing. Once you get used to having one, nothing else really compares.
I have spent about 35 years collecting and using edged tools, the GB axes are my favorite of literally hundreds of pieces. My awesome wife and daughter got me that exact axe for this past Father's day because we have a lovely oak that likes to drop limbs and branches with every huge storm. This axe sits on a stand on the mantle of the fireplace in full display because it is just so damn good.
Adam - Aussie axe collector here. That blue shade for the paint is a traditional colour for Swedish axes and tools - it's how they differentiated themselves in the international market, the shorthand colour for Swedish goods. They stood out on the shelf. Old Aussie tool ads often used to mention just "Swedish Blue" axes - no brands, but likely the were from Gransfors Bruk, Hults Bruk, or Wetterlings (may they rest in piece). American-, British-, and Australian-made axes were brand (Kelly, Brades, Hytest, etc.) but Swedish axes were simply often listed as "Swedish Axe" - often, it has to be said, for slightly cheaper than the name brands. Of course, it's Sweden, so it's fantastic steel, and I wouldn't say no to one.
If you're lucky and wondering around a junkyard or second-hand shop or garage sale, you may see an old head with that shade still on it - or traces of it.
Didn't know about that coulor thing (I'm swedish). I'll have to try to look inte it!😊
That is priceless knowledge to have for any thrifter or garage saler! (sailor? lol)
@@zachvalue Is it legitimately the same shade? I thought this looked to be lighter than the flag's blue.
@@zachvalue Alright, that's fair then. 😅
Blue is also a very visible color in nature, because it doesn't naturally occur. Try to find a red coloured axe in autumn leaves.
Everyone is talking about the axe, but I'm going to extoll the virtues of the large Renovator's Bar. I've owned one for two decades and it is the Lever to Rule Them All. It is one of my favorite tools. All of my colleagues who have used it, return to borrow it again. In some the places I used work, there is an established home for "Blue". I recently moved to another city, and Blue's departure was mourned almost as much as my own. I have received phone calls about jobs, and been specifically told, "Make sure you bring Blue with you, we will need him." If you need a big awkward incredibly heavy object moved with delicacy and precision, you need a Gransfors 35" bar. The thinner edges means it can slip more easily and with less damage under the object to be moved. And the obtuse angle of the crook end means you can get it under a wall or a door, or what ever, without the other end trying to bury itself in the adjacent perpendicular surface. It will outlast me, It will outlast my nephews who will inherit it, it will probably, someday, be loaded into a colony ship and taken to another planet. Long may it reign, in it's own very specific niche, forever.
I’m a proud owner of 3 Gransfors Bruk axes. Small belt axe, Wildlife Hatchet, and Hunters Axe. Such a fantastic product. Mainly make fires for my fire pit and for camping tasks while traveling with our 20ft Airstream. I widdle the occasional spoon and love pairing one of my axes with a solid bushcraft knife. Currently rocking several Bark River knives, but started my bushcraft knives with the much more affordable Finland based Marttiini Knives.
I have an ax addiction, always buying the $2 axes at flea markets. The Gransfors Bruks axe I have is like wearing a glove. Amazingly sharp edged and the handle is just amazingly comfortable. Hats off to our Swedish friends.
That small forest axe is the best axe I own. I manage a campground and spend most of my time outdoors. This axe is with me 95% of the time. I find this to be the best all-around axe and can be used for just about anything. They are great quality and I have a larger version dedicated to tree felling. As long as I don't do something stupid with it, some day that axe will be used by my son.
Respectable? More like superb!... That's one of the finest axes I have ever owned. I have had my G&B foresters axe for over 15 years and it's still going strong!...
I love my Gränsfors Bruk! I have the small forest axe and the Scandinavian forest axe. Absolutely beautifully made tools.
Botch up Badge Bundle….. !!! Name for collection of demerit badges!!
I've had that axe for a few years now. Superb quality.
I’ve owned this exact axe for a decade now and it’s world class, holds an incredible edge. I love it to death
Ah! I remember finding a pry-bar left by a man who was breaking into garages to steal. But he dumped his pry-bars into a ditch as he was caught red-handed one day. I took his teal pry-bar and have used it ever since. It's a wonderful tool. Hope you get some mileage out of yours!
I'm am Oak Frame Carpenter in the UK, I have both of those, as well as plenty of their other axes. The Bar is probably one of the greatest tools I own, it NEVER lets me down and is so much more than just a bar.
Enjoy using them.
As a generalist maker and MASSIVE fan of the bushcraft arts, I'm qualified to tell you, the Gransfors Bruk axes are THE GOLD STANDARD!!! That's not just up to snuff, it's the standard all axes are held up to.
HB axes are incredible. I've had several for many years and they are absolutely worth the price to get a handmade, craftsman level tool
OMG! Being from Minnesota originally, and only briefly having had the opportunity to live in Sweden, Gränsfors Bruk is literally my favourite axe forge in the world and their small forestry axe is my favourite axe of theirs being an _awesome_ and _excellent_ camp axe. I didn't even know they made wrecking bars, and you're right, that is a beautiful shade of blue. I could legitimately buy the smaller one for either my wife or my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.
I bought a Gränsfors Bruk axe about eight or ten years ago after having only a cheap axe. They are truly wonderful tools.
My uncle and I *swear* by Gransfors Brooks kit. The small forest axe is a truly fantastic piece of work, beautiful to look at, hold, and even use. The way that wood will warm to your hand during use is very lovely, especially after you get a nice coat of oil over it!
A testament to your character. You have friends all over the world
I got the Scandinavian forest axe a few years ago for camping and bushcrafting, and it's an absolutely joy to use. I plan on adding one of their hatchets to the collection in the near future.
well, congratulations Adam, You are now a proud owner of an ax from one of the finest ax making companies in the world 🙂 Gränsfors Bruk are really the top of the top of ax making companies. Lucky You 😉👍
Hi from Sweden, you have given the world so much joy through the years so only the best we have to offer is good enough for you Sir. Thank you!!!
Which company makes the best axe...Gränsfors Bruk or Hults Bruk?
@@gscotty311gränsfors would be considered king here. Hult is probably fine too. Bit More massproduced back in the day maybe.
Gränsfors!
I've had two of their wrecking bars for what must be over twenty years now. If I ever come across something that either has to be moved, or removed when doing renovation work, they are the first tools I pick up. Simply amazing pieces of steel. Enjoy yours Adam.
My wife bought me that same axe for Christmas two years ago. It's such a wonderful tool. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Best bespoke axe you can purchase. I love the hand crafted message these products create. They feel, look, and function beyond expectations. Thanks for sharing your passion and excitement.
Ive used the axes from Gränsfors for woodcraft and in the Scouts for years, i think its one of the best brands out there so was really fun seeing you have the same model i use weekly.
Enjoy the great craftmanship and quality in these tools!
As always keep up the great work Adam!
Greetings from Sweden!
The "Oh Fudge!" Demerit Badge Bundle.
Or the "Did it again" Bundle.
Thanks Adam for your years of entertainment to the world.
These are beautiful tools! Thank you for showing them off!!
Is there anything as delightful as a delighted Adam?
I was introduced to Gransfors bruks by Ray Mear’s bushcraft videos. I’ve had the small forest axe of theirs for many years, it’s been on many trips in the forest and is my favorite axe i own.
Every time Adam says: "this is one of my favorite things", I chuckle.
The lovely thing is I'm pretty sure he means it every time, he just has a LOT of favorites.
As a Swede its nice to see our products are well liked all across the globe! 😛👍I did find it a bit amusing how adam pronounced "smide", in Swedish it's pronounced [smi-de], as it is not a continuous word and it simply means "forging"! Hey, look at me being a grammar police! 😄
Great content as always from the Tested crew! 🙂
Smee-deh
It's has the same root as smithing.
Naw, man, you weren't being the grammar police! You just kindly offered a correction to a non-Swedish speaker. Keep doing it whenever necessary, and without shame!
_(in _*_my personal_*_ opinion, one can only be the "grammar police" to fellow speakers of their language 😊)_
I have that axe and it is small axe perfection. One of my all-time favorite tools. You will love it.
I did not know I needed an axe until right now.
Lucky duck! I've been wanting to add a Gränsfors Bruk axe to my camping equipment for years. This further reinforces that want.
the small forest axe (and the makers) are a classic
I grew up in the village next to Gränsfors, I passed everyday to school growing up.
When I saw the title, I thought, surely not! But it was! That's awesome 😍
just great, i have Gränsfors axes, from my father, i love them, they really work.
You are a lucky man! GFB is truly one of the absolute best axe companies in the world. I know you will cherish that gorgeous axe!
I'm gonna speak for all of us, pardon me, but it's fun sending you things 😊
That's one of the nicest production axes you can buy these days.
I was really hoping it would be from Gränsfors. Now I am at peace. We still have a few things to be proud of from, and Gränsfors' axes are certainly among them. Thank you for all your lovely content Adam! ❤
I have exactly the same model axe from Gränfors Bruk. One of my most prized possession. A hiking friend that never let you down. There are some videos on youtube showing how they are made!
imagine being the original mailer not only did your gift get an entire video but also sparked a conversation between the makers of set bar and Adam
I got my first 17 years ago, aged 14. Best investment ever, now have 5 of them. The Gransfors Sharpening stone is awesome btw!
Good choice! I have one and can confirm the quality.
As a Swede who used this axe model for decades, it truly warms my heart to see this video. And to see the joy and excitement on Adams face, brings a little tear to my eyes. :)
The axe is superb, just superb.
That is a fantastic blue; and as someone who does blacksmithing I'd say that is a great axe.
I'm so glad you now own a Gränsfors. Mmmm Swedish steel, makes me proud!
Bought one of those axes forever ago and it’s one of the best things I have ever purchased. Weatherling (spelt wrong) is also equally good. I have one each in different sizes. Love love love. My small forest axe is my pride and joy. pS, it keeps that shaving edge and easy to sharpen somehow. Now I want that wrecking bar.
Also linseed oil that handle. Once day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year and yearly after (or as much as you can). One of the few axes not shipped with a varnished handle…… thank god.
The BLO will make a durable and grippy surface if you give it that first bit of love before you get all your daily grease inside it.
Best bars on the planet! Available Lee Valley Tool. My small one has served me for decades. Sturdy enough for serious destruction and refined enough for fine molding removal. The large one well ya gotta have the large one!
I have several GB axes. They are art. One of my faves is the small hatchet. It is awesome for yard work.
My first axe was a GB Wildlife hatchet, and that thing is legitimately one of the best things I've ever purchased. It never seems to dull. Plan js to add a SFA someday. Love GB.
I have two of their axes. I relied on them multiple winters to stay warm. Some of my absolute favorite possessions
I've loved my GB Small Forest Axe for the last 15 years so far. You'll love it, Adam. 👍🏻
I got my small forest axe when I was doing wildland firefighting. Gransfors bruk is one of maybe 2 of the top tier axe makers in the world. The other being hults bruk. The pair of them are currently unrivaled in their field. Absolutely beautiful axes and a quality rarely seen these days
Brand names you cherish and pray to survive whatever obstacles they face. Economic, obsolescence or etc...
I plan to buy small collection of top tier axes and especially from those Swedish companies you mentioned but also an axe from Council Tool. Support the American made as well. Are there other American made axe brand names that are considered more upper echelon than a local hardware store special?
@@gscotty311well, if you are buying council tool, then the Camp Carver is a must. But there aren't a whole lot of high quality axes made in america anymore. Older axe heads are a different story.
I found an old gransfors bruks hatchet in with my grandpas tools, I think he got the axe from a friend who passed. Either way it’s an incredible hatchet and the makers mark is KS which is my initials. Great stuff! Get a few swings in on some scraggly little invasive tree, you will be filled with joy.
That is one of the best axes made today. From the shape and design of the head and the handle to the materials and craftsmanship. I like the smaller version for shaping material for camp craft and carving (like spoons). Thanks for sharing.
Axe shaped object? I love that band!
Small forest axe is a real winner, been using mine for 20 years in the Canadian bush
Now I want a Swedish axe.
I don't need an axe. I have no use for it and nowhere to put it... but I want one none the less.
So, "not an advertisement" yet tremendously effective as one anyway. Those crafty Swedes...
I've owned 2 gransfors bruks axes for several years now they are magnificent
I have the small forest axe, and the small splitter. I love that small forest axe more than most things.
I also have two of these axes and they are truly superb quality and perfectly balanced.
The Grasfors Bruks is easily the best axe made. Expensive af, but a really great piece.
The Swedish so very frequently make good things. 🙌
We make a lot of garbage too tbh... 😄You get what you pay for... 😛
Cool to see! i (my job/work) make the books that hangs on the axe ;)
It really adds to the experience when buying one!
I love my Gränsfors Bruk carving hatchet! They make beautiful tools.
I was using my GB Small Forest Ace last night!
First of all, congrats on a beautiful axe. Being from Norway, I'm familiar with "Swedish Blue." It appears on beer labels and clothing, and is a deeply embedded color in Swedish culture.
That slightly grey bubblegum blue always goes great with a pop red as a contrast
We call those pry bars "Swede bars".
Funny I never knew the company was called Gräfors Bruk though.
Just paid attention to the stamped triple Swedish crown logo.
Someone should now send Adam a couple of Moraknivar (Mora knifes). That would basically complete his Swedish maker set.
When practical meets Art. Beautiful Axe 👍
Same axe I've got, it's fantastic. Perfectly comfortable and the perfect medium to get most jobs done.
That is a truly beautiful axe ❤
Ive had mine for about a decade now. Its a damn fine axe
I have one of their small forest axes and I can attest that it is fantastic!
Beautiful Blue that makes it easy to see if you lay it down in the grass, the dry leaves, or amongst the boards you just "Wrecking Bar'd".
The thumb nail on this video is spot on.
all these years, and you still surprise me, multiple times, in the same video, (even though that just happened, literally yesterday!)... never change
on a side note, if you could possibly find time to answer me directly, i'd like to talk a bit about how I've somehow not come across much lately that your walrus-like friend has been up to
I have owned that exact same axe for about four or five years now. it is one of my go-to axes for chopping up some kindling for the fire pit in the backyard I love that axe!
Cool bit of kit! Very good quality!
having a small gränsfors bruk axe myself i can attest their craftsmanship and superb quality. i also just love sweden, it's music, dances and language.
that being said there's one dark side to the amazing blacksmith tradition or rather the source of their ore which is the immense colonial violence that goes with those mines which happen to be located in what little remains of the ancestral lands of Sápmi, ie the homelands of the indigenous Sámi people. i wish the one had nothing to do with the other, but it would seem to be otherwise.
free Sápmi
so much better when the tool you are using is also a work of art. serious envy..
Great job. Thank you 😊
I have both of those and they are great, haven't found better!
Gransfors Bruk by far makes the best axes in the world. I have this one along with 4 of their other axes. They are a lifetime tool. I immediately recognized this one from the video thumbnail. Rub the handle down with boiled linseed oil from time to time and you’ll have a top tier axe for the rest of your life!
I can recommend the blacksmithing classes they give. I went on one several yers ago, and it is by far the best spent vacation week iv’e had since 1982.
It's the collectors bundle... and you make a special "collectors of demerits" badge.
I am one and also a huge fan