{"product_id":"gransfors-bruk-splitting-hatchet-439","title":"Gransfors Bruk Splitting Hatchet 439","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMod 439: Splitting Hatchet (not for pounding wedges)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s 19 inches long total, with about a 2 lb splitting head. Total weight is 3.3 lbs. The handle is the same shape as the Hunter’s ax handle, with the same blood-grooves. The steel collar protects the handle from use-damage, a common thing with splitters: The repeated (same stroke) pounding makes the head creep forward in the split, and the wood below the head can get beat up. Not with this steel collar, though.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is the most efficient easiest splitting hatchet you'll ever use. It is unimprovable. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGransfors Bruk is a tiny hatchet maker in Sweden, and makes the best ones in the world. They have hickory handles and forged steel heads, and each model is made and signed by a single hatchet-maker. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon't put it on display in your cabin or man-den, and especially don't be afraid to dull it with use.These ax heads keep their sharpness well, and  sharpen easily. We use Lansky Butterfly files to sharpen them, but any $30+ hand-held sharpener will do. Youtube can show you how.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse, use, use…sharpen…use a lot more, sharpen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREAD THE AXE BOOK (the tiny brochure it comes with, not the Gransfors book we sell separately)!  Good tips in The Axe Book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Forest Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23333748545,"sku":"axe439","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/GBSplitter-1.jpg?v=1501697029","url":"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/gransfors-bruk-splitting-hatchet-439","provider":"Rivendell Bicycle Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}