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January 19, 2018
Hults Bruk – 1.5 lb. Yankee Pattern – Pre 1988
I would love any information on this axe head that you can provide. I’m looking forward to using this and handing it down to my children who now know they are part Swedish. We traveled to Sweden because my wife’s ancestors are from Nora in Vastmanland. (I’m Asian American and am trying to learn more about the slöjd tradition of woodworking.)
January 19, 2018
Posted in Arvika 5 Star, Pre 1988
Hults Bruk – Arvika 5 Star Racing Pattern – Pre 1988
January 19, 2018
Hults Bruk – 3.5 lb. Montreal Pattern – Pre 1988
Found among old tools that need to be refurbished. No handle, but the head was in excellent shape aside from rust.
January 19, 2018
Posted in Agdor, Pre 1988, Yankee
Hults Bruk – 3lb. Agdor Yankee Pattern – Pre 1988
I was given this axe many years ago from my father in law. I was delighted to find out that this is not a cheap hardware store axe. After some research of the HB website, i fell in love with this axe. Can you tell me more about this? I think its made in the 1970’s. Can I also buy a direct fit replacement handle for it? The handle measures about 30 inches
January 2, 2018
Posted in Pre 1988, Turpentine
Hults Bruk – Turpentine Pattern – Pre 1988
I “rescued” this old Hults Bruk off a Norwegian auction site. The handle was cracked and the head was very rusty. The bit had been filed down quite a bit (!) from its original profile. You can compare to my other Montreal on this forum.
However, it had relatively little mushrooming and the bit had been filed down with great care. Geometry was still good. This axe clearly belonged to someone who knew what they were doing. The handle was much too damaged to save. I got a new 50cm Hultafors handle which I took extra care to fit snugly. Burnished the wood to darken it and bring out the grain structure before i gave it a couple coats of linseed oil. It took me a while to sharpen and reduce the edge angle with a file. Went over it with 1200 grit sandpaper before I stropped the edge to razor sharpness. Cutting angle is about 22 degrees with no bevel. I know that is steep but I have a feeling the steel is good enough for it. It took forever to file down with an almost new file from a good brand, so this is definitely some hard steel.
I polished the rest of the head very lightly. It must be smooth to prevent snagging in the wood, but at the same time – battle scars like these can never be faked. The Japanese have a word for this: “Wabi Sabi”. End result is one of my sharpest and probably one of my favorite axes. It will give my GB-SFA some real competition.
