Gransfors Bruks Double-Bit Axe / Throwing Axe Hunting Camping #490-1 Ax

Different models of double-bit axes have been popular in the US since the last quarter of the 19th century because of its balanced feel and versatility. Typically, one blade was sharpened to a finely honed, narrow "felling edge", while the second blade was ground slightly blunter, and used or knots and cutting near the ground where a finely sharpened blade was more likely to be damaged. Today the double-bit axe is used as a Working Axe or as a Throwing Axe for timber sports.

The head weighs 3lb and the face of the bits are about 6". The throwing axe has a 29" straight hickory handle and the Working Axe has a 35" straight hickory handle with swell-knob. They come with two grain-leather sheaths.

Gransfors Bruks axes are forged by professional blacksmiths that take great time and effort in their trade. The proof of this professionalism is in the way they are able to forge axes with such precision and beauty. There is no need to stone, grind, smooth or paint the axes in order to eliminate imperfections. At Gransfors Bruks, the forging crafter is allotted sufficient time to complete each axe or hatchet with the care necessary. The smiths do their best forging right from the beginning in order to produce the finest axes and hatchets in the world.

• Model # 490-1 Double-bit Axe / Throwing Axe
• 6" face
  
• 29" hickory handle
  
• Head weight — 3 lb
  
• Full grain-leather sheath — Included
  
• The "Axe Book" — Included
  
• 20 Year Product Warranty — Included