Looks like the dog is playing a game to me😊

He keeps me sane! 😅

It’s a little on the lite side. I didn’t like it either.

Every axe is constructed for certain tasks. The GB Scandi was specifically designed for softwood pine forests. To be doing the work and the kind of trees he's doing in the video you'd definitely want something bigger and different like an American felling axe. (Though the capability of the Scandi is clearly shown) All that said, I have a GB Scandi and love it. It really is a quality axe and capable of larger work and hardwoods no problems. I've split larger hardwood rounds with it that I initially thought it wouldn't be able to handle. Only con is the handle is a bit on the thicker side. But if you're going out into the woods to do this kind of thing you want something different for sure. The Scandi makes a great pack axe where you have enough axe to do larger work but don't want to be lugging around a full sized felling axe. 99.9% of people will never be doing or have to be doing what this guy does in this video their entire lives. I'm an avid outdoorsman, camper, hunter, and bushcrafter....I'm not a lumberjack or aborist...😉 And I'd suspect most others aren't either. The GB Scandi is plenty of axe for your average person....though definitely overpriced these days.

@@pennsyltuckyreb9800 best description of this scandinavian thus far. If I'm walking into the woods for some part time fun with a pack on my back, this is the ax I want. Hell if I'm hiding in the apocalypse this is probably the ax I have. If I have a homestead. This ax will also be with me but next to a few others.

No, I think that goes to the english pattern mod. I just wanted to get this video done because I had been talking to people about the granfors a fair bit recently. Cheers Joey!

Whatd you do to make it chop and bite so well...

​@@leonkennedy4587 it's Gränsfors Bruk.

He brought back the bevel on the axe allowing for deeper cuts skill cult made a video doing the same thing to a husqvarna kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8lilpt_tJ2tppc.html

Not as harsh as the Germans though!😃

@@bladesandbows1521 i was recently gifted a made in Germany hatchet thats a beast, but yes the handle was very thick lol i had to thin that one down aswell. The steel also skated some of my files.

Helko handles are on a whole nother plane of existence haha, ridiculously thick

What about the Council spoiled you? I have heard alot about this brand. I suppose those shopping price would like the brand. Just wondering what you like so much about it that it spoiled you? Thanks have a great one.

@@damienvanhalen Just that council tool axes come with some of the best stock handles. They hardly need any thinning done to them, if at all. While other axed may be better, their handles come super thick like clubs, which need a lot of rasping and and fine tuning to be comfortable. Especially if you plan on working with them for hours at a time. Council tool just makes great axes for affordable prices. I wouldn't call them cheap, but they are inexpensive.

Not ivy but tons of honey suckle! I forgot to add in a clip of me removing it from that first hung up tree. Thanks Michael!

Provided you dont hit any rocks or chip the edge on a super hard knot, it would most likely still be reasonably sharp afterwards. GBA steel is pretty hard and holds an edge relatively decently.

It's just how it feels in general whilst using it, not something you can really see or put into words. It's certainly capable, as you can see. Its just I have better axes that I get more enjoyment from basically.

@@elemental4rce thanks for the response

A whole week off now to tune up some new axes then back at it ayy 😉💪💪💪

Heal up brother. And share the story with the community.

And fill the lanyard hole with epoxy. Bloody lanyard hole. It's a tool not a keyring

I couldn’t agree more. I filled the one on my HB with Bondo. Never thought of epoxy, probably work better.

@@KevinsDisobedience I was going to get arty and seal something in the epoxy like an insect caught in Amber but I mixed the epoxy up and forgot. But if I have to do it again.... Although hopefully just make my own handles now.

Yea thinned out the grind and the grind on the head a bit. Approximately 18° in this video. Sold the axe shortly after this. Too light and too narrow for my liking.

@@elemental4rce after I wrote this comment I thinned the handle down even more to my liking. Mine is not too bad, pretty decent profile. I sold one that was really thin and a strange concave shape. The one I have now seems like it has a nice little profile. Luck of the draw I think.

Can’t do it, every width of a tree deserves a different axe.

Abortec

I think this ones at 20° from memory. Believe it started out at 22.5°

Oiiii none of that

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I reckon I know them 👀🤷‍♂️😅

Coppice woodland management

@@elemental4rce thats really great:) I see a lot of people on youtube and in the forests where i live that they cut down beautiful trees for no reason, which is just sad

This is forest management, it promotes the overall health and diversity of the woodland. Research coppicing for yourself and have a good day.

Bosque infinito, This forest is too dense, trees need to be felled to allow more light and more space for the existing trees to be healthy and for new growth as well.

Never say never!