Name on an axe like this?

[FlyMats]

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Looking for an axe like this on ebay but having a hard time finding one, it's for building a log cabin, anyone that have the correct name?

 

[dk27]

Swedish broad axe

 

[madhatte]

OK, its name is "Lorenzo".

You're welcome.

 

[northmanlogging]

dk27 nailed it, still a few companies making them come in right and wrong handed versions ahem (left handed...)

 

[redprospector]

OK, its name is "Lorenzo".

You're welcome.

Lorenzo's no Sweed name! I think we should call it Sven.

Andy

 

[slowp]

Lorenzo's no Sweed name! I think we should call it Sven.

Andy

How about Bjorn? Did I spell that right?

 

[buzz sawyer]

How about Bjorn? Did I spell that right?

Bjes.

 

[redprospector]

How about Bjorn? Did I spell that right?

Ok, you talked me into it.
Being of Norwegan decent, I don't know many Sweed names.

Andy

 

[northmanlogging]

there's always Kjell, Knut, Grettir, Snori, Leif, Ulf, Jens, Baerbel, Holger, Arne I'm sure there's some umlauts in there some where...

And we can't forget Toki Wartooth or Skwisgar Skwigelf, They both play a mighty axe...

 

[FlyMats]

Swedish broad axe

Thanks there
In Norway we call it LafteBile

 

[Jim Timber]

Here I thought a swedish broad axe was a divorce.

They come in all different kinds of configurations:

Gransfors Bruks broadaxe in Broadaxe at Log Home Store

 

[FlyMats]

A divorce maybe, but price is importat.

http://www.oeyo.no/display.aspx?menuid=45&prodid=101

420 usd from a Norwegian site

 

[Samlock]

That's a piilukirves.

 

[slowp]

There were many of them for sale at the flea market so maybe the Swedes are getting tired of using an axe.

 

[FlyMats]

That's a piilukirves.

Do You know a shop in Finland that has them to a good price?

 

[Samlock]

Do You know a shop in Finland that has them to a good price?

No, Mats, the only industrially produced brand available here is Swedish Gränsfors. Their prices seem to be the same everywhere. There is a large variety of hand crafted broad axes for a salty price.

 

[Marc]

Didn't know these had become uncommon... We've got a couple hewing broad axes hanging around the farm. They have single bevel edges like a chisel so you can cleave a flat surface on your notched edge.

A guy that worked at Old Sturbridge Village tried to teach my hewing once, but I was pretty bad at it.

 

[Samlock]

Alright Marc, that chisel like ax is for finishing the edge. Over here that kind of one sided ax was for decorating: People used to live here, yet 100 years ago, in the smoke houses without chimney. The inside walls were black of tar. Sometimes, for a special occasion, when they wanted white walls, they cleaned the logs with an ax.

Nowadays there is plenty of power head attached tools available for hewing.

 

[FlyMats]

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Finally got one, a Bulgarian guy sells these on ebay for about 50 usd. 4lbs and cutting edge 8 inches, real size! Looking forward to try logging with it