Hand-forged dowels for use in turning timber walls, for example. Two sizes. The stronger iron is intended to be driven in as a wedge between the logs and thus facilitate the work of driving the rope between the logs with the smaller iron. Once the gap has been filled with linen, the coarse driving iron is knocked aside and the timber collapses again. Lead hammers, a special tool that does not bounce and thus provides more power and force in the work, are used as striking tools for the driving iron.

The Gränsfors Carving Axe has a long, thin and straight edge with a straight grinding bevel and narrower neck, which gives a smooth cutting surface and makes it good for carving. The forged recess in the axe head allows the hand to be held almost straight over the edge, which is important when the work requires stability and precision. The handle is straight to suit all hand grips. The flat, straight shape of the axe makes it suitable for work in dry wood.

Gränsfors Splitting Axes are, as the name suggests, made for splitting wood. The axes have a large and heavy head that is forged and ground to a concave shape with a relatively thin edge. The axes are made to cut along the wood fibers, unlike forest axes which are made to cut off the wood fibers. The concave shape of the splitting axes allows the edge to enter the wood easily and quickly, and then splits efficiently as the wider part pushes the wood apart. The unique shape also means that the axe head does not get stuck in the wood as easily as with a narrow axe head.

When splitting wood, the handle closest to the axe head is exposed to great stress as the handle can easily hit the wood being split. All Gränsfors splitting axes therefore come with a metal handle guard. To get a good grip on the axe, the handle is also grooved at the end.

All cleavers come with a vegetable-tanned leather blade guard and the Axe Book.

The Gränsfors Model 1900 Log House Moulder has a traditional shape and is suitable for moulding logs and planks, for example when building houses. The car differs greatly depending on the design of the forging, grinding and shank angle.

The head of the car in relation to the edge comes in two variants. The most common is that the blade of the axe is centered in relation to the head and the eye. It is also possible to special order a variant where the axe blade is not centered in relation to the head, which allows the car to slide along the log, without the axe head touching the log with the eye.

The car’s grinding is available in three different variants. As a rule, the beam is sharpened on both sides of the edge (knife-sharpened). The double-sided sharpening is often used for knot cutting, but also for all kinds of timber and plank cutting. The axe can also be specially ordered sharpened on one side only (scissor-sharpened). On a scissor-sharpened axe, the side of the balance that does not have a sharpened edge bevel is usually completely flat and forms the right side of the edge. The left side of the edge is the side that is sharpened. The flat side of the axe is more “aggressive” and is used when the log needs to be really smooth and is used, among other things, for longitudinal edging of timber. The opposite side is used instead when the log should have a small “wave pattern” and thus not be as smooth. Reverse scissor grinding can also occur, which is the exact opposite of scissor grinding.

The angle of the bilan on the shaft is available in three different variants. The bilan is usually straight, which means that the blade is parallel to the shaft. The bilan can also be specially ordered with the blade angled to the right (right-angled) or to the left (left-angled). When the blade is angled to the right or left, the handle and hands are away from the workpiece when the user is driving. This reduces the risk of hands hitting the workpiece. To know if the axe is right- or left-handed, hold the axe with the head up and the handle down with the neck facing you. If the edge is tilted to the right, the axe is right-handed and if it is tilted to the left, it is left-handed.