I just received this gb small forest axe, and the grind is fairly noticably not straight. This pic is from the top. The bottom is straight though so this means the cutting edge isnt parallel with the handle.
Should i send it back? It seems like to grind it straight would mean getting rid of a lot of metal.
Thanks
I actually looked through a bunch of Gransfors wildlife hatchets at a brick and mortar store and they were all uneven to one extent or another. I guess this shouldn't have surprised me, given the handmade nature of the item.
If you send it back, I am almost sure you will receive one that has another flaw, possibly worse. You just have to deal with it. If the grind is all that bothers you, then you should thank your lucky and you should just grind it yourself until it suits you. They are fine tools though and it shouldn't affect usability. I would try to not let it other you.
>>711667
That's really nother that bad. I wouldn't stress on it as I'm sure it'll perform fine.
>>711689
>nother
Not** I really don't know why my tablet did that...
>>711689
Yeh its not that bad really though that poc doesnt really do it justice. I sort of wish i got the scandinavian forest axe now, was only $10 more. But oh well at least this fits in my pack
>>711737
If it's handmade then just get on with it. If you want something square and prefect, get something machine made
Is GB a meme, or should I get a Hultafors?
Hultafors is the most used brand in Scandinavia and less expensive.
>>711677
>handmade
you mean pushing them into a preshaped machine hammer for 30 secs
>>711743
but that's wrong you retard.
good handmade items are made with care and they are not in the slightest uneven.
mass-produced shit of low care and quality is.
>ignoring the obvious solution :^)
>>712536
>>711667
That's shit, for what you paid I would send it back
>>711879
handmade = human error
machines do not make errors
>>717375
>machines do not make errors
i believe you. picture might be related.
>>717375
well i guess you never seen quality handmade items.
granfors guy makes an axehead by freehand hold under machine-hammer in 30-45 seconds.
an average blacksmith will spend about an hour on the axe head every unevenness will be grinded down later on by naked eye you will not find any fault cause if you can the blacksmith would see it and he has an eye for it. he would also use a hell of a lot more strikes to form the axe especially if he makes it by hammer. you will not get bent or loopsided blades if he gives a fuck.
machines do make errors it's just within a margin. the specific production technology granfors hultafors husqvarna and others use is the most prone to errors and unevenness because a human who doesn't give a fuck does everything that determines the shape and he has a quota to make.
>>717432
Yeah and it will cost at least 3x more than a Gränsfors.
>>717481
not really that's the worst of it.
if local made here it will be about $80
us made it will be about $250
>>717375
GB should have good enough quality control to catch errors like that though
