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Gränsfors
axes are forged by very professional smiths. The proof of this
professionalism is that they are able to forge axes with such precision
that no supplementary work, to hide mistakes in the forging,
is needed.
At Gränsfors Bruks,
the forging craft is allowed to take its time. The smiths do not
work by the piece. They take care and do the right forging
from the beginning. There is no need to stone or grind
or smooth or paint the axes in order to hide or eliminate imperfections
in the forging.
A smith at Gränsfors
Bruks has nothing to hide and he is proud of his professional
standards. When he is satisfied with his work and has accepted
his axe, he marks the head with his initials beside the company's crown
label:
LP Lennart Pettersson
KS Kjell-Äke Sjölund
UN Ulrik
Nilsson
RA Rune Andersson
MS Mikel Sundberg
MM Mattias Mattsson
LE Lars Enander
DG Daniel Gräntz
BA Bert-Ove Andersson
JE Joakin Eriksson
In 1990, Gränsfors
Bruks' axes were awarded a prize in "Ecological Design"
from The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in cooperation with
The Swedish Society of Crafts and Design. In 1995, Gränsfors
Bruks received another award from The Swedish Society of Crafts
and Design for the "Hunter's Axe."
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