I’ve just finished the first day if two of an axe smithing course at Gränsfors Bruk. It’s fun, but very tiring.

I also like how they pronunce their name in English, “gran force”. Axes made by the power of grannies must be good.

Photo of a forge with a burning fire. Photo of a piece of metal that is not quite an ace yet. Photo of the forge with the work in progress of the axe head lying next to the fire. A piece of metal that almost, but not quite, is starting to resemble an axe.
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