Hultafors Dvardala Hunting & Forest Axe

Dvardala is a perfect axe for hunting and forest life. It is a combination of several different axe types, ideal for a day in the forest where you might have to deal with a wide range of challenges. It has the same type of head as the Hultafors Åby axe, but the handle is shorter - 440 mm long (17 inches) - making the axe easier to bring with you, for example in a backpack. The shorter handle also makes it easier when you work with the axe close to the body. The axe is suitable for precision work such as carving or building shelters, fire stands and other things around a camp site. This is thanks to a well-proportioned hand notch and a semi-straight edge with a flat and wide grind. The hand notch allows you to grip around the head and steer the axe with maximum control. The edge is a semi-straight with flatter sides allowing the axe to rest firmly against the work piece when you cut along a piece of wood. But it’s still curved enough so that the axe can be used for lighter forestry work such as clearing a path or a line of fire. The head is a bit thicker over the cheeks giving it good splitting capabilities so you can chop firewood. Dvardala is a gift that hunters anywhere will appreciate, and it could of course also be used for processing game out in the field. The axe is hand-forged in Hults Bruk according to tradition since 1697. The head weighs nominally 0.7 kg and is made of Swedish CO2-neutral axe steel.

Hand forged from Swedish carbon dioxide neutral axe steel.

Semi-straight edge with a Scandinavian grind – polished, razor sharp and ready to use straight away.

440 mm long (17 inches) wooden handle of linseed oil-treated American hickory.

The head is secured with both a wooden wedge and a steel ring wedge.

Sheath made of vegetable tanned Swedish grain leather.