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Hults Bruk has forged axes in the Hult Valley north of Norrköping, Sweden since 1697, making it one of the oldest continuously operating axe makers in the world. The site was chosen for the stream that powered the original water-driven hammers, and the forge still works those historic grounds today, hand-forging over 100,000 axe heads a year with blacksmiths working in pairs at the forging machines. It is the anchor of our axes and saws department for good reason.
Every head is forged from a high carbon Swedish alloy developed uniquely for Hults Bruk, produced CO2 neutral and fully recyclable. Heads are heated to roughly 1200 degrees Celsius in induction ovens, struck repeatedly to increase the steel's density, then hardened and tempered to 55 to 57 HRC, the window that holds a working edge through years of resharpening while keeping enough ductility to shrug off the impact of felling and splitting. Handles are Grade A American hickory, sanded and treated with boiled linseed oil, shaped to patterns ironmaster Gunnar Ekelund brought home from his 1887 study trip to America, including the Yankee, Montreal, and Turpentine designs built for North American hardwoods.
Hults Bruk recently renamed its Premium axes after the people and places woven into the forge's history, so the classics now carry two names. The Åby forester's axe is the former Akka, the Stålberg carpenter's axe was the Tibro, and the Wetterhäll double-bit was the Motala. Each Premium model wears a hand-finished, polished edge, a blackened head, an engraved hickory handle, and a full-grain leather sheath. The Agdor 15 hatchet and Agdor 28 Montreal felling axe deliver the same hand-forged Swedish heads with a more rustic finish at friendlier prices.
The Qvarfot felling axe (formerly Kisa) and Dvärdala hunting and forest axe (formerly Spika) handle standing timber, while the Sarek and Gran splitting axes drive wood apart with expanding cheek geometry. The Arvika 5 Star swings a 4.5 pound racing-pattern head from a brand Hults Bruk absorbed in the 1960s. On the compact end, the Ekelund (Aneby), Hultån (Almike), and Ågelsjön (Jonåker) hatchets cover kindling, trail work, and backcountry carry. Every axe ships with a leather sheath, and replacement hickory handles are available across the line.
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