At least we know that Wetterlings Forge will continue on but it is sad that there will be no more made in that name :-\ Wonder if they will keep some of the designs (like the Les Stroud axe) and just rebrand them :think: Hopefully with both Forges putting out the same axes we will see a price drop :D I do doubt that though :facepalm: :D
Oh, and this news has me seriously looking at the Wetterlings Bushman (the Les Stroud axe). Cheers for putting that thought in my head Poncho, you might have just cost me £95. ::)
:D
Oh, and this news has me seriously looking at the Wetterlings Bushman (the Les Stroud axe). Cheers for putting that thought in my head Poncho, you might have just cost me £95. ::)
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They are already getting hard to find
Oh Gareth, pst over here
http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=374
>:D
Oh Gareth, pst over here
http://www.woodlandcrafts..._info&products_id=374 (http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=374)
>:D
That's who I've just ordered from. :D P&P bumps it up to £89.90 but it's still the best deal I found. If you do find one for less, please feel free to keep it to yourself. :D
Oh Gareth, pst over here
http://www.woodlandcrafts..._info&products_id=374 (http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=374)
>:D
That's who I've just ordered from. :D P&P bumps it up to £89.90 but it's still the best deal I found. If you do find one for less, please feel free to keep it to yourself. :D
Not a problem my friend, funny I appear to bought one as well, that's two axes in a week for me :facepalm:
Oh Gareth, pst over here
http://www.woodlandcrafts..._info&products_id=374 (http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=374)
>:D
That's who I've just ordered from. :D P&P bumps it up to £89.90 but it's still the best deal I found. If you do find one for less, please feel free to keep it to yourself. :D
Not a problem my friend, funny I appear to bought one as well, that's two axes in a week for me :facepalm:
Oh, what else have you bought?
Oh Gareth, pst over here
http://www.woodlandcrafts..._info&products_id=374 (http://www.woodlandcraftsupplies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=374)
>:D
That's who I've just ordered from. :D P&P bumps it up to £89.90 but it's still the best deal I found. If you do find one for less, please feel free to keep it to yourself. :D
Not a problem my friend, funny I appear to bought one as well, that's two axes in a week for me :facepalm:
Oh, what else have you bought?
Hultafors Classic Trekking Axe, to replace the Agdor I have. 15" handle and 0,5kg hand forged head
Oh, and this news has me seriously looking at the Wetterlings Bushman (the Les Stroud axe). Cheers for putting that thought in my head Poncho, you might have just cost me £95. ::)
:D
Damn. :facepalm:Show contentI'll let you guys know what I think of it when it arrives.
Damn. :facepalm:Show contentI'll let you guys know what I think of it when it arrives.
Damn. :facepalm:Show contentI'll let you guys know what I think of it when it arrives.
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If I hadn't found out about the takeover here I would have been blissfully unaware of it.
Oh, and this news has me seriously looking at the Wetterlings Bushman (the Les Stroud axe). Cheers for putting that thought in my head Poncho, you might have just cost me £95. ::)
:D
:tu:
They are already getting hard to find
You're not helping either. :twak:
:P
Oh, and this news has me seriously looking at the Wetterlings Bushman (the Les Stroud axe). Cheers for putting that thought in my head Poncho, you might have just cost me £95. ::)
:D
:tu:
They are already getting hard to find
You're not helping either. :twak:
:P
:twak:
Your stupid link to that shop, made me curious if they shipped over here.
And they do, at a ridicilusly low £5,90, so now Im waiting for one too.
And I really dont need one! I already have GB forresters Axe! :facepalm:
Oh, and this news has me seriously looking at the Wetterlings Bushman (the Les Stroud axe). Cheers for putting that thought in my head Poncho, you might have just cost me £95. ::)
:D
:tu:
They are already getting hard to find
You're not helping either. :twak:
:P
:twak:
Your stupid link to that shop, made me curious if they shipped over here.
And they do, at a ridicilusly low £5,90, so now Im waiting for one too.
And I really dont need one! I already have GB forresters Axe! :facepalm:
I'm a bit pissed off about this, another company with a long history gone, I don't think Wetterings really advertised much in the UK and as for GB! Yes people rave about them but they are very expensive and mostly out of stock at all the places that sell them in the UK. I think that's why I like the Hultafors so much.
I got an email earlier today, telling me that he was out of town, and would not be able to process the order until tuesday next week, and that he was low on stock before going. He also had a lot of orders lately, so he was not sure if he had enough...
Also the shipping price was wrong, so that would increase as well.
Time will show if I actually get one or not.
I got an email earlier today, telling me that he was out of town, and would not be able to process the order until tuesday next week, and that he was low on stock before going. He also had a lot of orders lately, so he was not sure if he had enough...
Also the shipping price was wrong, so that would increase as well.
Time will show if I actually get one or not.
Hmm, curious, I haven't heard anything from him :think:
I got an email earlier today, telling me that he was out of town, and would not be able to process the order until tuesday next week, and that he was low on stock before going. He also had a lot of orders lately, so he was not sure if he had enough...
Also the shipping price was wrong, so that would increase as well.
Time will show if I actually get one or not.
Hmm, curious, I haven't heard anything from him :think:
Nor me. :shrug: I'm not in a hurry or anything, but if it's not in stock or is going to be a week before it's dispatched it'd be nice to know.
Found this email from Wetterings, on the matter of the company's future, to a individual who asked what was going on.
"S.A Wetterlings has manufactured axes since the late 1800s. During the last century, the company's business has gone up and down, with a peak in the 1970s when the company produced over 150,000 axes.
Over the past 10 years the company has unfortunately faced decreased sales and insufficient profitability. Since January 2016 the company belongs to the same company group as Gränsfors Bruk AB, who also manufactures hand-forged axes.
As a consequence of this, the company has decided to no longer manufacture axes under the Wetterlings brand but instead become a production site of axes for Gränsfors Bruk.
Our production of Wetterlings axes will therefore be phased out continuously from April 1, 2017. We plan to deliver Wetterlings axes until the summer, but depending on demand, it is possible that some models run out earlier, while others may be in stock a little longer."
So it seems we won't be seeing any of the Wetterlings designs from here on out, though if there is a particular design the folks at GB like who knows? I wouldn't hold my breath though. :-\
Seems sad to see a brand like that just be phased out :facepalm:
Maybe GB will take a design or 2 and keep the name alive :-[
Seems sad to see a brand like that just be phased out :facepalm:
Maybe GB will take a design or 2 and keep the name alive :-[
So, the Gransfors Bruks Wetterlings Les Stroud Bushman? Yup, that just rolls off the tongue. :D
Seriously though, it is a damn shame. In the time of my interest in axes Wetterlings were always the budget option to GB, say 90% of the quality but at 60% of the price. An attractive bit of maths. When Wetterlings prices came up to nearly the same as GB I thing most folks didn't see the benefit of saving just a couple of quid and so all the sales went to GB. :shrug: The only upside I can see is that stores might actually be able to keep some GB axes on the shelf instead of "not in stock" we're used to seeing in most places.
I got an email earlier today, telling me that he was out of town, and would not be able to process the order until tuesday next week, and that he was low on stock before going. He also had a lot of orders lately, so he was not sure if he had enough...
Also the shipping price was wrong, so that would increase as well.
Time will show if I actually get one or not.
Hmm, curious, I haven't heard anything from him :think:
Nor me. :shrug: I'm not in a hurry or anything, but if it's not in stock or is going to be a week before it's dispatched it'd be nice to know.
I got an email earlier today, telling me that he was out of town, and would not be able to process the order until tuesday next week, and that he was low on stock before going. He also had a lot of orders lately, so he was not sure if he had enough...
Also the shipping price was wrong, so that would increase as well.
Time will show if I actually get one or not.
Hmm, curious, I haven't heard anything from him :think:
Nor me. :shrug: I'm not in a hurry or anything, but if it's not in stock or is going to be a week before it's dispatched it'd be nice to know.
Got and email this morning saying they are out of stock. ::) Got a refund quickly enough, but if your business is going to be on holiday for a week then I really do expect to know about it and save me wasting my time. I'll not be shopping with him again. On the upside I've ordered from another site so I'm still hopeful of getting one.
I don't know if I'm being to hard here or not, I suspect it's a one man business, but leaving the site open with no message has just pissed me off. He seemed to imply that he'd tried to send me another message before the one I actually received (and that was only in reply to a "what's going on" email I'd sent him). Updated stock numbers and a bit of honesty and I'd have been happy to visit his store another time, but not now.
I don't know if I'm being to hard here or not, I suspect it's a one man business, but leaving the site open with no message has just pissed me off. He seemed to imply that he'd tried to send me another message before the one I actually received (and that was only in reply to a "what's going on" email I'd sent him). Updated stock numbers and a bit of honesty and I'd have been happy to visit his store another time, but not now.
What has pissed me off even more is it still listed for sale on his website, one man band or not that's poor and I won't touch him with a barge pole.
I don't know if I'm being to hard here or not, I suspect it's a one man business, but leaving the site open with no message has just pissed me off. He seemed to imply that he'd tried to send me another message before the one I actually received (and that was only in reply to a "what's going on" email I'd sent him). Updated stock numbers and a bit of honesty and I'd have been happy to visit his store another time, but not now.
What has pissed me off even more is it still listed for sale on his website, one man band or not that's poor and I won't touch him with a barge pole.
I hadn't even looked. No, that's not on at all. :td:
I wouldn't bother with him now either. The good news is that I did find one in stock elsewhere and it arrived today. More thoughts to follow in another thread.
Just saw this as well....had been on the fence about getting a les stroud version for over a year. Finally just said heck with it and ordered one tonight. Shame wetterlings is gone but at least GB remains. Could be worse...they could have been bought up by buck knives :rofl: