Bertram - Craft and Wilderness

How to - Making an axe block for sloyd and firewood kindling etc.

I am making an axe block, splitting kindling and cooking on a wood stove. Open the full video description for more information. ---------------------------- Date: Oktober 2025 Day: 5°C (41°F) Night: 0°C (32°F) Hours of daylight = 9 Location: Somewhere in Sweden. Clean and classic northern nature. Fresh water rivers and lakes. Pine, spruce and birch forest etc. Mountains, bears, wolves, eagles, reindeers etc. You need to take some care regarding animals, but in general no problems. ---------------------------- A few questions: 1. Why put legs on a axe block/chopping block? Makes it more stable especially on uneven ground and it last longer before rotting. Also quite lightweight/mobile and you have no "stump" getting in you're way if you want to stand very close to the axe block while doing sloyd. 2. What type of axe are you using? Weight? Dimensions? Karelian axe. Homemade - C45 steel and ash handle. 900 grams (including the handle), 8cm cutting edge, 55cm handle, 16.5cm from pole to cutting edge. 3. What drill did you use? Unknown old auger. 4. Why do you sometimes hit with the side of the axe instead of the poll? Keeps the cutting edge away from you're face and the larger surface area makes you less likely to miss. I usually only use the side of the axe in the beginning (when things can be unstable and or I don't need to hit hard). 5. Can I buy an axe, knife etc. from you? No. 6. What cabin did you use? Borrowed a friends cabin for most of oktober. I have stayed here a few times before. Quite remote and great nature. 7. What stove did you use? Unknown old stove made for cooking and baking.The cabin has another wood stove for heating. 8. What saw did you use? Silky Bigboy saw blade with a homemade wood handle. 9. What if I have a question that is not included in this video description? Consider leaving a comment - I read all comments made within the first few days of a new uploade. _________________ Some of the gear used in the video: Pants = Klättermusen Gere 02 Sweater = Devold Svalbard Saw = Silky Bigboy (homemade handle) Axe = Homemade Auger = Unknown _________________ Video gear: Nikon Z30 Nikon 24mm 1.7 Nikon 12-28mm 3.5-5.6 Nikon 50-250mm 4.5-6.3 Røde videomic NTG Macbook 2011 iMovie