Leather Axe Handle Guard/Collar (Hults Bruk Aneby, Brown)

It fits and looks great. Very high quality!

Excellent guard with one minor issue. The leather is thick and well made. Looks great and I have no doubt will protect from over strikes. My only issue, like other reviews, was the leather cord to lace it up. It was difficult to get tight, and eventually broke. I anticipated this though and used heavy duty tarred bank line to lace it up. Looks great, stays tight, and easy to work with.

The price is a bit steep for what you're getting, but the quality and craftsmanship are very nice. I'm sure you'll pay much less if you buy something made in China. I'd rather pay more for something made in the America--period. I installed it on my Gränsfors Bruks Small Forest Axe, and it looks great! (see photos) The only problem is that it makes the original sheath look very cheap, so now I want to order the sheath from this company. The leather does seem a bit dry, which happens to leather. Just treat it with a good leather conditioner from time to time, and it will be good to go. Someone else mentioned that it slips down the handle. I think such slippage will happen if it's not laced up tight enough. I laced mine quite tight, and it's not budging. If the lacing gets loose, I'm sure it will start moving down the handle. Your shoe will start slipping, too, if you shoe laces get loose. Attach it well, and you'll be fine. I like this handle guard a lot. Thank you to the folks at R.O.G..

The leather was beautiful and fit like a glove. The only downside was the leather strapping. It broke when trying to tighten it up. Since I saw other reviews saying this may be a problem, I got a replacement lace from my Kennetrek Mountain boots and used it instead. This allowed me to even use a pair of pliers to tighten the lacing. This worked like a charm. Very satisfied with the quality and workmanship with the leather cover. Would buy it again if I ever get another axe.

Ordered this piece about a week ago. To start the box the product came in was simple and easy to access. The craftsman who made the sheath left his business card and informational pamphlet in the box. The quality is world class and definitely and heirloom type item. The stitching was superb and the leather was fantastic. You would think something this simple couldn’t be manufactured in such an exceptional way. The Fit of the sleeve was great and the look is second to none. Fine work and I will definitely be a return customer to purchase more in this line made in America. Fine job 5 stars

This is a well-made product. It covers and protects the upper handle of my GB Small Forest Axe pretty well. The fit on one side perfectly matches the shape of the axe head, while on the other side, not so well. With this stated, it is more esthetics, and does it's job, overall. My issue is that a product, costing as much as this does, should have better lacing instructions. The only option they give you is to watch some marketing video, and after 5 minutes, watch video images of somebody lacing this on. The problem is that there is no narration stating details of how to do this, whatsoever, and any shots showing the project at various stages, are quick, elusive shots, instantly blocked by a hand, that move on to the next step. Guys: Its nice that somebody can make a nice video of your product, but is it really too much to ask to just show the process a little better. Pause the shot long enough for one of us non-experts to see which pattern the laces should be. Maybe a little narration? The person in the video likes to talk about the product when showing it off. How about a little instruction? Workmanship is great, -1 for the fit of the guard against the axe head, and -1 for no real value in what they call a 'how to lace' video.

Normally I'd make this myself, but I wanted something that looked extra nice; this certainly does. I agree with some other reviews that the included leather string is useless. I used paracord, which works and looks good. I got the lighter color, which will darken with use and oiling to have lots of character as the years go by. Totally satisfied and a fair price, works for me. Mine fits nice and tight with the paracord, not moving around at all. If yours is loose, oil the handle up really well (I use boiled linseed oil), put the leather sleeve on, lace as tight as you can, and then pour boiling water on the leather (carefully of course, also this will darken the leather); set it out in the sun to dry. That should tighten up the leather. Or, you can wrap paracord around the handle underneath the leather sleeve. I do this on some of my larger axes, which adds a second layer of protection. (Also pictured is the Husqvarna Small Splitting Axe with a guard I made with some scrap leather) these two axes cover quite a lot of bases between the two of them. The one I made is tearing a bit at the holes, because it's not as thick. This one I bought here is very thick leather, so no issues like that with it.

Excellent! This mask fit my Woodcraft perfectly. It’s high quality, real leather; and after a first failed attempt, I realized it’s best to lace it up before setting the position. I slightly tightened it down, then rigorously slid it into place, then tightened down some more. I got it so tight on the handle now that I took it backpacking without even tying the ends and it won’t move. It looks and feels fantastic on the Woodcraft 24”. It’s a family owned company and they do great work from what I’ve seen. Buy it.