The axe is a vital tool for any outdoorsman.

Based on his own extensive knowledge and experience, Lars Fält will guide you through what to use an axe for, how to use it safely and how to maintain it.

Among other things, you will learn how to sharpen an axe correctly, how to replace an axe handle, how to properly chop and cleave wood, and some very clever, practical lessons such as how to make a canoe sledge.

From the stone age to the space age, the axe has always been around and there is a short section in the book on the history of this remarkable tool, and an interesting insight into how a hand-forged axe is made today.

For anyone who uses an axe outside in nature, this handbook is a must-have on their bookshelf!

Lars Fält

Lars Fält is a world-renowned expert in the field of survival and bushcraft.

After an extraordinary military career in which he founded the Swedish Army's Survival Unit in 1980, Lars has written more than ten books on survival skills and the outdoors.

He has worked extensively with indigenous peoples around the world, from Siberia and Canada to Australia, and now uses his experience and knowledge not only to teach the military, but all of us.