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Jaymondo
10-11-2003, 18:36
Found a good source for Gransfors Bruks Axes. Can't comment on the rest of the range, but the price they are offering for the Small Forest axe is unbeatable imo. I paid £24.05 for the axe + vat and it came to a whopping
£29.06. There is p/p to pay but obviously this will depend on your location.
( Only £5 from Scotland to Brighton). So now for the Who where When etc.
The company is called Carpenter Oak and Woodland Co. Ltd. The Framing yard, Loch of Lintrathen, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, DD8 5JA. Tel: 01575 560393. The lady I dealt with is called Esther Brown and very helpful she is too. They normally collect a number of orders before approaching Gransfors so delivery times seem to vary according to response.
All the best
Jay.
Good price you found there Jay. Do you know if they have a website?
Ed
Jaymondo
10-11-2003, 18:55
They do have a website: www.cowco.biz The reason I did'nt put it in the
original post was that the website relates to their main business which is
Oak frame buildings. The axes are a small aside and are dealt with by
the Scottish Branch. I have'nt checked recently but last time I looked
they were not pictured on the site. A phone call or E-mail is probably best.Hope this helps.
Jay.
Just phoned this company, they're now quoting £55 :-( an increase of about £20 per axe.
So where's the cheapest place to get a SFA now ??? :-? :?:
woodprods
05-02-2004, 16:13
This is Woodprods @ cowco - suppliers of gransfors axes. Apologies to Maddave for giving him the wrong price for the small forest axe. Our price is actually £48 (inc del & VAT). We have had to put our prices up, as (1) the swedes have put their prices up; (2) delivery charges have gone through the roof, and (3) we were losing money at the old prices! Everybody likes a bargain, but I'm sure we'd all agree sustainability is important.
We guarrantee to have the cheapest Gransfors axes in the UK. If you can find it cheaper elsewhere - let me know!
By the way, the Gransfors "Hunters" axe is proving really popular amongst killers of wild things. It's just £53 (inc del & VAT) from us.
Happy chopping!
MagiKelly
05-02-2004, 16:47
http://www.arboricultural-agency.com
Quote the SFA at £37.45 plus £5 postage.
I did not check if thay had them in stock as I do not need one right now. But a search on Google may show up others at a similar price.
As always it pays to shop around.
Woodlore sells then for £47.50p, VAT and P&P included.
We guarrantee to have the cheapest Gransfors axes in the UK. If you can find it cheaper elsewhere - let me know!
Chap from ebay sells them for £37+P&P
His email is: robawilliams@aol.com
chap from ebay robawilliams is Rob on here.
drop him a pm if your interested
woodprods
06-02-2004, 09:16
small forest axe now £48 inc del & VAT
new contact for all gransfors range - T:01225 7440088
Tim Walton
We guarrantee to beat any gransfors price! :lol:
Good choppping!
Woodlore sells then for £47.50p, VAT and P&P included.
small forest axe now £48 inc del & VAT We guarrantee to beat any gransfors price!
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woodprods
06-02-2004, 11:42
price war, eh?
who is / are "woodlore" ?
I guess I'll have to do a small forest axe for £47!
Woodlore = Ray Mears
price war, eh?
who is / are "woodlore" ?
I guess I'll have to do a small forest axe for £47!
price war, eh?
Sorry guys.... we don't want a price war here :-(
We have some simple guidelines for people selling stuff here.... to avoid things like price wars.
6 Advertising (Dealers & Traders):
Advertising is not allowed here on the bushcraft UK forum. However, we do like to see genuine resources made available to our members, so a single link and a brief description of a website is perfectly acceptable without penalty (links in signatures are also acceptable as long as this is not abused)
Overtly commercial language is not acceptable, neither is the posting of prices, availability of products etc. Any buy/sell activities should take place via email or PM. Keep in mind that all moral and legal responsibilities lay with the seller and the buyer of goods. bushcraft UK accepts no responsibility for any losses incurred by either parties.
Moderators will use their judgment as necessary to help the forum run smoothly and to avoid any confusion.
So if anyone is interested in getting a SFA(or anything else) from woodprods please pm them for more infomation and sort out a price. Please keep it off the forum.
Thank you guys
:-)
Ed
For once it was not me getting a wrist slapping, or someone getting a wrist slapping where I am implicated :wink:
I think that the guidelines set out by BCUK are important, and make the site the place that it is. :You_Rock_
I know that I have to fight the urge to post stuff sometimes, but am glad that I overcome it in the end. :sword:
What's wrong with a price war anyway? After all we the consumer benefit.
But does the discusion board - or the website as a whole?
What's wrong with a price war anyway? After all we the consumer benefit.
Only if all concerned stay in business...
A standard tactic by large companies to remove competition from small companies is to reduce prices to loss-making levels. Small company reduces prices to stay competitive but cannot sustain the loss, and goes out of business. Big company rubs hands in glee and puts the prices up again...
Of course I'm not suggesting that such business practices would be in use by anyone here :biggthump
I've ordered my SFA (from an undisclosed source 8-) who may sell the odd billhook too!! ) and am expecting delivery very soon. I'm as excited as Michael Jackson in Toys R Us :-D
But does the discusion board - or the website as a whole?
Why would it affect the board or website? It exists as a resource for those interested in bushcraft. Such users need kit. A reduction in price of the kit benefits the users.
No one has said that mentioning a good cheap source for goods is not allowed, if you read through the posts on the site there are probably hundreds of examples of members doing exactly that, and many members have benefited from it. However, that is a far cry from the forum being used as advertising space for a company. Until I decide otherwise this will not happen. I do not want conflict on the site and everyone rubbing their hands waiting to see who the victor is so that they can get a bargain. The bargain is just as available to the members if someone puts up a post saying that they have seen a good deal at so and so, from then on deal with the company off the forum. By all means let people know what you find, how you were treated etc
The forum is a place for like minded individual to get together, not a place for people to take advantage of our work so that they can make a buck. You’re right, that may be advantageous to the odd member but on the whole it will be damaging to the forum because it will degenerate into war between the companies.
Why would it affect the board or website? It exists as a resource for those interested in bushcraft. Such users need kit. A reduction in price of the kit benefits the users.
Dont forget, it cuts both ways. Here we have a concentrated commumity of people, all interested in certain types of products. That's a nice little oil well for some prospector. If free commercial advertising was allowed on the forums, how long do you think it would be before every 3rd post was a "buy that from me, I'm the cheapest around and you cant live without it". It'd be like swapping the independant for one of those free things that lands on yer doormat.
The real, unbiassed content would soon get lost in a mire of advertising & in-fighting.
Also, the problem is that someone saying "guaranteed the cheapest" doesn't mean a thing (no offense to those concerned).
Add to that that the bottom line (price alone) is only part of the story ...
tenbears10
06-02-2004, 18:33
I have had good service from a place called welad and downland museum.
http://www.wealddown.co.uk/gransfors-bruks-axes.htm
When I found them the prices were great but now they have come in line with everyone else. However friendly efficient service counts for something so maybe it's worth 50p or so?
They do have a great selection and some specialist tools which you might not have seen from Gransfors. They also have the new range of sharpening tools.
Anyway I would buy the whole set if I had the cash so if you haven't got a gransfors wherever you buy it you won't regret it IMO.
Bill
price war, eh?
who is / are "woodlore" ?
I guess I'll have to do a small forest axe for £47!
Whoops, sorry about that, I didn't mean to spark a price war. I genuinely thought you must have made a typo or something on the price, as it had been clearly stated a post or two earlier that Woodlore was doing them fractionally cheaper. (and I assumed that everyone on this type of forum would know that Woodlore=Ray Mears).
Dont forget, it cuts both ways. Here we have a concentrated commumity of people, all interested in certain types of products. That's a nice little oil well for some prospector. If free commercial advertising was allowed on the forums, how long do you think it would be before every 3rd post was a "buy that from me, I'm the cheapest around and you cant live without it". It'd be like swapping the independant for one of those free things that lands on yer doormat.
The real, unbiassed content would soon get lost in a mire of advertising & in-fighting.
That is the last thing I would advocate, but my initial reply was essentially to ask "What's wrong with a price war?"
The outdoor supplies market appears riddled with pseudo cartels. I have recently bought a paramo mountain shirt - an extremely nice piece of kit but do a web search on it and you'll find 99% of the retailers have exactly the same, ludicrously high, price. I asked my local climbing shop if he stocked paramo gear and he said he didn't because someone 15 miles away does and he doesn't want to get into price competition.
Let's face it, for kit made in Macou (as my latest Mountain Equipment trousers are) a 90 quid retail price is a joke. Someone is making a huge margin and we could do with a bit of deep discounting. Hats off to Joe at ODS for finally doing that with torches/knives et al, but we need it for clothing and other outdoor kit too.
Perhaps an "I'm about to buy one of these, please PM me with your best price" forum would be useful?
C_Claycomb
07-02-2004, 19:35
Price wars? Ask how people in the US feel about Wal-mart coming to town. A little extreme as examples go, but it nicely shows what can happen with price wars. Consumers can get some great deals, but at the expense of there only being one store in town.
In the short time that this site has been up there have been enough threads already that have information about where to get GF axes, and the prices. All a body has to do is have a search. Personally I am not gonna quibble too much about a few quid difference in price. I like a good deal, but I also like to support some dealers who carry other things I may want (and have a hard time finding elsewhere) in the future.
It doesn't see much traffic, but there is a Resources forum here for posting where to get stuff.
Chris
Price ain't everything ... good service is sometimes worth a few quid!
Price ain't everything ... good service is sometimes worth a few quid!
And also supporting your own. It's like buying British. In the same way are you gonna buy from a faceless company or someone you know from here?