Since 1880, Wetterlings Axes has been a company that
prioritizes first class quality. In particular, Wetterling is more than a
Swedish business that makes axes for camping or home – Wetterling makes pieces
of Swedish legacy. The company’s maxim is “You can not truly own an ancient axe
forge – it belongs to our joint industrial history – but one can assume an
obligation. A responsibility to sustain and pass the information previous
generations have created and that hopefully will outlive its keeper, on to
what's to come.” Today, individuals use axes from Wetterling as important
equipment for camping or working with their home chimneys.
Industrious
Wetterling keeps inherited information alive while
integrating modern ideas. Even in 1882, Sven Axel Wetterling’s brother, a
designer named Otto Wetterling, came back from his industrial axe manufacturing
studies in the US with new methods. Sven quickly made Otto the foreman
responsible for Wetterling’s company development and production. Soon the
company moved to a town nearer to railways and iron materials and raw steel. In
1915, to modernize the company’s hardware, an Arboga forging press hammer
joined Wetterling’s. The Arboga is still utilized today.
Resilient
Wetterling maintained it is operations through the booming
forestry business of the 1950s and the troublesome transitions of the 1970s
when China overpowered the Swedish business and chainsaws and forest machines
just about wiped out the axe industry. In the start of the 1900s, there had
been 20 axe processes in Sweden, and by the 1970s, there were just three that
remained. Today, there is only one Swedish axe handle maker beside
Wetterling’s. Quality axe handles are hard to make and challenging to discover,
and numerous axe manufacturers lowered the costs (and quality) of their axes to
survive the challenging market.
While Wetterling went through different hands, the company’s
workers ranged from 3 to 40. Today, just 9 individuals work at Wetterling’s,
and the original axe production process proceeds with the Arboga forging
presses.
Quality
While few may see the company’s history as an indication of
its regression, Wetterling remains a profitable asset of old information and in
addition manufacturing craftsmanship. The company’s legacy is now one of the
most vital attributes of the company.
Today, the unpainted, manufactured axe is considered a
testimony to the ability of a craftsman. Wetterling has banned pointless
chemicals, and its craftsmen rarely paint their axe handles. Rather, the
unpainted axe has become a legacy of top quality that numerous people
appreciate and invest in. Through Wetterling’s axe manufacturing, Sweden’s
industrial history lives on for future eras.
Wetterling
Axes At Wisemen Trading and Supply
Wisemen Trading and Supply carries various products from the
Wetterling Axes line. Stop by our store to see these amazing pieces of Swedish
heritage in person.