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Axe grinder
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About the sound
Axe grinder at the axe smithy at Hults bruk, Norrköping, Sweden.
From the company web page: Our axes are forged by hand. They have been crafted in the traditional way since 1697.
At Hults Bruk in Östergötland, there are smiths who carry out work that not many others are able to do.
Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson
Photographer: Torsten Nilsson
Video recordist: Torsten Nilsson
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