HATCHET - CATALAN N°02 - 400G - PALLARES SOLSONA
This traditional Catalan hatchet is forged by hand. It is versatile, efficient, compact, as useful in the garden as for any nature outing,
Ideal for all woodworking, from limbing to carving or setting up your bivouac.
The shape of its head, typical of the region, provides more power with each blow, an ancestral know-how whose common sense we are rediscovering today.
Head: 400g (17x8 cm) / Handle: 40 cm
Each piece is unique, finished and sharpened by hand.
Handcrafted by Pallares, blacksmiths since 1917 in Solsona, at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees.
To extend their exceptional lifespan, the tools are pre-treated by PALLARES, with metal parts oiled and handle wood waxed. These protective layers will help prevent damage caused by rust and moisture.
To take care of your great tools, here are a few simple steps to follow:
- After use, wipe them down with a cloth and store them in a dry place if possible.
- Protect the steel with our Niwaki Camellia oil or another protective oil to prevent rust.
- Clean dirt and rust from the steel with our Niwaki Crean Mate scouring "gum".
- Oil or wax the handle from time to time.
- For tools with a sharpened edge, sharpen them regularly
- The wood of the handle expands and contracts, and the head may become loose. In this case, gently tap the wedge with a hammer to swell the wood and secure the tool head.
Solsona is a preserved small town in Catalonia, at the foot of the Pyrenees, where the knife industry is a tradition dating back to the 16th century.
This industry reached its peak in the 18th century, at which time it included 24 workshops grouped within the guild of Saint-Eloi, the patron saint of cutlers. Today, only one remains… that of Pallares.
The Pallares company was founded in 1917 by brothers Lluis and Carles Pallares Canal. It is managed today by David Pallares, a 3rd-generation artisan cutler.
If Pallares still exists today, it is because, unlike the other artisans in the town, it managed to modernize in the 1960s and expand its market to the rest of Spain and Europe.
It is also, and above all, thanks to the quality of its steel and the quality of the cutting edge of its blades, all of which are finished and sharpened by hand!
Famous for its knives, the artisanal company still produces hand-forged garden tools in the purest Catalan tradition. Highly functional and effective, they are magnificent witnesses to an ancestral know-how.