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26th April 2008, 02:10 PM
We had an enquiry from someone through the Past Horizons Tool Shop about how or where to buy a Krafse (Norwegian Digging Tool)
Gary Brun if you are reading this do you know of such a thing.
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26th April 2008, 03:08 PM
Yes I do... and you can get them in the UK.
Its like Dutch Hoe... road workers use them.
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26th April 2008, 03:32 PM
Not so sure that krafser are readily available in the UK...., but I have mailed the basement wallah equipment man at the Kulturhistorisk Museum at the University of Oslo and asked him where they get their tools from. As soon as he replies I will let you know.
I seem to remember the last time a UK unit tried to import krafser from Norway they ended up paying a large import tax bill cos' they were classed as agricultural equipment from a non-EU country. You might try therefore to get them through Sweden where you won't have so much of a problem. I would also recommend that you make sure you also get the 'brett' with this tool (the useful tray that the spoil is shovelled into).
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26th April 2008, 04:59 PM
I agree Kevin it is very expencive to purchase from Norway
I think David now knows of a UK supplier.
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26th April 2008, 05:36 PM
Hummm... becoming trucicky...
http://www.proffpartner.no/index.php?act...5&start=30
the company is called Fiskar
and has outlets in the UK... [perhaps they could be 'convinced' to bring over a few!
I know that Headland Archaeology swear by them...
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26th April 2008, 07:13 PM
hre you go...scroll down a little for the price
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/bolig/artikkel....tid=104526
Fiskars krafse NKR.399 nearly ?40
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27th April 2008, 05:41 PM
My mate at the Universitet i Oslo has written back and said that they get their tools from
http://www.fiskars.no .....but the web site seems to be down at the moment. The other Fiskars sites (
http://www.fiskars.com) don't seem to have krafser....
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27th April 2008, 06:09 PM
Fiskars UK Limited
Brackla Industrial Estate
Bridgend, Mid-Glamorgan
Wales CF31 2XA
United Kingdom
Main Phone: +44 1 656 655 595
Email:
enquiries@fiskars.co.uk
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prehaps a quick call to them will do it ?? Please sir... can we ave some Krafse... wot? Krafse... Wot? er... forget it..
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