I just received the hatchet today, it is everything that Reviewers said it was.
Since I know nothing of metallurgy, I can only go with what I see and feel, and my impressions. At first sight it was good, and really, I could stop there. :)
The handle is very good, it's the proper length (for me anyway) and it just feels good in the hand.
The blade 'seems to be' fine, it was sharp, not as sharp as some have said, and not as dull as others have said. I used the stone that was provided and I could swear I dulled it more. I'll be honest and say that I couldn't tell which side was which, so that says a lot about how much I know.
It's still sharp though, I can't think of one use that I would need it to be razor-sharp, but then again, I bought this because I 'just wanted it', no other reason.
The rough, 'used a lot' look of the blade is perfect, actually, it's just as I had hoped, I really like that style of blade, whether it's a knife or an hatchet.
As far as the (deep grained) wooden handle goes, I'll just have to take their word that it's made from, "English Beech", but it seems to be a very dense wood, I'd liken it to a baseball bat, but more coarse, more grain. Bats are usually made from Maple, now, I think, which is a dense, fine wood. Anyway, I don't think that there will be any problems from it at all. It's fairly 'grippy', it doesn't feel like it'd slip put of your hand that easy, of course, sweat may have other ideas...
The holster is seemingly real leather, (I'm pretty sure) and it's made very well, it's just feels kind of wimpy compared to the hatchet itself, it needs to be thicker, but only because it fits the hatchet more. I don't doubt that it will last a long time, even if it is a little thinner than I would like, but it should do its job. The brass rivets that hold it together seem to also be made well, and done right. The snap will hopefully keep working, that is about the first thing to go with this stuff, snaps if made cheap won't last long at all, but we'll see.
Overall, my impressions of it all is very good, I feel as though I actually got what I paid for, I am pretty sure that if you are an average person that needs a good hatchet, you will be happy enough with this.
I 'may' even do some wood burning art or Dremel carving on the handle, but if my wife is right, and I am lazy, then I won't. We'll see...
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Pretty cool for the price I guess.
So this looks hella rustic, which I kinda like although as you see there's some pretty serious quality control problems, the shaft is cracked where they installed the axe head, the steel is a good bit uneven, looks like the handle didn't fit right with gaps in the front and they just packed some wood in the gaps in the back. Sheath fits but if you accidentally bump it forward you could definitely have a bad day out in the woods. For the price it's still kinda neat. Probably going to have to replace the handle but reading reviews I knew unless I got lucky was going to be an issue but pulled the trigger anyway. Probably will have to modify the sheath as well. All in all it's a cheap albeit pretty cool hand axe from China and I wasn't exactly expecting perfection but would have like to see at least SOME level of quality control but I sorta expected it was going to be a project. If the handle, the mounting and the blade geometry weren't so jacked up I'd give it 5 stars but that's just on opening it however it is as advertised, a inexpensive cool looking axe if you want a show piece or something to work on on your down time. Ultimately I feel like it's a semi good buy just for the axe head alone. Buyer be ware.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
Color: The BerserkerVerified Purchase
So this looks hella rustic, which I kinda like although as you see there's some pretty serious quality control problems, the shaft is cracked where they installed the axe head, the steel is a good bit uneven, looks like the handle didn't fit right with gaps in the front and they just packed some wood in the gaps in the back. Sheath fits but if you accidentally bump it forward you could definitely have a bad day out in the woods. For the price it's still kinda neat. Probably going to have to replace the handle but reading reviews I knew unless I got lucky was going to be an issue but pulled the trigger anyway. Probably will have to modify the sheath as well. All in all it's a cheap albeit pretty cool hand axe from China and I wasn't exactly expecting perfection but would have like to see at least SOME level of quality control but I sorta expected it was going to be a project. If the handle, the mounting and the blade geometry weren't so jacked up I'd give it 5 stars but that's just on opening it however it is as advertised, a inexpensive cool looking axe if you want a show piece or something to work on on your down time. Ultimately I feel like it's a semi good buy just for the axe head alone. Buyer be ware.
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