al
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025
Great little hatchet. Don't love the blue but it works fine
ShueCreek
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025
Feels well made and balanced. Been chopping ice with it in livestock water tanks.
brownie
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2025
Needed to be sharpened. A little dull but a very good value
soupcan
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
This is a well made stout hatchet. I just finished two weeks of limbing probably twenty trees and falling about six trees and this thing got used a ton. I had to use falling wedges on three trees and this was used to set my wedges in the back cut. Great striking surface. It's flat and strikes solidly, no slipping. The ax portion works great as well. The blade is set at an angle that allows you to strike and remove limbs and other things fairly easily without sinking too deep, which is what I prefer. A sharper angle would make the ax sink deeper, which would be problematic if it didn't cut the limb off on the first strike. With this short of a handle it would be difficult to remove from the cut. I expect this tool to be useful for decades. No issues recommending.
ian Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024
Absolutely awesome hatchet at this price. You won't find a better deal. Quality made hatchet splits wood just fine. Comfortable in the hand. Blade holds up well and is easy to sharpen. Overall the best value you will find for a quality hatchet.
Bethany
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
This is my go to tool now. It's get three tools built into it, hatchet, hammer, nail puller. It looks great and it seems to be pretty good quality so far.It comes sharp enough, but I did spend some time sharpening it right away.The grip is lacking. It's got a laser engraved pattern, that just didn't go deep enough.It feels really quality. I left it outside for a couple of days, and it didn't look like it at all. Handle and head were fine, mo rust or fading. It really feels like it will last a long time.My only real complaint is I wish it was a little grippier.
Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
I've been using this here and there as a beater hatchet. Yes, there are cheaper hatchets to beat on and abuse, but this one lives up to it's slightly more moderate price. It does look and feel well made, and thus far, it's held up to my rather ignorant usage (I am still very, very conscientious about safety). I am treating this like a tool, not an heirloom, and it's done well. I cuts/hacks nicely, and it beats on things well, although I do wish the staking face of the hammer was bit larger. I did already put a little ding in the blade, but that's my fault, and I was able to basically clean it up with a file and stone. Still functions like a champ.Overall worth it. I think this would be completely fine as an all-arounder hatchet, or as working tool in the way I've been using (and abusing) it.
Stuart
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
My main thing with this hatchet is trying to understand who or what task specifically it's for. Here's the key points of what I have found:- Well constructed, that head is solidly attached and looks to never come apart, you'll likely break the handle before that head ever comes off.- Oddly designed, the striking face on the back is fairly small so it's going to take some accuracy to hit things with it (or hit it with another hammer to break wood), unless you just want to do a general tap or strike on something.- Geometry of blade seems not too effective for chopping. As you hold it straight up vertically you can see how the bottom of the blade seems to be more protruding to the top, putting a slight backward angle on it, so if you chop into something your not really getting a shearing force in the downward direction that someone swings.- Could be sharper, it comes with a very basic sharpness and the grind wasn't very even at the top. It'll chop no doubt, but if you put your own edge on it it would be much better.That's just my two cents, if you want a basic little chopper for a light task here and there and occasionally strike things for whatever reason this will do. But I just don't see many scenarios where that occurs, either you're chopping wood or your driving and pulling nails in which case the ideal tool is just a plain good quality hammer which Ox makes several. Maybe someday you'll be camping and breaking up small firewood and come across a nail and also want to put that nail into another piece of wood? Or drive a tent stake because you didn't bring a hammer? I guess it doesn't hurt to add a couple extra features as long as it doesn't affect the primary function, which is a simple hatchet.
Gord
Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2024
Don't hesitate to buy this.