24-Inch Chopping Axe | Medium Size Felling Ax for Wood Splitting & Camping | Shock Absorbing Fiberglass Handle with Sheath | HT-0263

Great tool

I’ve cut wood and used wedges for years. I’ve carried a regular axe and used it to drive wedges for the longest time. But not being as young as I used to be, lugging around a saw and axe made me lose some weight by using a smaller axe. Even though this axe weighs less, it does the job. It may take a couple more hits to drive the wedge, but it is worth it for the lighter weight. The cutting edge is useable. But it needs to be sharpened for anyone other than a novice. Overall quality is acceptable. If you need to shed some weight and not break the bank, this axe is a good buy.

I didn’t want to spend the big money for an axe to split kindling. This one works great, seems to hold an edge. The ergonomics are a little lacking, but for the price, zero complaints.

For the value and what I’m using this axe for, it’s pretty damn good. Be warned; when it comes out of the box, the edge looks like it was sharpened by a dull apprentice with an angle grinder, definitely need some work on the stone and sanding block before it’s ready for action. Also the handle basically gets a little sticky if you have any kind of oil on your hands including bar oil or gasoline as you would expect for any kind of rubber coated tool. But otherwise feels solid, has a good weight, decent balance and overall is a pretty decent little ax for doing firewood or small tree felling. UPDATE 1/19/24 Several years later- I’m still using this thing daily as my primary carry axe. I’ve been logging for a few years now, and honestly, other than the edge I like it more than my stihl fallers axe. It’s just right. Wish the edge held better but honestly a minute or so with a flap disc and it’s as good ask I need.

Looks to be exactly what I need. Have several full sized axes and small hatchets but this hits that mid spot for chopping tough kindling and splitting smaller pieces. Quality tool.

Great

This has been a great camp axe for us, nice upgrade from a standard hatchet, you get a way better and more powerful swing with this without adding a lot of weight. Its important to note that this type of axe is meant to be used from a KNEELING position. Its not safe to swing a short axe (3/4 or hatchet) from a standing position, if you miss or over-swing through your target you can swing it directly into your legs and find out how devastatingly effective these blades really are on flesh... a major leg or foot wound and you can seriously bleed out very quickly and die, so take it seriously and give the tool the respect it deserves. Consider buying a pack of major trauma bandages to keep handy wherever you may be using this and in your car (search for "israeli bandage", familiarize yourself with how to use them BEFORE you need them!) If you swing this while kneeling and miss/glance off/swing through your target too hard then the head should hit the ground/dirt instead of swinging into you. You might feel silly but this is seriously the way its supposed to be used. You don't usually have a tall chopping block (or any chopping block) anyways when making kindling at a campsite. The fit and finish of this seems good for its price point and the intermittent (camping) uses we have for it. I like that its a good length it can be attached to a backpack. The one not-good thing is that the blade guard is, as others have said, sub-par. You should get some leather and craft a quality "holster" for the head ideally. Don't let kids play with axes and hatchets. It is not a toy. Its not for throwing. Its far more dangerous than it looks, dull or sharp, but its an awesome tool when used and respected properly.

This are is perfect it's light,just the right length which makes it very easy to swing