Camping Hatchet Camping Axe Forged High Carbon Steel for Meat Cleaver Axe Outdoor Splitting Wood Great for Axe Throwing, Camping, Survival, Outdoors and Chopping (719)

got this for my brother as a joke gift but its actually super helpful, its sharp and great for getting kindling and smaller chunks for fires while camping

I was half expecting to receive an axe that would not retain a sharp edge - as is the case often with inexpensive tools. But I was pleasantly surprised! The blade came out of the box reasonably sharp and sharpens to a razor edge easily.I have used the little axe quite a bit now to rough out blanks. It’s much more comfortable to use when making several spoon blanks in one session. The regular small axe I used for years before I purchased this one doesn’t get used much now - except for heavy work.Once I have the log cut and split, this little axe does all the work. I am able to use it to go all the way from half of a split log to a spoon or bowl or kuksa using just this axe. It’s design allows me to use the axe to quickly get from raw wood to a nearly finished piece. I love it!

Love it but was smaller than I expected. Still good sharp hatchet.

I bought the 718 and the 719.I really recommend the 718, it feels sturdy and comfortable.I don’t recommend the 719. The curved handle is really unfortunate, and I’ve tried to file down the ridge on the handle. At some point I’ll need to use a hacksaw to further shape the handle.

Great little product, good weight solid.

I liked how sturdy it is and it came with a sheath. I will use it mainly as a kitchen tool. It's very sharp right out of the box. Be very careful with your fingers as it will cut right thru the bone.

Opened this up and while it's a pretty and fairly well made hatchet, it has no performance out of the box. Removing the cheap plastic wrapping around the blade it did fine, but I tested it on some other materials and it literally could not cut, just dent. On a thawed steak it basically bounced off with no marking or signs it had been there, and then I tried a scrap box and it literally creased it without cutting at all. I have zero confidence that out of the box, this hatchet can cut anything at all.After spending a good 10 minutes with a sharpener, performance is better, but still not awesome. The blade is now sharp, but it still struggles to cut deeply. I think the blade geometry is slightly off, growing too thick too quickly and bogging down.Overall, this is a very middling option in my book. The fact it ships dull, and underperforms when sharp is are big red flags. Will it function? Yes, but you'll invest a lot more time and energy than competitors.

The axe is very good for chopping food and wood. Great camping tool