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I LOVE IT. SO MUCH. And that's coming from a staunch machete guy.
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Yup! Basically. The head is larger than on the Estwing Carpenter's Hatchet but it's the same pattern, just with enlarged head and a milled face on the hammer poll. That and the longer handle are the real differences. It's a very handy size--just large/long enough to do some serious chopping, but small enough to be very controllable. The nail puller notch works great for pulling/dragging old wire fence and sweep of the beard is good for lifting pots off the fire.
Like what? Are there after market sheaths to be had? It looks like a complicated piece to make a sheath for.
I have an Estwing Long Camper's Axe and while a nice tool, I find I prefer the wood haft axes in this size (20" or less length). The short, steel hafts seem to kind of take away some of the power of a stroke with a similarly-sized wood hafted hatchet/axe, especially in a hard or well-seasoned wood. Just my two cents.
*UPDATE*
I have decided on an axe, but I'm still stuck between the Fiskars that M.L. suggested and the Condor Greenland.