Bush Axe from BPS

[Liam Jones]

Hi everyone!
I recently came across a video by a blogger testing the Bush Axe from BPS Knives — the design and overall approach really caught my attention. I couldn’t resist and ended up getting one for myself. It’s lightweight, fits nicely in the hand, chops better than it looks in the video, and is super handy for clearing branches or prepping firewood.
After buying it, I started looking for more info and came across the official BPS Knives YouTube channel. Surprised I hadn’t found it earlier — they’ve got some pretty interesting videos there. Just recently, they posted one showing this axe in action. They present it quite honestly, no hype or over-the-top marketing.
In short — the axe met my expectations and even exceeded them. It’s not just a “cool-looking tool,” but a genuinely functional piece of gear, especially if you're after something lighter than a traditional axe.
By the way — has anyone here already used the Bush Axe? Or had any experience with BPS knives or other gear from them? What do you think about their quality and overall approach?

 

[Hickory n steel]

I do not, but it's a hatchet shaped knife which isn't going to be the most ideal.
If you had no metrics and or weren't comparing it to a traditional true hatchet it will probably seem just fine, but in comparison stuff like this falls short in just about every way beyond carving with it like a knife.
If you're going to carry a good knife anyways that doesn't really matter and it's capability at hatchet tasks should be a priority, if not then you need to decide which you need and go from there.
Do you need a hatchet or mostly a knife that can do some hatchet tasks passably?

I have heard lots of good things about BPS and there is a long thread dedicated to their knives here in the traditional knife subforum, I'm sure the quality of it is fine but it is just a poor style of tool which has existed for a long time and which I firmly believe comes from the misunderstanding of hatchet shaped hunters cleavers which people thought were intended for wood use.