Recommendation? Choke up metal hatchet

scdub said:
How about this one? Condor Mountain Pass.
14”
MSRP is $100
Steel and Micarta handle designed to choke-up on.
Lanyard hole
Hammer poll
Think it checks all your boxes, no?
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Could it split wood? I think the handle will get in the way
 
My Mora Classic (that I happen to have bought from FortyTwoBlades) can split wood, so I think this axe could too.

But I just looked at that handle more closely and now I see what you mean. What a goofy design.

Ok I have another idea, gimme a sec. ;)
 
scdub said:
My Mora Classic (that I happen to have bought from FortyTwoBlades) can split wood, so I think this axe could too.

But I just looked at that handle more closely and now I see what you mean. What a goofy design.

Ok I have another idea, gimme a sec. ;)
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It's not a goofy desing, it's for fast destruction so the head won't get "too" stuck in whatever you destroy. Some fireman axe are made that way.

But yes, I'll wait.
 
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I understand you aren’t looking for a “tomahawk”, but this CRKT Kangee is something that could fit your specs after some time with an angle grinder to take off the spike and maybe the top edge.
 
WeekSecret said:
It's not a goofy desing, it's for fast destruction so the head won't get "too" stuck in whatever you destroy. Some fireman axe are made that way.

But yes, I'll wait.
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If it was marketed as a demolition axe then perhaps I wouldn’t think it’s goofy, but as it’s described as a survival axe to take into the mountains, I’m sticking with my assessment of goofy. ;)
 
I mean, it's fine if you're using it for crafting purposes and the like, but yeah I'm not a fan of slab designs where the handle rides up into the head area like that. It's very functionally limiting, especially for a tool of its price relative to something like a Flying Fox.
 
Ok so folk, I made my mind.

I read somewhere on the forum that if you have trouble finding the thing you like, it's probably because you will regret it. IMO it's even worse if it has been done and it's discontinued. It has been teste and has failed.

So, I'm gonna go for fiskars the 14" lenght. Should do the job for me. We'll stay in touch if I get trough it, but many "tool destroyer" seem to be impress by it's tougthness.

One last thing, I'm just wondering the difference between the "black handle series" and the X series? I read somewhere it could be a better grip?
 
If you can get your hands on one of the variants without rubberizing that's probably best. Rubber feels nice in the short-term, but in the long-term it does what its name says--it rubs. I tend to end up with uncomfortable chafing to my hands when using rubber grips for more than an hour.
 
Doesn’t that woox brand have synthetic handles?Thought I looked at the axe 42 blades made for them and saw plastic handles on some of their stuff.
 
junkenstien said:
Doesn’t that woox brand have synthetic handles?Thought I looked at the axe 42 blades made for them and saw plastic handles on some of their stuff.
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No, they're all wooden handles. Woox's parent company is an Italian advanced wood products manufacturer (Minelli Group) so they like their stuff to have as much wood in it as they can manage. :D
 
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Hello everyone, I wanted to come back about the Fiskars hatchet.

At first I was afraid it was easy to break, not only it's in plastic, but the handle is hollow and seemed to me to be cheaply made.

Following your advice, I still bough it and I'm impress. That thing is light and sturdy as hell. About the balance, I found out that I naturally hold it higher if I want more handle weight.

I got two thing against it though. First is the hollow grind. I don't quite get why an hatchet has that. I know it cut better, but I don't believe it's standard? Can someone tell me more about it?

The second thing is that it's light. Too light for me. I like a tool that does most of the work by itself as I often use the Joe Flowers "pinch grip". It's a great weight though for a backpack, but I would like something beefier that can still be carried on the belt when I go around cleaning the forest.

Now that I have my "indestructible" back-up, I'm open to the traditionnal and proven wood handle. Should I start a new tread about it?
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Yeah otherwise it's gonna' be STUPID heavy. Might be better off doing a cord wrap on the neck of the handle instead.
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And stupid expensive...... haha
Full tang hatchets here tend to cost and arm and a leg...... ;)
 
WeekSecret said:
Hello everyone, I wanted to come back about the Fiskars hatchet.

At first I was afraid it was easy to break, not only it's in plastic, but the handle is hollow and seemed to me to be cheaply made.

Following your advice, I still bough it and I'm impress. That thing is light and sturdy as hell. About the balance, I found out that I naturally hold it higher if I want more handle weight.

I got two thing against it though. First is the hollow grind. I don't quite get why an hatchet has that. I know it cut better, but I don't believe it's standard? Can someone tell me more about it?

The second thing is that it's light. Too light for me. I like a tool that does most of the work by itself as I often use the Joe Flowers "pinch grip". It's a great weight though for a backpack, but I would like something beefier that can still be carried on the belt when I go around cleaning the forest.

Now that I have my "indestructible" back-up, I'm open to the traditionnal and proven wood handle. Should I start a new tread about it?
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Which specific model did you opt for?
 
Sounds like the X7. You might try the X11 or X17. Alternatively if you want a heavy hatchet, and are open to eyed heads with wooden handles, consider a "house axe", which is a boy's axe head on a hatchet length handle.
 
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