I've had two of Council Tool's Hudson Bay model axes, and neither one was of much quality in the way it was made.
The first had such a poor blade alignment that when looking down the edge of the blade the line of sight was over an inch to the side of the handle, and the balance was about what was shown in this review. It was also duller than a folded newspaper. I returned it to them and was assured by their so-called "customer service" representative that the axe that was to be returned to me would be very carefully scrutinized before shipping to make sure it was of highest quality. It took several emails before any action was taken to return anything to me, and I specifically asked that the axe be sharpened before shipping.
The balance on the one I was sent is so bad that that blade points straight toward the ground --- the blade is vertical; and it is, again, no sharper than the edge of the box it came in. There are also noticeable chips in the handle. So much for balance, and so much for "highest quality".
As far as I am concerned, this model needs to be redesigned to put more weight in the poll.
And Council Tools quality control needs to learn how to inspect an axe: neither of the two Hudson's Bay axes I have seen should have been let out of the factory.
The first had such a poor blade alignment that when looking down the edge of the blade the line of sight was over an inch to the side of the handle, and the balance was about what was shown in this review. It was also duller than a folded newspaper. I returned it to them and was assured by their so-called "customer service" representative that the axe that was to be returned to me would be very carefully scrutinized before shipping to make sure it was of highest quality. It took several emails before any action was taken to return anything to me, and I specifically asked that the axe be sharpened before shipping.
The balance on the one I was sent is so bad that that blade points straight toward the ground --- the blade is vertical; and it is, again, no sharper than the edge of the box it came in. There are also noticeable chips in the handle. So much for balance, and so much for "highest quality".
As far as I am concerned, this model needs to be redesigned to put more weight in the poll.
And Council Tools quality control needs to learn how to inspect an axe: neither of the two Hudson's Bay axes I have seen should have been let out of the factory.
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