Disappointed!!!

jackknife said:
Simply the most bomb proof hatchet on the planet!

Even scout troop 469 couldn't kill one of those.:thumbup:
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Yep, mine is doing fine too! Can't get much tougher imo.

I wouldn't worry about the fiskars either, if it's under warranty get it replaced, if not and you liked it try another one, I wouldn't fear going into the woods with one just from one bad experience, anything can break.
 
Salamander42 said:
2 things. . .

First, as this is only the second time I've ever heard of a Fiskars hatchet failing in any way I'm not going to worry about mine suddenly breaking. As has been said it's probably just a defective piece that slipped past quality control. No reason to panic and get rid of a wonderful tool.

Second, Morablades, you have the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity. I've wondered for a long time exactly what the head of the Fiskars hatchet looks like under that plastic. If you opt to just move on to something new and not send in your broken hatchet for replacement could you PLEASE destroy it a little further and take some pics of a de-handled Fiskars for me/us? If it's shaped the way I think it is then it would probably be very feasible to attach a new handle similar to the ones on the stone axes that puukkoman posted pics of. it wouldn't function as a splitter any more, but should still be usable for chopping. If you want to go ahead and send it in for replacement I'll understand, but then I'll eventually have to go and spend 20 bucks on another Fiskars hatchet to destroy just to satisfy my curiosity. :(
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Now you got me curious. I destroy it this weekend or maybe sooner and post it on this thread. Hell I got another hatchet to use until I find a new one. Let's do some experimenting.
 
hollowdweller said:
Don't know if it's true, but I heard once the reason the GB mini is so expen$ive is they replace a lot of them:confused:
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I think where you live plays a larger part in ramping the price up. Here I can get the GB hatchet for £40 and the Gerber pack axe retails for around £33 [although less as the Fiskars Gardening...].
 
Salamander42 said:
Morablades, you have the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity. I've wondered for a long time exactly what the head of the Fiskars hatchet looks like under that plastic. If you opt to just move on to something new and not send in your broken hatchet for replacement could you PLEASE destroy it a little further and take some pics of a de-handled Fiskars for me/us? If it's shaped the way I think it is then it would probably be very feasible to attach a new handle similar to the ones on the stone axes that puukkoman posted pics of. it wouldn't function as a splitter any more, but should still be usable for chopping. If you want to go ahead and send it in for replacement I'll understand, but then I'll eventually have to go and spend 20 bucks on another Fiskars hatchet to destroy just to satisfy my curiosity. :(
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Yeah a Fiskars autopsy would be interesting!
I was hoping the mystery "guy who x-rays knives" would get around to x-raying a Fiskars but a Fiskars post-mortem would be almost as good!
:D
 
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I come home from a long day at work, only to see such a horribly depressing sight! My condolences! I have no doubt that it must be a factory defect as others have stated, I just can't believe that it would bust under normal use, after what mine has been through, unless it's defective.

Please email Fiskars and let them know what happened, I think they will be interested in hearing about it.

Either way, I know it would be hard for me to trust a piece of equipment if a model had already broken on me once.
 
ESTWING Sportsman Hatchet

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puukkoman said:
In the meantime, get all that silly plastic off'a there, and do this with the head:
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Or this:
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Or this:
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( ;) lol)
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Elen, you made some valid points in your post about QC and gear. I do not, nor have I ever, trusted my life to one piece of gear afield. Rather, my point is, why carry the extra poundage of a tool that may be deficient? That said, every knife we carry is a crap shoot, regardless of brand or maker or steel in that case. No matter how long we've owned an item it could fail on the very next use:eek: That's why i normally use tools for the jobs they were designed for and nothing else.

Puukoman, folks at the WSS April gathering will get to handle a 10,000 year old one just like in your pictures above. I found it up in Maine 25 years ago while crossing a field that had just been plowed up:D
 
Pointshoot777 said:
Granfors Bruks or for less money Wetterlings. Wood handles, but can be fixed or even a workable set-up made for an emergency in the field. Top quality stuff. - - -
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I've been looking at Gransfors Bruks but have been hesitant to spent that kinda dough in an axe and HD's picture doesn't help things at all!

Might just go with the Wetterlings. Great rep and less $$$.
 
Oh, Estwing makes an even cheaper alternative, it's called a roofing/shingle hatchet. They're made to be used by knuckledraggers and keep on going! Anyone have one, let's see it in action!
 
Texas Slim said:
I've been looking at Gransfors Bruks but have been hesitant to spent that kinda dough in an axe and HD's picture doesn't help things at all!

Might just go with the Wetterlings. Great rep and less $$$.
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Look where that snapped off. There's no metal behind that point so I would think if there was any weakness there it could do it.
 
If it's of any value, I did a lot of research into what hatchet I wanted before picking up the Fiskars. The competing choice for me was whether to get the Wetterlings counterpart instead. I think it's another piece of similar value at a similar price point, and still light enough to carry.
 
Does anyone know about the Knives of Alaska Hatchet. From what I have seen it looks good. I'd like to know if it is before buying it.
 
Here's another vote for some sort of factory defect or flaw.

I have three different Gerbers/Fiskars axes - the splitting maw, the extra large axe, and a camp axe.

The splitting maw sits out all winter right next to the wood pile and commonly gets used at temperatures ranging from -10 deg. F to well above freezing, mostly on conifer (larch, red fir, some cedar) and occaisonally on mild hardwoods (cottonwood, western maple) but not always seasoned, and sometimes damp frozen. It's currently going on five years of continuous use and it looks great.

The full size axe is six years old and has been abused to no end (felling, limbing, cutting roots in the ground, dis-assembling shipping pallets, etc.) and the thin (cosmetic) plastic around the top of the head has about worn completely off, but it still works great - the head is as secure as ever and the shaft looks fine. The edge has been fixed up more than a couple times, but it still has years to go. It too has seen every temperature extreme without a hitch.

The camp axe, being the smallest, gets babied in comparison, other than some finish wear and a couple little nicks in the edge it looks new.

They aren't the best axes in the world, just the best for their price.
 
If stuff didn't occasionally break they wouldn't need a warantee would they?
Send it back, get a new one and use it before you have to depend on it.
The GB with the broken blade...was that replaced?
Was the replacement OK?

Let's not stamp on a sample of one.
 
I have a 19" Wetterlings hunting axe that I like quite a bit.

You could always pick up one of those while also trying to get Fiskars to replace the destroyed one. Surely your wife wouldn't want you to be without the proper tools - even for a week or two!
 
1Tracker said:
Elen, you made some valid points in your post about QC and gear. I do not, nor have I ever, trusted my life to one piece of gear afield. Rather, my point is, why carry the extra poundage of a tool that may be deficient? That said, every knife we carry is a crap shoot, regardless of brand or maker or steel in that case. No matter how long we've owned an item it could fail on the very next use:eek: That's why i normally use tools for the jobs they were designed for and nothing else.
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Why carry the extra poundage of a tool that may be deficient? I do so because carrying tools is useful, and tools make things much easier. If I stopped carrying tools that may fail because of being deficient, I would have to stop carrying all tools, even clothes (as they may fail, too), and just go out there butt naked. That wouldn't be very fun. There's a reason why companies have warranties - because it's most often impossible to filter all defective specimens out, and at times, bad hardware will get out on the market.
 
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