Experience with Karesuando?

[9Nine]

I'm looking at Karesuando axes on DLT Trading because I'm in the market for a new hatchet, and their knives seem nice and have good reviews on other websites.

However, I have three concerns.

1. The steel is listed as "forged stainless" or "stainless". I have been unable to find anything else about the steel.

2. A YouTube video I watched listed the steel at a 54 Rockwell. That seems really soft to me, but maybe I'm wrong.

3. The prices seem to run almost double the price of a comparable size Wetterlings and Hults Bruk.

Does anyone have experience with these? Is the steel good, and do you think they're worth the money? I searched around here but I didn't find much.

 

[Agent_H]

I have no experience with them nor am I well-versed enough in steel to comment but if it is this one they simply list steel as HRC55 Steel:

https://huckberry.com/store/karesuando/category/p/40580-stoerre-unna-hunting-axe-11-75





They describe the steel in this other model as:


MATERIALS
Birchwood
Reindeer Antler
Stainless Sandvik 12C27 Steel
About Sandvik 12C27 Steel

Sandvik 12C27 is Sandvik's most well-rounded knife steel with excellent edge performance allowing razor sharpness, high hardness, exceptional toughness and good corrosion resistance. Sandvik has been continuously improving the steel over a period of 45 years to evolve it into the high performing steel grade it is today. The composition is tighter and the purity level is higher. The qualities of the steel make it one of the most highly recommended steels for knives of all sorts.

DIMENSIONS
Overall: 8.75”
Blade: 4”
Cutting Edge: 2.6”
Weight: 1.5 lbs

https://huckberry.com/store/karesuando/category/p/40055-unna-ksu-arctic-hunting-axe

I don't see much of a price difference between the two but I might be wrong.

 

[thunderstick]

I have one of their knives and like it but have no experience with their axes.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Stainless Steel axes, no thanks :barf:

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

I don't see anything wrong with the steel choice, but I'd be lying if I said I thought they were a strong value. Quite a high price on a very small hatchet. But if it appeals to you, reviews seem to indicate that they're a quality product--just not a choice for spendthrifts like myself.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I had never actually looked at the picture of the axe, but I really wish I hadn't because the looks of that ugly little thing made me gag :barf:
As for being made of stainless Steel, carbon steel is just the way it is and how things should remain. It's like " new coke " ,putting a spoiler on a model T , or putting a synthetic stock on a Kentucky long rifle.