Husqvarna hatchet newer model

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Dario@getcarports

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Well I recently purchased a husqvarna hatchet the newer model with a 2 pound head. I'm really liking that it's hand forged although idk exactly where. I haven't really gotten the chance to go try it out but for the price of 38 bucks I couldn't say no, especially being Swedish. I wanted to see if you guys have heard anything about this axe good and bad and if you own it what do you like about it and not like about it. I was also very intrigued by the carpenters axe with had a nice straight 4 inch straight edge on it but I ended up getting the hatchet but was thinking about getting that one as well but I wasn't sure how it would handle tasks since I'm not gonna use it for carpentry but more for bushcraft and firewood craft. I would love to hear your Input on them. Thanks guys
 
Greetings and welcome to the forum. Husqvarna axes have generally had good reviews. For years they were made by some of Europe's best axe makers. There has been some debate about who is making them now. Some have questioned if the quality is still the same. I haven't seen solid evidence that it isn't still the same.

How do you like yours? Does it hold an edge well? Does the bit align with the haft well?
 
Any makers mark? I have the original Husqy/Holts Bruks hatchet and the forest axe. There is a HB stamped on the cheek. They were made by Wetterlings for awhile I think too.
 
I heard that when Husqvarna changed manufacturers a few years back the quality of their axe's started to go down. It was for that reason I opted to spend a bit more and buy a Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe. However, if your axe is good, stays sharp and you get good use out of it then I guess that's all that matters, at that price you can use it for a few years and then get another :p

I have also noticed that Husqvarna are making axe's for other companies with composite handles very similar to the Fiskars hatchet's.
 
I purchased one of their hatchets recently, and the edge was poorly finished when I received it. Alignment isn't perfect either, but it's not severe enough for me to have wanted to exchange it.

A few minutes with a puck got it to where it can slice paper, but the edge still isn't quite uniform.

The cheeks on it seem a little fat, so when I tried chopping through on a 4" log, it wouldn't sink very deep at all (even after sharpening it up). Using a brush saw was so much easier. It split kindling just fine, but won't cut in deeply with it's current grind.

I purchased this to carry in a ruck, so I wanted something small... but until I re-profile the head, it's of limited use to me. I may even mount it on a longer handle while I'm at it, too.

The steel holds its edge well, but it's no slicer out of the box.
 
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