Best for light-duty tasks Mediocre build quality Sheath doesn’t fit securely MTech’s USA Camping Axe isn’t the lightest, most compact, or most durable. But, it is the cheapest on this list.

The axe combines forged steel with a lightweight and durable composite handle that’s equipped with a grippy (and bright) mold. These solid materials, combined with a no-frills design and an innovative ...

Very quick and easy leatherworking project, making a sheath for a custom hatchet. A plain design sheath like this will take only a couple of hours to make and will save the edge of your axe like ...

After that, they went straight to the log pile for splitting testing. I split just over two face cords between all the hatchets and axes. A face cord is one row of stacked split wood that is 4-feet ...

When investing in a camping axe, I’ve always found that I gravitate towards options that offer versatility and can be used outside of camping applications. To find the most effective and the ...

Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) has bravely taken one of its most unique folding knife designs and adapted it into a sleek, compact axe that packs safely without a sheath and flips into full-on ...

I like a traditional wooden handle, a heavy head, and a durable leather sheath. Those are the basic requirements for any axe I use to split wood. Of course, there are other handle materials ...

Coghlan's sheath, stitched nylon with a plastic insert ... Hand Hatchet significantly more than Coghlan's Pack Axe. The Swedish hatchet is weighted better and feels more solid on the strike.

In recent years, axe throwing has exploded in popularity with axe throwing clubs, lounges, and leagues all over. There might be quantifiable reasons for this, but I think it’s due to the fact that ...