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 ...

The sharp business end of the axe makes it easy to chop small trees and firewood. Best of all, it packs in a sheath and hangs from a belt clip, making it perfect for backpackers moving from ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

These go beyond the traditional combo of chainsaw and axe. Cutting, harvesting ... and packs down to a slim 21 inches in its included sheath, but it’s also super easy to deploy, taking just ...