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Pros: Construction, Balance
Cons: None
Lightweight and strong
Excellent axe. The difference between this and your traditional wood handled heavy axe is night and day. I can't believe how light it feels. And strong too. Just before I started using it I had broken a traditional wood handled axe. It got lodged in a stump and I broke the handle trying to rock it back and forth to free the head. No chance of that with this axe. The over guard head won't split off and the composite handle feels a lot stronger than wood. The hammer on the back is a nice touch but unfortunately it's no substitute for a sledge hammer when you're driving in a splitting wedge. It will work but it's a lot of effort. This axe is not cheap but an axe but worth the cost. Despite how light it is compared to a traditional axe I don't think I'd want to carry it in a pack while camping. Might pick up the short handled axe for that.