Fiskars Hatchet 10-Year Review! (Should you hate this hatchet?)

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This is my 10-year review of the Fiskars hatchet. Should you hate this hatchet? Probably not. It's a tough, capable, light weight hatchet that's well made and well designed. Although I can think of at least one reason to hate it (more on that in the video).
You never know when a disaster may strike (or plain old everyday necessity) so it's best to be prepared at all times... that's where a light, compact and durable axe or hatchet can really come in handy.
The Fiskars is a great little hatchet for just about any camping task from chopping and splitting to batoning and even some tasks that you might expect a larger axe to do. Plus it's competitively priced and so light you'll barely feel it in your pack. But don't think it's small size and low price-tag mean you're getting poor quality. NOT AT ALL! The Fiskars is well designed and built to last.
After 10 years of use and abuse (including using this poor hatchet as a hammer to drive nails) I've concluded that the Fiskars hatchet is a fantastic tool for the price, and maybe a good buy at any price!
With that said, if you're looking for a family heirloom, a masterpiece of old world craftsmanship, this is NOT YOUR HATCHET. Each hatchet is a mass produced facsimile of a million other Fiskars hatchets, and all made with modern composite materials. If your looking for artistic design and hand-crafted character, you won't find it here. But if you find beauty in straightforward functionality, efficiency and economy of design, look no further.
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@Samlittlesr57 3 года назад

Fiskars Group is a Finnish group company. The company has its roots in the village of Fiskars, where it was founded in 1649. The oldest business still operating in Finland, the global headquarters are in the Arabianranta district of Helsinki. It is one of the oldest companies in the world. Wikipedia

@FirstLast-uz6eq 3 года назад

So it's like Beretta. Good to know! Thank you!

@eerohillo3832 3 года назад

Yeah fiskars has definetly a history and in some sense is very traditional company that makes traditional prodocts. Traditional of course in very different sense than wood and metalworking but still👌🙏👏

@Fabianwew 3 года назад

The only reason traditionalists don't like it is because of the fiberglass.

@dlighted8861 Год назад

I heard the workers told the company they wouldn't ask for raises in pay if the company didn't move the manufacturing to China. Since then I saw one Fiskars item made in China but only once and never again. 🤔

@jonel5001 3 года назад

Do not forget best scissors you ever had. Probably orange. Made in Finland, by Fiskars.

@Ksoism 3 года назад

Buying anything made by Fiskars is a decision to use that exact object for the rest of your life. They just won't break, they are funcional and nice to use.

@widziu91 3 года назад

Scissors are great, but after some years they get dull, and most people working with them every day of the week will eventually have to buy next pair. (For me sharpening scissors doesn't truly work)

@jonel5001 3 года назад

@@widziu91 Are you sure you have Fiskars? And you use them right? They are meant for paper and canvas. Kitchen version for fish. Metal tools are different. If you storage them right and use them right they last forever.

@Ksoism 3 года назад

@@widziu91 I'd still say that they keep their edge phenomenally, plus their scissor sharpener is precise and easy to use. I know pairs that are at least 40 years old and work like a charm, though none of them have been as hard worked as you described.

@widziu91 3 года назад

@@Ksoism yes they keep the edge better than anything else, but using them at work 2/3h a day 5 days a week for cutting materials for shoes (leather mostly) they stop cutting so well after some years (don't get me wrong they don't get dull, but then it's not the same) I have some that are 20 years old, and still use them, but not for work. It's saying something about them, that everyone I know doing similar things uses those.

@johnvidal70 3 года назад

I got mine on sale for $11 about 18 years ago, it is still going strong.

@mikerobbins5049 4 года назад

I like it when some has used something for a long time and tells their experience with it. These people who take a knife or axe or hatchet out of the box and maybe uses it for 5 min and then gives their review of it.... they have no idea of what they have or how it will work...

@marvinschieferdecker4433 3 года назад

Have used this little axe for more than 10 years in Bushcraft and also in my Garden. On of the best Tools ive ever spent money on...

@wcresponder 4 года назад

Fiskars = unconditional warranty. Take a picture of the failure send it to Fiskars and they will replace it. No Questions asked.

@kolikko1980 3 года назад

we got one handle broken by shoting firework "bomb" from it. own fault and stupid thing to do. but still Fiskars replased it =)

@manuhonkanen2111 3 года назад

It is their way to develop the products

@urjnlegend 2 года назад

The esee knives of axes (warranty wise)

@bbbbbb3734 4 года назад

I live in the country where fiskars is from and i dont i can recall anyone ever getting a different axe apart from fiskars or having any complaints about it. its a masterpiece and every household and summer cottage probably has one here.

@sharpnesstherapy502 3 года назад

Finland?

@tunturimies84 3 года назад

@@sharpnesstherapy502 yes

@Hellsong89 3 года назад

My only complaint about Fiskars is that they have moved lots of it, if not all manufacturing into China. Quality has dropped a little since then, but design is great regardless.

@tunturimies84 3 года назад

@@Hellsong89 Yea

@larsvegas1505 3 года назад

@@Hellsong89 they probably moved the tooling aswell then... and also procedures.. mostly quality will be the same.. id also rather have a handforged axe but too expensive for how much u use it... if u use it a lot maybe..

@JeriDro 3 года назад

I've had the axe version for over 16 years, it's still a great axe

@col8179 6 лет назад

“I have used this tool in ways that no tools should ever be used..” lol.

@juandon870 4 года назад

sexually

@thatguy4087 3 года назад

I feel like technically speaking anything we want to use it for is what makes it a tool and therefore that’s exactly what it should be used for

@Rudecheers 2 года назад

Does he mean the technique used at 00:13? 😅 one day you will slip..

@adamspivey 3 года назад

People can hate on them all they want to.. but I've had mine for many many years, well over a decade and a half or so and it is still going strong. I love it.

@michelt4390 3 года назад

Agree, I can be somewhat of gear snob... and a little over a decade ago I tried their splitting maul, and was so impressed by it that I bought one. Soon after a hatchet follow, and then their brush clearing hook-machete... they are not pretty, but they work

@blakethlabuuth6776 3 года назад

6 years with mine, i love it so much but yeah i hate it because i end up using it for everything around the camp and dont get to use my other awesome knives and saws 😂 a work horse, not show pony im with you on that too!

@daryooshfatemi 4 года назад

Most exact review about Fiskars X7. Thank you 🔪✨

@paulleishman7873 5 лет назад

Do what i did, spend the 25 bucks & stop beating on your poor knife.

@Skinnymoose 4 года назад

Absolutely

@jarredjones3358 5 лет назад

I've had one for 8 years that I've abused the hell out of too. I collect antique tools and own a dozen or so vintage axes, and I use every one of them HARD. I have good technique though, I have 110+ year old axes still on the original handles and they still cut great, though I don't know anyone I'd trust to swing them. These Fiskars axes make great "Brother" or "Cousin" axes, when a family member decides they have something to prove. You'd have to be an absolute ape to break one. And a final point that often gets overlooked, they cut really nice too. I have the hatchet and the 28in boys axe, and I find they do better in softer wood. They're a "Do-it-all" axe, so they wont cut as nice as a dedicated felling axe, but they split great and still do a respectable job felling.

@theWZZA 4 года назад

I have this older version of the Fiskars Hatchet. It's a solid piece of kit, has never let me down

@semco72057 5 лет назад

From what you said, I may end up buying one and using it in my backpack for camping or emergencies. That is about all I need for my kit and then I'm ready to go camping. Thanks so much for your opinion and review.

@closecombatthebloodyfirst8222 3 года назад

Holy crap. I have had that same hatchet for.... forever. I love it

@scottreynolds5289 3 года назад

Great review. I just picked up a Fiskars X27 splitting axe and have found it to be precisely the same quality and utility you’ve noted in the hatchet. It’s not especially pretty or traditional in any way, shape or form, but it IS an outstanding tool. It performs its task without drama, maintains its edge well and sharpens easily when needed, shrugs off the occasional over strike or deflection without suffering more than a scuff of the composite shaft and requires no maintenance whatsoever beyond a quick wipe down with oil after use. It’s essentially a human powered appliance. You expect it to work every time it’s used and never want or need to give it any attention beyond feeding it as many rounds as your back and shoulders can suffer, and feeding it the occasional few drops of oil and attention from a file and stone as needed.

@OutlawEdge 7 лет назад

Another great video! Awesome review. I have that same hatchet and love it👍

@FargoFX 7 лет назад

Thanks! These hatchets seem to last forever.

@papuchu Год назад

I Got mine about 7 years ago and leaved It in my piece of land, and It has served me very well, yesterday i cleaned and sharpened It eliminating some nicks my kids made in the Edge and It looks almost like new. Good hatchet and easy and nice to handle, cuts and splits very well.👍

@pappy9892 3 года назад

I bought one today and had every faith in it being a top quality product on the basis of having an axe, hedge clipper and a lopper by FISKARS. Very happy with all products and you (and others) have confirmed the X7 is an excellent tool. Thank you.

@BouncyThrone Год назад

Pretty sweet review man.. Thanks.. I just bought this and found your vid looking for reassurance that buying a 43 dollar hatchet with a plastic handle wasn't a bone head move. I've been using it to split small rounds into kindling up at my cabin. It glides through with ease. Glad to see the head/ handle doesn't get loose over time..

@IgorTerrible 3 года назад

I love (as Brit) the way you speak clearly and give a clear unbiased review. Nice.

@diogenesstudent5585 3 года назад

ELLO GUVNA WOT U ON ABOUT MATE? LETS AV A CUPPA!

@embracethesuck1041 3 года назад

I didn't think I'd want serious tools from the people who make my scissors, but after getting a fiskars hookaroon I was "hooked" on their products. I have a similar small splitting ax that I've used a ton and absolutely love it.

@fredrikbystrom7380 3 года назад

There is a company in Sweden called "Husqvarna", founded in 1689. They've made some really good sewing machines. They've also made tanks for the Swedish military. You really shouldn't judge a company by the type of product they're selling. When it comes to actual engineering work, there is a ton of knowledge overlap between designing and manufacturing a scissor and an axe. If a company makes good scissors, they'll probably make good axes.

@Leksuttaja149 Год назад

the important distinction is its not an scissor manufacturer making axes, its an. axe manufacturer making scissors

@sonnyajvoll5865 Год назад

@@fredrikbystrom7380 I thought Husqvarna were chainsaw people! I thought Fiskars were scissors people! I have learned things today.

@jeremyromand 3 года назад

I'm about 11years on my X11 with the splitter head and it's still my go to tool in the bush. I clean up the edge fairly regularly but it's been an awesome little axe. I'm probably picking up the x7 for my daughter as her first. Can't beat the quality for the price!

@SirHenryy 3 года назад

My grandpa did this to me as well, the fiskars runs in the finnish tradition. If you don't have a fiskars in Finland, something is wrong.

@guns4funcajanajustin 7 лет назад

I have this one in my collection. I have mine for 3 years and i have got lots of use from mine.It is a solid hatchet i have many videos on this. Great video my friend

@FargoFX 7 лет назад

Thanks! I hate to admit it, but this mass produced hatchet is probably my favorite camping tool.

@marclang7431 5 лет назад

I have Gransfors Bruks and love it but the fiskars I have are all I use now. The Gransfors is a work of art and tremendously capable but my X10 performs better. I also have an X11 and x27 both indispensable as I heat my home only using a log burner. Great tools.

@MansterBear 6 лет назад

I just discovered Bushcrafting and am currently finishing Dave Cantebury's "Bushcraft 101" book. I've also had 2 back surgeries so keeping my pack weight down is a pretty big priority. Through the research I've done that past few months I basically am trying to merge bushcrafting with ultra light backpacking. I also have a budget. When i finally made my entire list of things I think I need, the $130 HultaBruk / Hultafors 20" axe was among the highest dollar items. I started looking for alternatives and found this. $25 vs $130 is a great start, then 1.38 lbs vs 2.5-2.75 lbs is even better. Mine should be here today and I'm excited to get out in the back yard and process some firewood to give it a quick test. I doubt this hatchet will be the limiting factor for anything I expect to do. A bonus perk: It can be kept in the car and you don't have to worry about handle swell / reduction and getting a loose head.

@stevenwarkentin7830 5 лет назад

I think you made the right choice. Warranty also on Fiskars is great. I think it outperforms Hultafors, don't mind letting other people use it cuz they won't wreck the handle on mis strikes.

@melz2743 3 года назад

I have the same Fiskar for 17 years ,fell in love with it the first time I saw it. The old ones don’t have X7 markings on them.

@theWZZA Год назад

The old ones are a little lighter than the X7. I have an old one, it weighs 19 oz., great for backpacking.

@GaryDrumm 4 года назад

I can't wait to use mine this 4th of July!

@1979Spica 3 года назад

I have had a few Fiskars almost this long and they have survived wonderfully over the years even after many overstrikes. Steel is tough, yet takes and holds a great edge. Weighs less than other axes, and has a superb weight bias. I have a bush axe chopper (about 20-24ish inches) and the splitting axe with long handle. Never ever had a single disappointment. Bonus feature: the hollow handle can house my bellow pipe while transporting.

@komradewatches9478 2 года назад

Awesome review Sir. Subbed.

@saurabhsingh-ge6ec 5 лет назад

I have the FISKARS X7 and I literally do everything with it from chopping wood to slicing tomatoes for salad. Thumbs Up! I haven't got a chance to use my HB Kisa since...

@sundogforgebydml1050 3 года назад

It really slices Tomato? I've gotta try that lol. I've only just got mine but i do love it

@ScooterFXRS 3 года назад

I first encountered Fiskars scissors. I still have it 20 years later and they cut like a champ. I have used a few axes other people had and they functioned well. As far as I'm concerned Fiskars gives you a good bang for the buck.

@captaincodebook3200 3 года назад

I have the axe for over 5 years. It is a tank. Even ran it over with the F350 by mistake. Still 100%

@GeographyCzar 6 лет назад

I've had mine even longer. Also still an awesome performer. Nice video!

@edwardrichard2561 3 года назад

The splitting axe/maul hybrid x27 is amazing. Best log splitting axe maul what ever I have used.

@paulw4259 3 года назад

Great review. Thanks.

@stephlrideout 4 года назад

I have this hatchet. No complaints!

@cliffcooper1819 3 года назад

I had mine foe years. They sharpen very well. Mine finally broke in sub zero temps. I had a clean hit and the handle snapped. Well worth the money.

@MrBossie75 5 лет назад

I have the X10 (I think), I bought it when I started with bushcraft because I found the known bushcraft axes to expensive to use 3x a year. So far not disappointed, cheap, strong, good handle shape. If there is one thing I would change it would be the sheet (I probably will in the future) as this takes up to much space in my backpack

@sosayweall7290 Год назад

I’ve bought an X7 for wood splitting and general camping or wood stove duties. I agree, it’s a good hatchet for its price. Mine didn’t arrive that sharp though so you may need a sharpener.

@InteractiveMail 4 года назад

Lol instant thumbs up for the opening!

@Gabriel-mc5hi 6 лет назад

You do a veary good joob.continue with the videos and tumbz up!

@FargoFX 6 лет назад

GABY Rarety Hey thanks!

@ketjuariittaa 3 года назад

The hole on handle is mainly been used to store axe by hanging it on the nail on the wall. Fiskars finland

@thugzfunny6236 3 года назад

True Don’t put a lanyard on it. If it does slip out your hand it will spin round and go straight in to your elbow with a lot of force. Enough to chip bone.

@tlbfarm4473 2 года назад

I have the 23" Gerber version of this hatchet. I love using it. Once I put a decent edge on it of course!

@RexMcTavish 2 года назад

Great review! Just got one, came sharp enough to do some light carving on some cherry! The bevel isn't that far off from my chunky mora HD (heavy duty)

@vihreelinja4743 3 года назад

i got mine here in Finland years ago when they sold it as undestructable axe. the retail packet had an axe on the curb of road and a tractor running over the handle. never heard one braking..my axe used to be in my car over a decade and chopped loads of firewood with it and now its retired to my kitchen and is used to make kindling for the stove..still have exxelent blade and i even chopped some onions with it the other day xD

@renato3 3 года назад

👍👌

@davidfreese7681 3 года назад

I've had the half axe version for a number of years now and I think it's a great piece of gear. Can't ever see the need for replacement.

@johnsegertsons2143 3 года назад

I have that exact model hatchet and it's a beast it cuts anything (even stuff your not supposed to) barbed wire, nails . It sharpens to a razor edges really easy.

@Sam.s777 3 года назад

You cut a nail with this thing?

@johnsegertsons2143 3 года назад

@@Sam.s777 yup it was in a old 4x4 didn't know it was there till after I chopped it

@666dynomax 4 года назад

do you have the bush axe also? you should really try it. i didnt think much of it until trying one. you can cut some sizable wood with it.

@kurtlovef150 10 месяцев назад

Im 27. And grew up heating our home by wood in the winter. U used to love splitting wood with my dad but he always had the WORST tools to do the job with lol. After seeing the axe head fall on my hands so many times he took me to Lowe's and had me try out all the axes and a fiskar chopping axe is what I felt the most comfortable with. 20 years I've used that axe year around ALOT. And just recently went and bought a fiskar Soild black hatchet. Now I'ma replace my chopping axe (adding it to remind me of daddy above my tools.) So not to do anymore damage to it. And a splitting axe. Even tho I have a kobalt one I want a fiskar

@kall399 3 года назад

Like everyone in Finland has probably used one and I have yet to see one broken even after being run over by a tractor.

@buffkapital 5 лет назад

Have you hit the hatchet from the backside with a sledge when splitting large wood?

@SavageAlaskan1 Год назад

Love mine, it batons through frozen moose meat and bones as well as caribou, frozen fish, and you're right, you can fight with it. It chops and cuts and throws, it's light weight and durable, I own the full size one, the splitter and the hatchet, they are excellent tools. Nice video, cheers from Alaska, the last free place on earth.

@beaulindemann6192 3 года назад

The steel in the head of the Fisker's ax or hatchet is a proprietary steel, is seems to be similar to what Gerber uses cr3 13 movi or something like it, it is very easy to get razor sharp and it holds the edge not to bad, I have one and use it frequently

@jsollien127 6 лет назад

0:12 I do that too, never realized how dangerous it looks.

@MansterBear 6 лет назад

Yea, super dangerous. Especially out in the woods where you are far away from help. It would be much better to put the blade in contact with the wood, then tap them on the ground (or a stump) as a single unit.

@MrTangent 5 лет назад

A person on Alone (reality survival show) was injured pretty badly and obviously disqualified from show using this method. I don’t do it. It’s stupidly reckless. Use the method that Les Stroud uses around 2:20ish in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X5W6r5U7yBE.html

@trumps-a-hoe 3 года назад

It's a great hatchet, I used one for splitting logs. The head is glued on pretty good, broke the handle and used the head as a splitting wedge lol.

@christophervela5447 2 года назад

Great content

@multidimensionaltraveler806 3 года назад

I just purchsed the x7 because of the great reviews on it. It looks like the handle would snap but in reviews i have heard otherwise so figured i would try it out. I have estwing, schrade, dewalt hatchets so far and all with a solid one piece steel construction. The fiskars is a axe head connecting to a handle so i have my doubts on durability. I can not wait to put the x7 to work in the bush and hopefully it lives up to its reputation and surprise me. I have never owned an axe that has synthetic handle only one piece steel design.

@lubub9088 3 года назад

I have familiar experience with Fiskars scythe - machete - I use it years with familiar result even I am cutting small tree and branches till 3 inches strong!

@turtlewolfpack6061 6 лет назад

That is a Fiskars 7850 that predates the current Gen 2 X7 and all black 7550. I own two Gen 1 X7s, a 7550, an X15 and my original 7850 after years of use. For a good working tool, you can not find much better.

@Cynocehali 5 лет назад

TurtleWolf Pack Estwing is better, so is Condor tool & knife. Same price and non cheese steel.

@pasjooter1039 5 лет назад

TurtleWolf Pack are you sure it’s the X7 size ? To me it seems rather to have the X10 size handle ?

@exshenanigan2333 4 года назад

what is the difference between all black 7550 and gen 2 X7 except the colors?

@FrankEdavidson 3 года назад

@@Cynocehali Which Estwing hatchet.

@PiscatorLager 3 года назад

Looks like the Fiskars 1000 to me.

@skullparty7638 3 года назад

I got the norden N10 the fancy version of this axe. Hope it lasts just as long...

@MichaelByarsWasHere 4 года назад

$25 bucks while cheaper models exist (probably won't last nearly as long as this), but its worth noting that if your really into hatchets, there are hand constructed with the wood handles that easily reach over $100, as high as $150 from what I've seen. I have the newer all black "14 inch hatchet" and being a newbie really to bushcraft, I am glad I went with something this durable for the price honestly. I think my hatchet breaking is the least of my worries lol.

@mi5veezee 3 года назад

Its 2020 almost 2021 and ive got the same one you got maybe year older. It says x7 on the side..Ive owned it for about 10 yrs as well. Ive beat the life from this ax and its my favorite for splitting and camping. Im telling you i seriously beat the snot out of it for 10 yrs. Left it outside for few seasons in the weather. Looks like hell but works great still. I imagine as i get older and less likely to beat the crap out of it any more take better care of it it will last another 10 it least. I suppose if you owned one new and took care of it it would last a lifetime.

@albertdupond7827 3 года назад

tks, its a nice one !!

@moeleicester9179 2 года назад

I've gone through 4 £10 hatchets in 2 years. You get what you pay for. My primary axes are usually either forged or restored antiques from USA, UK and Scandinavia but I now have one of these in my car as an all-rounder. Cheap enough to not worry about too much, get tough enough to tolerate even my brutality. I find that the Scandinavians have an exceptionally high standard and they never seem to fail.

@1965Leonard 3 года назад

What is interresting for me is that the axe blade is in one block. No hole. Just like a stoneage axe. The glasfiber reinforced plastic is molded around the blade. Used it for several years.

@theendofoo 3 года назад

Any tool worth its time should be multi purpose, and hatchets should definitely be able to be used as hammers. Don't baby your axs.

@TorsteinOpperud 2 года назад

This design is probably better for using as a hammer etc than the traditional design. Because - if you use the back side of a traditional axe hard enough, you risk deforming the material around hole in the head where the shaft goes through, meaning the head might get loose. With the fiskars type design, there is a solid piece of steel in the middle instead of a hole, so you wont deform it.

@stuartclark8910 2 года назад

I have a Magnusson which looks identical to this, had no problems with it, and carried wild camping in Scotland, cut firewood from birchwood with no problems

@l75rd83 4 года назад

The axe is amazing. It really is truly quality

@js0988 3 года назад

Fiskars is a 372 year old company, you can't get more traditional than that!

@gamermanzeake 3 года назад

The design isn't traditional, which is what he was stating. But still a good axe.

@twizz420 3 года назад

I've been using a Fiskars X11 16" splitting axe that I found in the woods (I left my gerber gator JR machete behind, and someone came and took my machete and left the axe) for the past few years. It's great, but it's way too heavy for backpacking. So, I went and bought the X7 today. I hope it holds up as well as my X11. The handle doesn't seem as strong, I think the axe used plastic but the hatchet uses fibreglass or something. The handle breaking from an overstrike is the only thing I'm worried about. I'm just going to wrap that part with a bunch of self-sealing silicone tape and hope that does a good enough job. Last thing I want is to break my hatchet when I'm +100km from ANYTHING.

@Pyynkuiskaaja 3 года назад

I got the same but 26 years old. And i use it weekly

@nialldoyle8206 3 года назад

Have the axe and the hatchet and love them

@StoneUFO 3 года назад

Great video

@ghollisjr 3 года назад

Honestly, if I'm getting an axe for survival purposes, the last axe I want is something I could have come up with out in the bush. I want an axe made with the most sophisticated, space-age, precision-build, rust-proof, mold-proof, break-proof materials I can find, precisely because I would eventually be able construct some stone-age axe from sharp stone and wood if I was out there long enough. It would take a hundred lifetimes to build a modern tool from scratch, and that's exactly why one should be in your pack.

@RobertSiwik1968 3 года назад

Now I' m going to get two more!

@apuuvah 2 года назад

Greetings from Finland. Good everyday tool. Band for buck. Certainly not a heritage piece that kinda gives you that warm fuzzy feeling of being part of the centuries old woodsman heritage. Just plain ol' gets the job done. Dunno how much a 150$ Gränsfors with 200$ custom sheath and protection would actually get used. Would definitely want one tho. I got Fiskars X7, X17 and X25.

@TheLordMuzzy 3 года назад

All my axes are Fiskars, they are top quality and bomb proof. Like the guy says, you will only be disappointed if you like wooden handled traditionally forged axes. Apart from that they are the best out there for the price 👍🏻

@Gator-357 8 месяцев назад

The head is forged with a wide groove all the way around it and the handle is molded into and around it so it will never come loose unless it's cut.

@petrusinvictus3603 3 года назад

It is Finland design. Some 5000 years ago southwest came the Axe and hammer culture to place now called Finland. And we liked it. And Know about it.

@toothytube 5 лет назад

Well done, bordering on info overkill. PS: l'm very happy with mine, even though it gets nowhere near the abuse of yours.

@Jordan__Sloan 3 года назад

Haha I’ve had that same hatchet for about 10 years now, didn’t even realize I’ve had it that long. It’s cool but I just use the smallest m12 Milwaukee sawzall now for campfires

@FinnoUgricMachining 3 года назад

The name of the brand "Fiskars" comes from the name of the village they used to manufacture their stuff. It is a very small village at the southern Finland which used to get the living mainly from fishing. The people in Fiskars talk mainly swedish and the village name means fishermen. The axe is probably not so famous as are the Fiskars scissors. At first sight they too look like a toy but after cutting through metal, glass fiber mats and whatever stuff during last 15+ years and they are still go strong, the trust on them has developed. Unfortunately the chinese knock offs so widely available have very little to do with the original concept and materials used. The original Fiskars scissors are somewhat self sharpening so they wear in instead of wearing out. I would say that You have developed a trust on Your axe. It fullfilled the promise to cut Your wood and not make a big issue out of it. This is very much how the finnish people handle things.

@shawnp8878 3 года назад

I'm not a professional either but I have many hatchets and axes because I live in the woods. Fiskars are fine, inexpensive tools that will do the jobs of most regular folk. It's only when real work is needed that they're a bit lacking due to being so light in the head.

@dukesilver6786 4 года назад

Have the same ax for over 10 yrs now, too, and treated it the same with the same results. Hard to beat. Steel info, taken from Bladeforums, quoted below: (From a 2011 report) Fiskars axe head material: Steel rods supplied by OVAKO. Carbon steel, with 0.4-0.6% C. C 0.42-0.50 % Si 0.15-0.40 % Mn 0.50-0.80 % P max 0.030% S max 0.035 % Description of heat treatment: Heated to 850-1000C for forging. After forging, head quenched rapidly in liquid. Then stress relief in 440C furnace for 5 hours. Resulting hardness at this stage is 43 HRC. Then bit (edge)portion of head is hardened, by first heating for about 30 seconds using induction coils, then quenching the bit with a spray of water/glycol for 10 seconds (at which point the hardness is about 61 HRC), then tempering by heating with an induction coil to somewhere between 200-400C and left to cool at room temperature. The resulting hardness should be around 55 HRC. Source: All of this information comes from a thesis published online from 2011 titled "Induction Quench Hardening of Carbon Steel Axe Blades", by Henrik Lund, Arcada University, Finland. The full report is available at this site: publications.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/35302/Lund_Henrik.pdf?sequence=1 Details are given for the remaining production steps, the effects of grinding, and adjustments made to the process described above. Also included is information about hardness testing and induction heating.

@jackmerksy1303 4 года назад

awesome info

@Skinnymoose 4 года назад

Nice! Thanks

@daonlyrainsolo 3 года назад

Is that as detailed off a description that you can give? C'mon man!

@ponekadglup6649 3 года назад

i have that same hatchet, just a newer model. i dont know why, maybe some manufacturing flaw in that batch but the edge was pretty soft, as if it wasn't hardened properly, compared to other hatchets and axes ive used. rolls werent all that uncommon. it feels good in your hand and the weight is nice, but i find it a little bit thick and tapered to be as good of a chopper as i wouldve liked. its perfectly fine for splitting tinder and smaller firewood, as long as youre gripping it with a single hand. this is a bit of a subjective choice, but id say 8/10 times id pick my machete (older sort of billhook design, about 60 cm of cutting edge) even if it was for a job a hatchet is more suited for. just a lot more maneuverable and although of lesser weight and of course different weight distribution you can get one hell of a strike or slash with it. it is more likely to get stuck because it's thinner but i've taken down small to medium sized trees with it, split firewood (not quite as effective as an axe at that job, naturally). my choice is affected by the environment i use my tools in as well.

@ingeburgknotke396 2 года назад

Just got me the new X7 which should be the modern equivalent to your version 🧡✌🏽

@user-ty8yo9gb2h 3 года назад

Ten years of X25, 20 to 40 m3 of wood in 2 days. For me, unbeatable. (The skill of wood breaking is also important...)

@ArdbergUniverse 3 года назад

I can only agree 100%.

@colmhain 3 года назад

I have an 18 year old Fiskars axe. A chopper, mind, not a splitter. It chews through wood like a giant beaver with rabies. I love it. As a result, I've bought a few Fiskars items since. Like many, MANY, brands, Fiskars make things, and then they make things for Wal-Mart. I believe that Fiskars quality has diminished regardless of purchase location, unfortunately.

@onarciss 3 года назад

What do you think the best hatchet is?

@MJA5 5 лет назад

I bought one for a survival tool. I didn't have a hatchet. I like european things so I didn't hesitate.

@tiddybearkush 3 года назад

The throw got me watching 😅

@1xayekim 4 года назад

Fiskars are the Mora of the Axe world... They dont look pretty or traditional... But they get the job done and if they dont you send it to their warranty service and they send you a new one. I had one over a decade ago and the handle cracked because I got it lodged in between a log and I beat on it with another tool and broke it... Fiskars sent me a new one no questions asked... I like the X7 because of the size and blade geometry... Its all I need to to split camp wood and not to wail away on my KNIVES not designed to split or chop wood. They are quick to dull but easy as hell to sharpen with the Fiskars pull through and a strop and they are durable.

@simonashley7 3 года назад

I have an X7 and X27 both brilliant axes, cannot fault either of them.

@bruce-qm5fl Год назад

So do I. Also an X11. I'm surprised to hear people talk about the handles breaking. I've never had one break or get loose. I love traditional axes but these Fiskars just flat out work. They can't be beat for the money they cost.

@finnishfatman 3 года назад

If it says Fiskars (and is genuine Fiskars) then you're going to get quality product that'll last for years. Living in Finland it's pretty much the go-to brand with axes and scissors and I've been using that brand for decades myself. Not a single complain from me :)