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It's amazing the difference between a cheap ass Chinese axe and a good axe. I've had a $12 hatchet for years and I always thought it was perfectly adequate for my small splitting and chopping tasks. Until I decided to order a Husqvarna hatchet based on good reviews. On the outside, both axes look nearly identical, but the difference is huge. my cheap axe can easily be sharpened with a file, that file slides right over the Husqvarna. The bit of the cheap axe is also thinner with the edge coming in very steep. The Husqvarna bit tapers thicker but the edge is a much narrower angle, a few minutes on the stone and strop got it shaving sharp, the softer steel on the cheaper axe would roll over easily at this shallow angle. When splitting, the cheap axe would usually dig in two inches and stop since it didn't taper enough to actually split, the Husqvarna does it easily in one hit. I realise this post sounds newfaggy as fuck, but I thought I'd share my experience for anyone else who also thought an axe isn't much more than a wedge on a stick.