>>1343445I like the design but I'm not sold for a few reasons.
1) With a short search, I can't find where any of their stuff is made, that normally means China. Which is fine, except for $100 is good Swedish or American Ax money.
2)
>high carbon steelWell at lest it's not stainless, but once again, for $100 I want to know more.
3) Heavy. It's weight vs utility. More weight typically means it will chop better, but it's so short for it's weight, it's not optimal. If you can spare the space, having a larger traditional ax of the same weight will work more efficiently.
4) This is not on the ax it's self, but looking at some reviews of their other products, I see some failures caused by problems that should not be there at their price point. Like a $40 garden dirt knife that broke at the handle like a $5 Chines one, it looks like they did not even bother to radius the transition, that's cutting a major corner for making a cheaper product but still charging a premium price.
The over strike part is nifty, but kind of gimmicky, if you use an ax enough it's not that common once you get gud. But especially for such a short handle, over strikes should not be an issue. It's just more weight that's not in the head, and that makes it less efficient.
*Pic related not mine*
