>>351981>>351981Hey OP, this thread is somewhat surprising to see as I spent most of today cleaning up/sharpening my Husqvarna Hatchet after a trip to the BWCA. I also spent my time creating a sheath from scratch with some leftover 9oz leather I had from another project. The hatchet is great, and considering I was able to get it when it was on sale on Amazon makes it all that much better imo. Pros and Cons I have about the hatchet:
Pros:
>Comes quite sharp from the factory, was on par with the sharpness of Mora's from the factory>Small sheath to cover the blade>Finished handle to water proof and protect from rot, handle also made of Hickory so it is very shock resistant>Lightweight, which makes it easy to carry on /out/ings. For example I was able to fit it into a 35L Dry Bag with the rest of my gear.Cons:
>Finish can be quite rough. This was the main reason I sanded down the handle and re-finished and sealed it today, as the stock handle gave me a minor blister from using it.>The grind of the axe head is very rough, which allows for moisture get trapped in the grooves and form rust. After coming back from the BWCA my hatchet had developed a layer of rust on the cutting edge, on both sides of the hatchet-however this was mostly because I applied no oil before leaving and it was a very wet week. To fix this I spent a few hours today with progressively finer grits of sandpaper refining the metal to a smooth, polished surface. For the amount of time I spent fixing the edge still made this axe no-less valuable to me>The sheath it is shipped with covers the blade of the hatchet and not the whole head, therefore there is no way to attach it to a belt with relative ease; to fix this I spend some time constructing the custom sheath I spoke of earlier. Anyway, good luck OP and if anyone has any questions or wants to see the changes I made to the hatchet and/or the sheathe I constructed I would be more than happy to post some pictures.
