>>343314Not at all, it's an improvement on casting. It's about producing higher quality parts.
Obviously, because of the way Fiskars axe heads are mounted, they must have very strict tolerances, something only MIM can deliver. This is how most firearm parts are produced these days, and you don't see any debate over how forged firearm parts are so much better than modern MIMs, aside from the fact that old ones have a "soul". Yeah, whatever.
Fiskars axe heads are good quality still. If you really had problems with it, I'd love to hear about them and see a couple pictures.