>>257547i could pickup a hickory handled POS at the hardware store for barely any more currency if not less.
iirc i use a cold steel(lol) trail boss axe, 40 dollar mid tier axe.
i would never use a tool whose handle is made from hollowed out inorganic polymer, i use plenty of hammers and what not but none are hollow. with extended use that thing will fail, its only a matter of when.