>>172013I agree. I haven't tried the smaller axes, but the arm length one that I've been using PROFESSIONALLY has held up for over a year. The handle is like magic for shock reduction and impact resistance. The blade is great as well. I've taken a file to it three times. I've used it to split cords of oak and to clean up whole trees of brush, split big gnarly stump cuts, cut countless roots, and have even felled with it. I recently bought the largest maul they sell and I love it dearly as well. I own a tree service in central AR, and
>>172066 how did you break it? I've all kinds of smashed mine after a serious blow from a sledgehammer that gave it a tiny crack near the head, and it has not spread at all.