3715AB Razorsharp 1.5lb Hatchet

Razor sharp is a bit of an overstatement, but this is good at its job. nice and heavy and cuts up pallets easily for kindling. The handle is a good size and easy to hold which balances out the blade. Comes with a plastic blade protector, overall excellent value for money.

Got this hatchet to get at some awkward branches. I couldn't get to with my my saw. Seems pretty well made, comes semi sharp and holds it's edge pretty well. Can be made sharper if you know what you are doing. Drop forged. American hickory handle.. Did what I needed. I put this short review up, because there are more than one version of this axe/hatchet. This is for the 1.5 lb version. Someone has already put the measurements up for the 2.5lb version. Measurements are in the video. Just pause to have a closer look if you need to.. Hope it gives you a smile and helps you make up your mind if this is the one you want. Here are the lyrics if you want to singalong... ;-) Well you know I had this problem out in my backyard I didn't have a tool that would do the job I tried everyone I had Well some they were just too big and some were just too small and some they just aint good enough to do anything at all. So I had me a look on Amazon and I saw this little axe I said brother you could help me do the job so let me give you the facts. It turned up in a couple of days and when I held it in my hand That's when I could see the truth and I could understand. Well maybe you aint the biggest. Maybe you aint the best. But your well made and you're good enough and cheaper than the rest. So I went out to the problem that had troubled me for days. I introduced it to my friend...Now trouble's gone away. Well now you heard my story I'll take no more of your time. If your thinking of buying a tool like this I hope I helped you make up your mind. It's good enough I think you'll see. If you're gonna use it occasionally.. Aha ... Ooh Hoo Aaa Ha Mmmmm...

The product seems sturdy and well made for the price. Upon receiving it though mine is blunt as anything, I'm hoping to sharpen it rather than returning it.

Reasonable quality for the price, as described, quickly sent.

As many commentators have said, this axe isn't particularly sharp as received, and so it's somewhat mis-described in the product details, but so what; can any axe keep a knife-edge given the way in which axes are used. Surely even a sharp knife would dull immediately upon being pounded into a piece of wood rather than sliced across it. At any rate, this axe is made from mild steel and so would take an edge from a grind-stone if necessary. Overall this is a well-made product from a well-regarded company and so I recommend it.

I read some reviews saying this wasn't very sharp upon arrival. I found it OK, certainly not razor sharp but it will sharpen if needed. The added instructions state to soak the handle first to allow it to swell slighlty but I found the head very firmly attached and ready to work. Great axe for not a lot of coin.

Sturdy and able to take an edge - but not very sharp when it arrived.

Good