Coleman Axe with Durable Steel Head & Non-Slip Grip Handle, Great for Splitting Wood & Hammering Stakes, Ideal for Camping, Survival, Landscaping

great for the price

Awesome axe! First hand axe I have honestly owned and it came with a way to remove nails, pretty cool! Not super duper sharp when you first get it but it has some weight to it so it chops just great. I used this to remove some large left over stumps that were growing near some concrete. Could not get a chain saw near the concrete so I used this to chop most of it down and then dig down and remove them. They were small and up against concrete so they could not be pulled out with a chain either.

Not that sharp, but solid metal handle to the butt of the handle. I drilled the end for a rope loop. its a good utility hatchet. not the best for splitting wood, but durable.

You'd think it would be hard to complain about an axe that costs less than a fast food meal but welcome to my world. My immediate thought when I grabbed this axe was "Holy $%^&, this thing is heavy". Fatigue is a legitimate concern here. NOT a contender for a pack axe or primary home kindling splitter. Next, I noticed the poor angled of the edge, wide, fat and dull. I then stared at it perplexed for longer than I can remember, wondering why they put this odd curve to the handle and grip. It really add no advantage to the swing or splitting power. STILL - for $10 this is a fine backup/throw away, give away axe. I can see myself spending about 5 minutes with a flapper disc correcting the sins of Coleman and making this a decently sharp and effective splitter. It's heafy and built in such a way that brings some 80s nostalgia. I really think it'll last a long time and be purposeful with some tweaking. Again, for the money, I can endorse this so long as you understand its caveats.

I use it to split small logs into kindling. Works great and it is sturdy. Surprising quality from such a cheap axe.

First off, the edge is terrible from the factory. I still want to give it 5 stars because of the overall build quality. I really only wanted this to hammer in wedges or do any other small things to help when I cut trees. I immediately sharpened it when I got it with products I got right here from amazon and now it takes shucks out of trees. The handle is solid along with the shank leading to the head. It's light but heavy enough to really beat on stuff with.

I have owned plenty of axes so I believe I know them well enough to give you a useful review on this Coleman Camp Axe. The curve on the end of the handle is not really helpful. Part of me thinks they are so cheap because the company is basically trying to liquid their inventory - mainly because of these types of shortcomings. The weight is respectable for its small size. This is a hatchet at best. This "hatchet" ships with a very wide blade angle. So it doesn't do near as well as it could mainly because it ships kind of... dull... After grinding the blade down to a better angle it did much better at chopping and biting into wood. You don't want it as sharp as a knife, obviously, that would cause it to chip or get stuck in the tree you are chopping up, but you do want it to penetrate on each whack! That said, stock sharp it can work through less dense wood, but don't expect it to chop through a dry avocado branch. The back of the blade head has a curve to it. Why? It is another shortcoming for this hatchet. Had it been flat you could use it as a hammer and other uses that require a flat back to the axe head. It does have a hanging notch so you can put it on a nail on the wall. It does NOT have a sheath. But at stock sharpness you don't need one. Overall I have mixed feelings about this hatchet. I have used many that had a stock sharpness that was much better and didn't have the above mentioned shortcomings so I give this a three. If we were just talking about price and if I hadn't used something much better I would consider this a four and a half stars perhaps. But knowing better I cannot suggest this unless you know you will be hacking at soft wood and/or need something dirt cheap.

For 8 bucks, are you kidding me? It's good. Really good. Sturdy, heavy and solid. Sharp for what you paid. Blade can easily be sharpened if not sharp enough. Definitely worth 8 bucks for sure!