Fiskars 9" Chopping Brush Axe w/ Sheath

With all due respect, you may have misjudged this. The item is rated 4.3 out of 5 stars which would be a very good item. At least one person that broke it literally cut down a 4" tree with it which is a pretty silly thing to do with a knife made for cutting vines. Nearly perfect items usually have scores of about 4.7-4.8. At least one review says they couldn't reach Fiskars, and I know that to be easy to do.

Fiskars fiber reinforced plastic handles are renowned for being excellent axe handles. I certainly understand and respect if someone prefers hickory, but the plastic is an even better shock absorber. Fiber reinforcing plastic tears up molds, so perhaps Fiskars cheaped out on this one. More likely is that the thin blade can crack the plastic if it encounters large chopping resistance like a conventional axe would see. I believe these are never meant to hit a non-flexible object. It would seemingly excel at things like vines, saplings, palm fronds, and sugarcane. I think Fiskars calling it a chopping axe is misleading and that's on them.

Almost all axes ship dull. I'm not sure if this is due to lowering cost of manufacturing or because they don't trust that people won't slice themselves open immediately, but I suspect the latter. Go look at the serrated Mercer bread knife on Amazon. The review pictures are bloody fingers and stitches. Anybody that owns any axes should have a large bastard file and a stone for sharpening.

I like this Johnson Made-in-USA big bastard :
https://www.cripedistributing.com...324c&_ss=r

I like Pferd files and handles like this one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/30508937...R-yp4p-PYw

I like this stone (but I'm curious about the ones that come with a leather pouch):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1

Usually owner neglect is excluded from any warranty. I left mine outside and found it like a year later. I cleaned it up with vinegar and baking soda then sharpened it right up. Now, when that junky hollow handle snaps you should definitely claim the warranty.

I have a fiskars splitting maul with a hollow handle. It is hands down the best and toughest handle I've ever had. Incredibly sturdy to withstand many slams into wood. It's in perfect condition and I've split about 4-5 cord.