Estwing 16" (Inches) Special Edition

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El tamaño ideal para hacer trabajos de madera, los tamaños más chicos te quitan fuerza y los más grandes dejan de ser llevaderos en la mochila o en los viajes de camping. Buen filo y al ser de una sola pieza de acero la hace indestructible. Realmente perfecta. La Especial Edition es muy bonita pero es más un gusto, ya que no hay diferencia alguna con las versiones estándar. Vale mas por lo que realmente pagas.

I love this axe. At first all the reviews on here kind of made me skeptical about purchasing this fine piece. I work in the forests of British Columbia as a timber cruiser for the last 3 years, and have used the standard model of this axe most of my career. Finally I decided to go with this Special Edition model 16" Estwing Axe. I have no regrets. The blade is quite curved compared to the other model, but doesn't seem to have any flaws or weak points. I chop a lot of trees every day and it has withstand everything I chopped so far, even large frozen trees! When it first arrived I gave it a final sharpening, and it has held up great (no chipping in the blade etc.), I also did the handle side to side test while the axe was stuck deeply in a tree, flexing it in -20 celcius weather, without any bending or disformation. The black finishing, -like expected since it is a every day tool for me, is slowly wearing off in the chopping area. No big deal, because it does the job very well and meets every requirement I'm looking in a reliable tool.

A full tang, short handle axe is naturally more durable than one with a wood handle and the rubberized grip makes repeated swinging less tiring as you're less likely to let it slip, it also absorbs the impact very well. My first time using was to reblaze a portion of trail on my property, clearing small fallen softwood trees which had blwn down over the summer, some trees were 6-8" diameter. While a bit large for some people to swing single handed the grip is long enough to be held by even large hands. The blade is broad and slender so it bites into wood well but would be better if it came with a sharper factory edge. Haven't used the backside hammer yet but after an hour of use it has begun to feel nicely weighted and easy to control. Nice sheeth too with a belt loop. Looks like theres a hole in the handle for a wrist rope but haven't checked for sure. Hard to beat for around $100 and Estwing always makes quality striking tools.

I have no issues with this product. It came to me in perfect condition and the edge is fairly sharp and NOT dull like others say. I’m using this for axe throwing and would say that if you want this for chopping wood get a full size splitting axe because this isn’t big enough. Too bad that so many people complain about a small axe not being able to split huge pieces of wood. Common sense.