Husqvarna 19-Inch Wooden Handle Splitting Axe for Firewood - Perfect for Camping, Backyard Log Splitting & Outdoor Survival Gear

I literally just opened the box and I must say, impressed! I purchased this axe from amazon after doing extensive research and reading nearly all the reviews. The husqvarna multipurpose axe is everything you'd imagine! Right out of the box it screams quality and ranks right up there with the $150-$250 brands. The hickory handle is near perfect in placement, smooth satin finish. It very well may be unfinished wood with a coat of linseed, not quite sure. The axe handle has the company logo and "Husqvarna" printed about 3 inches below the head and pictorials (indicating not to used the axe as a hammer or use a hammer on the axe) and "Hickory" on the reverse as well as a tapered hole for hanging or lanyard use at the far opposite end of the head. The head has a black, rough, blacksmith look to it and sharply stamped with the Husqvarna logo. "HAND FORGED" & "MADE IN SWEDEN" stamped under the logo. The blade has a nice sharp edge, sharper than an axe you'll pick up at Ace, Lowes, Home Depot or any other hardware store. Although I am pleased with the sharpness of the edge and it's "ready to use" manufactured edge, I will be doing some fine tuning to make it cut paper finer than it does. There are 3 distinct sharpening zones indicating the manufacturer (which I believe to be S. A. Wetterlings) does this the old fashion and in my opinion, the right way. The blade is protected by a distressed brown leather sheath that fits snuggly with a button snap, positioned on the bottom back of the sheath and wrapping around the underside of the axe head about 3/4"-1" from the cutting edge. The sheath is held together with four large rivets in the cutting edge position. The sheath's rivets and button snap hardware are bronze in color. I'll personally be treating the sheath with saddle soap for moisture protection. This axe has been widely named on multiple resellers websites and even on husqvarna.com as a traditional multi-purpose axe. Upon removing it from the shipping box the husqvarna label had it named "forest axe" which fits the size, weight (+\- 3lbs) and category of axes this particular offering most resembles. Specs: Total length; 26 1/8 inches. Handle thickness; 1 inch. Head length (cutting edge to heel); 6 5/8 inches. Head thickness (thickest); 1 1/8 inches. Cutting edge length; 3 1/4 inches.This axe is a must have for any outdoorsman for any number of tasks. It's smaller than your typical felling axe but large enough to get the job done. S A Wetterlings Scandinavian Forest axe is basically a splitting (no pun intended) image of this Husqvarna axe in size, weight and everything else! Wetterlings axe comes in at $130! I snagged this one here on Amazon for $54.99! Do the math and after reading this detailed review, you'll see why my review title is VALUE VALUE VALUE! I may just pick up another one, or two just because these types of value for the money don't fall out of trees that often, unless your using a Husqvarna Forest Axe!