Wetterlings Wildlife Axe

www.wetterlings.se
The Swedish company of Wetterlings has been hand-forging axes since 1880, and it shows. The curved hickory handle fits into your hand like the comfortable handshake of a lifelong friend and the 19-ounce turpentine axe head is perfectly balanced for maximum drive with minimal effort. Forged out of Swedish carbon steel by expert blacksmiths, the slightly rounded, sloped bevel blade is 5.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide—perfect for splitting firewood, shaving kindling, or removing blown-down limbs or small trees.  Our tester admits to using the hatchet as a paperweight on her desk when not in the field—from the handsome leather blade guard to the Wetterlings Genuine Hickory brand on the handle, this isn’t an axe that will gather dust in your tool shed.