That is a classic design and 1095 is an excellent high carbon steel.

A good camp axe is worth its weight in ...
pretty much anything!  Looks good!

Looks like a great addition to the gear list for packing in.  small, fairly light and tough as all get out, would love to try one out.

Very cool. What do you estimate the packed weight at?

Sweet little axe..

Great looking axe !
I agree with some type of modular sheath. Especially if the new Asbell pants have belt loops    

Looks good.  Actually been thinking about asking my wife to get a Japanese bearded hatchet next time she goes to Japan, but this may be another possibility

Great looking, I am going to need one of those

It looks good. That size would also easily fit in a fanny or day pack.

I like it. I think a sheath that is tilted or canted at Ann angle that can be belt clipped in is ideal.

I like the shoulder style sheath systems myself. Great idea!  Thanks!!    

If they are the same quality as the GFA knives, then you can't go wrong. I have two of them and I think they are my favorite hunting knives, one lives in my bow hunting pack and the other on the strap of my possibles bag for flintlock season.

Looks good. I'd carry one hunting, hiking or camping. The idea sheath would be one which could be switched from a belt to a shoulder strap or attached to a quiver, it it could be made.

Love the idea - we use them - prefer a shoulder harness but belt sheath is workable. I guess I have liked the idea since seeing Glenn St. Charles wearing a small ax when I saw a Fred Bear movie late 70s. A bowhunting club rented the reel to reel film. But back to an ax as a bowhunters tool - we use mostly to split brisket - then to cut ribs away from the carcass.

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That looks handy and would work well in a drop in flap over sheath .

Looks nifty! There is just something very wholesome about a hatchet. Put a notch on it on the under side of the head to be used as a bottle opener. How "Americanly manly", popping a cold beer near the fire with your hatchet at the end of the days hunt!

Wow that's just what I have been looking for. Sure will come in handy for brushing in ground blinds.  

Nice

That's a nice looking tool! The Asbel's put out nothing less than top quality products that will last!! Thanks for showing it off Todd!

Steve Jr

Thin bladed hatchets like this one are great to quickly take the skull cap and antlers of critters.  Pound it  with another hatchet, hammer, or in a pinch a solid rock, and you can pop the skull-plate off in a few minutes.  Easier than a saw.