great the first time, horrible the second i like dthe first one so much i bought another. fine edge trading sent ti to me quickly and well packaged. upon opening the second, i noticed the grain orientation was almost 75 degrees off from where it shoud be. 45 degrees off of straight is acceptable to me, but almost perpendicular to the blade is not okay. thats how you get broken handles. i looked to return the hatchet and get another sent to me, so i emailed them, explaining what i considered to be wrong, asking if they had any in stock…

Excellent hatchet, as I consider it to be that … Excellent hatchet, as I consider it to be that length. 13.5″ on the handle length.