{"product_id":"fire-creek-forge-hand-forged-carving-style-bushcraft-hatchet","title":"Fire Creek Forge Hand Forged Carving Style Bushcraft Hatchet 16\"","description":"Carving Style Hatchet, Forged from 1060 Steel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHand forged hatchet from Texas made 1060 steel. Head weight about 1.5lbs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether your working down a piece of wood on a carving bench, splitting kindling for the fire, or doing a bushcraft project, this hatchet will work great for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFully hardened and tempered, with the cheeks tempered out further for greater toughness of the hatchet head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 16\" to 17\". Handles are made from scratch with high quality hickory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis hatchet is also useful for splitting wood, with the wedge that starts at the large sized eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1060 steel contains a more carbon than most axe heads, therefore providing an excellent, tough edge with great edge retention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the axe is forged, I put them through an extensive heat treat process to give the best steel performance possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis includes normalizing after forging, and then grain refinement of the steel. This is to make the steel tougher, and hold an edge better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eye on the hatchet is oversized for this tool, about 2\" x 3\/4\". The larger than normal eye makes for a tougher, more durable axe that you can depend on when you need it most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bit on these hatchets is forged and ground for excellent cutting ability, with a convex grind for edge toughness, and so the bit doesn't stick in the piece of wood you are chopping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bit widens considerably at the eye, providing an effective wedge when the hatchet is used for splitting wood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoll is also rounded and smooth, making it more comfortable when the axe is gripped close to the head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI build the handles from cabinet grade hickory, shape, sand, and fitting each one individually to the axe head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA full grain veg tan, hand made leather bit cover is included and fitted to each individual axe head.","brand":"Ridgerunner Blades","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51387889549444,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/8999\/2324\/files\/108A0690.jpg?v=1765537993","url":"https:\/\/www.ridgerunnerblades.com\/products\/fire-creek-forge-hand-forged-carving-style-bushcraft-hatchet","provider":"Ridgerunner Blades","version":"1.0","type":"link"}