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Magnacut seems to be a really good steel for knives right now. Sort of an M4-Stainless with the right heat treat. That being said though, I still tend to think 14cn28 and AUS-10 are great options for slip-joint knives and small fixed blades but, I'm holding out for Magnacut right now.

That should be an easy warranty claim. It looks like a heat treat defect or stress fracture which should be an easy one for Shrade to replace. I'm not sure what part of the world you are in so, that may complicate things a little if you are overseas. In the EU/UK, it shouldn't be too hard to...

It looks like Stihl has added a few axes since the last time I shopped there. The "cleaving hatchet" is one I have and it cost me $35 which was only ~$10 more than a Lowes or Home Depot cheap knock-off hatchet from China at the time. Not what I would want on hard oak or hackberry but, pretty...

I am curious about the Prandi axe with splitting wedge and Stubai Superspalter. How do these two compare to each other? Is the steel noticeably different in them? Does anyone have experience with either or both "in the field"? I would like to find one in a ~2lb/1Kg with a ~24"/600mm haft...

Most likely stuck in a limb or stump when the user 'wrenched' the head out with lateral stress on the haft/handle.

One of these days, I hope to run across what I see often referred to as a "spaltaxt" which has a narrow wedge in the head to cut friction as you wedge the wood apart. The form factor of the 'rectangular' heads like that Hultafor has puts a lot of weight behind the wedge to split effectively.

Hmm, I wonder if it isn't sharp and causing her some problems.

Something like this would work well for you: Hultafors splitting axe KLY 7-0.9 SV Stihl has a good splitter in the USA for $35USD that I believe is made by Ochsenkopf out of Germany.

A heavier head and longer haft will both make your job much easier!

A good blacksmith can take the bend out. Annealing the steel will take the hardness away but, any good blacksmith will heat it up and quench to keep it hard.

That looks a lot like the Hultafors Hatchet H006SV model with a different name on the Haft.

Hultafor for me out of Lamnia in Finland has proven to be a good balance of cost versus performance versus general finish. The Prandi from Italy are also pretty good for a low price as well. In a light use camp axe, I generally like a really heavy head and something with thin cheeks and a...

Stain resistance and toughness have both improved greatly with modern steel formulations. That is not to say older carbon steel like sawmill blades are not really good for people's use today. Powdered steels offer a lot in various knife configuration and use. AUS-10 seems like a similar steel...

With supply chain and other COVID-induced problems, I see some changes in what various fixed blades are using for steel in their blades. Morakniv Garbergs use 14c28n which looks to be a good option and, Casstrom seems to have changed from K720 to Sleipner. In the USA, Magnacut seems to be the...

How did the manufacturer respond?

As someone away from home in Europe over Christmas one year, I spent the holiday period in a monastery with total silence except for church services with sermons, singing, and some chants. Definitely not something I would recommend for someone with mental health issues. I was there for...

Even with non-stick cookware, I need to use a light spray of oil to really be non-stick for something like eggs, assuming they are room temperature and not cold from the fridge which is even 'stickier' so, a lot more oil or grease is needed to keep them non-stick.

If I'm out in the woods for a week or more, carving my own tools makes more sense. The woods around me though don't really have tree species that make a reasonable tool for me to use for food due to texture and density issues. The Opinel set seems to be a good option for a picnic or a short...

Having them fit in a coffee cup or tea mug is the main attraction over having some of the Ti versions that fold in half.

Picnic+ Cutlery Insert Set How do these work in real life? Are they a good utensil for camping and bushcrafty usage? Does the spoon work well for soups and is the fork large enough to be useful for normal meals? I am thinking of adding them to a Number 9 sized Opinel but, I am open and...