Morakniv Boron Steel Camping Axe

This is a beautiful, lightweight, medium duty camp axe. Everything from Morakniv is quality, purpose built gear, and I’m so happy to have this in my bag now. The Scandi grind on the cutting edge is nice, and easy to maintain. The back of the axe head can be used as a hammer to pound in tent stakes or whatever. This is the first boron steel cutting tool that I’ve ever owned, and I have high expectations for its performance. The handle design allows you to choke up for short stroke chopping work like busting up kindling, or move your grip to the bottom for hard swings at thicker branches or logs. The leather blade cover fits over the sharpened edge perfectly and secures with a snap. Nothing in your bag will get cut. *Add a paracord or leather lace wrist strap through the lanyard hole for a more secure and stable grip.

I’ve used this for a few months and I can say I’m thoroughly impressed. The handle is strong and ergonomic. The edge on the blade came sharp and has help up well. I’ve only had to touch up the edge a few times after relatively heavy use. I will eventually have to put a new edge on it but that doesn’t seem to be anytime soon. The sheath it comes with could be better but for the price it’s not that bad. After all, you’re buying this product for the axe and the sheath is secondary. Some complain about the odd steel but I’ve had no issues with chipping or corrosion. Like I stated before, the edge has held extremely well. Just another great Morakniv product. Maybe offer a few other colors for the handle down the road? At this point I’m really reaching for cons. Lastly, it should be noted that the back of the blade is pretty thin compared to other axes and isn’t great for use as a hammer or driving in tent stakes. However, you can just turn the axe to its side and use the side of the handle (near the head of the axe) to drive in the stakes. I wouldn’t recommend any heavy duty strikes with this method.

Who needs a small compact axe, so sharp you can shave ur fave and get a cleaner shave than leading brand razors. Probably not alot of people, but I say I do. Love this little axe. Will be a great skinning axe. Won't even need to bring a knife. All in one package.

I took this on a short, two night backpacking trip. There's obviously a trade-off with weight when it comes to hatchet usability, but we found this to work really well. We split wood and kindling for several hours worth of campfire and had no issues. My concern was with the design of the blade inside the handle. Splitting wood puts the handle in the impact area, but we had no problem. It's not the best hatchet I own, but it's a pound lighter than my next one, and for backpacking that's worth it. Because of its light weight, chopping is less effective, but batoning (embedding the hatchet and then driving it the rest of the way through with a heavier section of wood) worked very well. This will go on most of my trips from now on.

Nice and sharp blade. Small, but handy size. However, I wanted to love this hatchet like the other Morakniv products. Unlike some other brands, this one is a soft enough plastic handle that wood pieces get wedged between the handle and the hatched metal head. This doesn't happen on my cheaper other brand. While I still like it, I have to admit this bothers me.

I bought this a while back but used it for the first time recently. I love it. The handle shape, weight and balance of the blade makes swinging it feel very natural and secure, the blade is sharp and sturdy, and the way the tang protrudes behind the handle means you can use it as a wedge if necessary and strike it with say a big log and not damage the handle. I even used the back of the blade to hammer in a few plastic stakes in hard ground. The metal is a bit too narrow for this purpose, but it worked. All around, this is a perfect hatchet, can't think of anything I'd change.

Great product and handles great

Really like this hatchet. Has nice curve in handle to prevent slipping. Super sharpe and great steel like their knifes. Recommend product.