This is an inexpensive hatchet so my expectations were set accordingly. The grinding on this axe is poor, there is a visible dishing on one face, it is not symmetrical. I am not talking about the sharpness, that i can fix and frankly don't expect them to come sharp, this is poor grinding back from the edge. I heat with wood and use an axe everyday for six months of the year at home and also camp and woodwork. I own an embarrassing number(7), of axes, Swedish, German, Finnish, Swiss. At this price point I would choose a Fiskars x7 instead. Disappointed with the quality control.It is a small hatchet and I got it for carving, it will work but I would not recommend it.
