Prandi German-Style Hatchet - Heavy-Duty Axe for Outdoor Woodworking and Splitting

PegPeg: The hatchet head came serviceability sharp and looks nice. The hickory handle seems if good quality. However, the head is mounted so poorly that there is a roughly a 20° cant off of centerline. It makes chopping kindling a bit more dangerous and difficult than it should be. Nothing a new handle can't fix, but you shouldn't have to replace the handle on a brand new hatchet.

United States on Nov 12, 2023

Joe: It was good but the sheath was missing

United States on Oct 31, 2023

brownie: CAme sharp out of the box, although i touched it up. Hickory orientation was nearly dead on. Sanded off the finish and added boiled linseed oil. Unlike the pics of Prandi being painted on, this was engraved in the blade. I will add my own sheath and neck coller..Outstanding value!

United States on Sep 16, 2023

Logan GonzalesLogan Gonzales: The media could not be loaded.  I dug around thoroughly through different product reviews before purchasing this hatchet.
I had an idea of what I wanted, but found myself way over budget for this particular item.
And then I found this. .
There were a few troubling reviews, as with any item on Amazon. And was a little worried I'd get the painted on logo version of this hatchet. . I was ready to polish that thing righ off. So I was EXTREMELY pleased when it arrived with the stamped logo on the head.
I'd read that some had issues with the head being loose. Which for some of us and a bucket of water can usually be a easy remedy.
However my head arrived super tight, with the little wood burs still visible on the bottom side of the head.
I ordered it without the sheath as I plan on designing and making my own for it.
As with most of my hand tools and knives I was also prepared, and still plan on, modifying it more to my liking. Regardless of how it came it. .

The only thing I didn't like much about this tool, straight out of the box. Was what seemed like a rough coat of polyurethane on the handle.
That took about 3 minutes of sanding with a sheet of...

United States on Mar 19, 2022

Edward BillingsEdward Billings: In a world of mass produced hatchets at about the same price point, this one is undoubtedly the best. It came pretty sharp; sharper than you expect if you aren’t familiar with good hatchets, but not sharp enough if you are.

Haft has decent grain and was aligned very well. Overall finish was pretty good, but not perfect. You can spend a little time and make this much nicer looking and better finished if you want.

Balance is excellent. I took it out of the box and since I was heading to the woods to clear some fallen trees anyway, it came along. Worked excellently to de-limb some fallen trees and chop a couple through that were about 6-8” in diameter. Personally I’d like an extra couple inches in the handle length and maybe .25 lbs in the head, but this works wonderfully for what it is.

I felt it would be great for throwing due to the balance, so I did that. Stuck it three times in a row to a dead tree trunk at 12’ on my first attempt. I’m not a recreational thrower and don’t practice outside of when I happen to be using a hatchet. But I might start doing it more due to how easy it was with this bad boy.

I purchased mine without the sheath and...

United States on Jan 26, 2019