Hultafors/Hults Bruk Agelsjon Hand Hatchet

I feel the quality of this small axe just holding it. This will go in my bushcraft lightweight pack. It feels so well balanced and like pure quality. I can hardly wait to camp with this small wonder at hand. I will mostly use it for fire prep and such tasks. It will likely be used also to split deer and hog carcasses and such type butchering during meat prep. I’m most certain it will perform great for such jobs and last a long time doing so.

It’s as much as a fine tool as well as a piece of art. Very sharp and holds an edge better than any other axe or hatchet I own. Only thing it needed was a little more linseed oil on the wood but otherwise it’s perfect and functional.

I felt hesitant to buy a specialized axe over the internet bc I'm particular about my hand tools. However, the Hultafors Ågelsjön (aka. Hults Bruk Jonaker) does not disappoint. Upon opening the package, I was immediately relieved to observe the head is hung straight in-line with the grain of the hickory handle. See attached photo of the knob. Photos in the Amazon listing for this axe do not reveal/sell the beauty of wood grain in the throat or belly very well, but as you can see in the attached photo - they turned out beautiful. One feature you also cannot see in the listed photos is how the sheath has a belt loop made of a reassuringly thick slab of brass-riveted leather. See the third photo. My next step in prepping the axe is giving the handle and eye a seasoning of boiled linseed oil. It looks like it already has a few coats, bt the feel of the handle tells me it could absorb some more. It makes me happy to know that the Hultafors company really seems to be working to honor the Hults Bruk legacy of craftsmanship. Yeah, I threw down some serious money for it - but for what I paid, I feel really satisfied for what I received.

Really good quality. Packaging is beautiful and giftable. Nice small hatchet that feels good in the hand and cuts well. Sharpens well.

Beautiful tool but the functional edge seems to be convex. Slam it into end grain and it doesn’t cut. I’ll reshape the edge to much flatter and love it once it cuts but I’ve got a job ahead of me.