I am not eager to buy a lower end hatchet or axe that was made in the pacific rim for the big box stores. The QC on the heat treatment is suspect, and sometimes the edge is too soft, other times it is brittle like glass. If I was buying a new hatchet, I would spend about 2x more for this: https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/...d-hatchet.aspx The
Biber Classic Carpenter's Broad Hatchet
is sold for $90 at Highland Woodworking in Atlanta. That is $39.00 below the price on Amazon.
It is a forged, heat treated and finished in Germany. You can always grind the ears off.