A hatchet is one of the most versatile tools you can take with you in the outdoors. It’s just an axe scaled down for single-handed use, which makes it lighter, more compact and easier to carry. You can still do all of the same stuff with a hatchet, it’ll just take a little longer and require a little more energy than it’d take with an easily-carried knife. A harder steel like D2 or 1055 is a good fit for a heavy use hatchet head.”]
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