For about 12 Euros more there are of Hultafors a hand-forged with hickory wood handle Campingbeil and good leather holster (see the hardware store from Amazon). The Sweden forge there since about 1643 very good hatchets and axes. So there already a lot of experience and Knoff Hoff seems to be in the game. And fear of possible carcinogenic substances we must also not have at this ax. Especially you can buy as a hatchet once and can pass it on to the next generations. Such durability I speak the BG products, by comparison, of infuriating own experience simply from. When Gerber BG series `s along the lines of:" Much botch even more dough! " Wer`s maintenance needs? And by the way costs the better FISKARS ax only 36 euros!