I have never been a huge ax fan, and have preferred a large knife. Then I realized I always had great knives, and cheap axes. So the comparison was not really fair. UNTIL NOW <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I picked up a Gransfors Small Forest Ax, and I love this thing. It would shave hair right out of the box. Hacking at wood is like hitting butter <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />