the chopping power of this thing is practically nonexistent. i blame the handle.






we have one tiny roll from those chops.



my gut told me it's not the hardening, but too thin an edge.



after a slight obtusing, i went back to it. i also tried wrapping the handle a rag so i could really put my arm into it this time. i had a tougher time controlling the blade this way, but it's not longer about the notch, were testing the edge.



success. no damage. however, in stabbing that piece of wood in the pic, i didn't realize the bottom wasn't flat and the wood rolled over. i ended up blunting the tip on the concrete. back to the sander to take care of that, but it's fine now.