Fiskars X15 Chopping Axe

Hello fellow bushcrafters and thanks for coming to my new blog for a review.

Here is what I would consider a fine axe for the price. So far it has been serving me well. Here are the specs on my wilderness companion, the Fiskars X15 chopping axe:

• country of origin: made in Finland
• length: 23.5 inches
• handle: fiberglass
• steel: medium carbon steel
• overall rating: 5 stars

This is a compact bushcraft axe which will make it easier to pack up. The steel is of good quality but you need to sharpen it before use because of the soft steel left over from the drop forging process. Like they said at Rocky Mountain Bushcraft.

Chopping:

As far as chopping goes, this is a great axe. Since it says it is a chopping axe in the description, it definitely lives up to its name. I used this to cut down a ponderosa pine tree that was about a foot thick in only 8 minutes. I then bucked it into fourths. It was quite easy to take off the limbs as well. I also used it chop through lots of dead wood, which it also excelled at. It cuts through punky wood very well. It felt comfortable mid-swing. The 23-inch length makes it a perfect mid-sized axe and makes packing it up easy as well. Overall, this is a great chopping axe.