Replacement Hatchet Handle

Not so much Hardcore Hammer and here is why.

Lightly used survivalist hatchet and sadly it broke on a camping trip with my twelve year old son. No misses on splitting smaller fire wood bundles that were pre cut. It broke inside the eye of the axe head. My brilliant son stated that “it cannot even handle the work ethic of a 12 year old”. I have two of these hatchets as one is the super naturalist. I prefer the surrealist hatchet as it has a heavier head for splitting smaller kindling and fire wood bundles but very disappointed. What’s even more disappointing is that customer service still has not responded to my email.

I would not have left this review if I received a cordial response to my email. But nope, nothing a few days later. Pretty disappointing for a customer and especially at their prices. Lessons can be learned from this. I would rather buy from a lesser known brand with great customer service than a higher end tool company that only responds to a sale and not a warranty or Quality Control issue, heck even just a response with guidance to remove the wood from the eye and a replacement option. Broken axe handle at the head or inside the eye of the axe head seems to be a common problem of theirs and I guess more so the customer.

Maybe stick to Council Tools, Helko Werks or Gransfors Bruk.

See pictures.

Blades are great. Beware of the handles. I own 2 axes and 2 hatchets. One axe handle broke while splitting firewood. One hatchet handle broke while splitting simple kindling.

No misses! Both broke at the shoulder underneath/inside the lug.

Why would an $180 hatchet even need a replacement handle? It begs the question... Is the hatchet reeeeeaally worth $180? C'mon Hardcore, do better.

great handle! bought this as a replacement to my old handle that was too weathered by the years to save. this one shipped quickly and had all the necessary hardware to hang the axe head. The instructions don't say this, but I would recommend you throw some wood glue on the wedge before driving it in. It will essentially help bond the wedge to the handle and make it nearly impossible to wiggle its way out over time.

Great replacement handle and instructions! Easy installation and my hatchet is back to work.