iam alway looking for the full fatchet that have a hammer head you can shrpen the to razor sharpness and they stay that way for a good long time i use then to skin also ues you can get hurt with one but i dont know how anyone can cut a femoral artery on a glancing blow if you are dresses but my grandpa did cut 4 toes off with a glancing bolw using a double bit axe and he is who taught me how to sharpen an axe and hatchet