CRKT Freyr Axe: Outdoor Axe with Deep Beard Design, Forged Carbon Steel Blade, and Hickory Wooden Handle 2746

Owning the Berzerker, and the Chogan, I was really looking forward to owning this Freyr bearded axe. It does not disappoint. the beefy handle, the swell at the base, so much better grip than with the camp axe style of the Chogan and Berzerker axes.

What do I use this axe for? Currently I’m clearing 7 acres of thick trees. I have my stihl but next to that, this is my second most used tool. I’m very impressed and it looks great! The sheath is very well made and such a perfect fit. It’s comfortable to wear on my belt all day and doesn’t hinder natural movement. The handle is super comfortable and forgiving. The head is super tough and easy to maintain with a basic sharpener or strop. 1055 is perfect for axes cause it’s super easy to strop back into place instead of chipping with say 1095. I see some say it’s not razor sharp, but it’s not a knife or razor. It’s not suppose to be or it be razor sharp. I use this on hard wood all day with zero issues. Head stays tight and is very solidly wedged in. Overall highly recommended!

It’s a hatchet, it’s not a log splitting axe, although it can do it. It’s not a razor blade, you’re not supposed to shave with it. Y’all that are complaining about how it does not come sharp enough have apparently lost sight of what an axe/hatchet does. Sharp gets stuck in wood (not good for it’s intended purpose), wedge shaped blades split wood (as in the dull one your hatchet arrived with). This is an amazing product at an excellent price .

This thing feels great in the hand holding it at the end of the handle. Very well balanced. My hand fits a medium glove and was able to hold it just fine. The head seems very well seated, you can see how tight it was before adding the wedges. Since my hands are small, I have no problem grasping the handle at the very top for use as a carving,pushing tool but someone with bigger fingers is going to have a very tough time getting their fingers inside the bearded section of the blade. I actually removed some of the wood at the back of the handle at the very top as it was a little too large for me to get a comfortable grip but overall an impressive tool. It did come very dull though, so putting an edge on the blade will be my first priority and then I have some brush to try it out on.

This is a great chop, hack, and wack axe! The axe head is sharp and robust. The handle is ergonomic and nicely balanced. This is used for chopping branches and looks good enough to be a Viking convincer. To note, my wife liked mine so much that I had to buy another one for myself. :)

For the price, I would have liked _much_ better craftsmanship. The design, solidity, and feel of the Freyr I received are great, but the finish on the handle was so thin that you could see the light wood showing through the fine, dry, open fissures – it had no kind of protective seal, just a little dark stain. In that sense, it lags behind cheap hardware store hatchets, which at least slop on a layer of polyurethane on the wood. That's pretty important for real-world use, where wooden handles are exposed to water, sweat, UV, grime, etc. Pretty lame, IMO.But the bigger issue might be that the blade grind is also much worse than cheap hardware store hatchets. It's a coarse angle unsuitable for cutting much of anything (I'd expect this angle on a splitting maul, not a hatchet moonlighting as a Viking weapon), and has a big old burr to boot. Sloppy. It's basically a costume prop, as received.I happen to be a fiddly-shop kind of fellow and will put a useful edge on this axe, just as I will add a protective finish on the handle. I like such projects, and had I purchased this Freyr at significant discount as a factory blemished item, I'd be very satisfied. But since I didn't, this is an overall dud. It was a face-palmingly poor value even for a fiddly guy like me, and would have been a near-ripoff for some young hopeful without the skills and tools to rehab the Freyr into what it was meant to be; a fetching, petite, cunningly conceived little slicer.Order at your own risk, and be ready to return if your example is as flawed as mine was.

First and foremost, remember that this is a TACTICAL axe, not a bushcraft axe, not a camp axe, not a felling axe, not a carpentry axe, but a TACTICAL axe. It is made to smash and cut into barriers and people. The heavy head and thick blade geometry, with the wide hammer poll, make it a great entry tool.That being said, it also does a fine job as a camp axe and splitter, but there are better tools for that job.This is my "get home pack" axe, and it goes with me any time I leave the house, along with two knives, tarp, hammock, sleeping bag, etc.Am I overpacked? Oh yes. Do I care? No, because I have the will to put up with a heavy pack. I have carried this on ten mile hikes and mountain biking, grocery store runs, and trips out of state. If you think your pack is too heavy, get stronger!

Quality of the Axe is superb comes with the cutting edge covered to prevent damage in shipping and the cutting edge is very sharp. very well made!