Estwing e24A Sportsmans Axe (Hatchet) Review. Thoughts after 6 years of use.

The Estwing E24 Sportmans Axe is a classic camp hatchet that's still made in the USA. This review examines it's legacy with me and not the e14, allows me to chop some wood, delimb some trees, and split logs on the 2nd or 3rd try. You'll also see it compared to some Kukris from BudK and Zombie tools. I've had the axe for about 6 years now, so I offer thoughts on durability, longevity, stamina, and other gross sounding words. Support my channel by buying through my links below. Thanks for watching.

[eqlzr]

When I was a little boy about 62 years ago, we were poor and lived in a little rural community. My mom and dad both worked--my mom as a clerk in the only hardware store in town that had been there 50 years, and my dad as a maintenance man. My mom decorated cakes and my dad did handyman work at night to help make ends meet. We had enough to get by, but no luxuries of any kind. To get through the 95 degree and 95% humidity nights, we had a fan my dad cobbled together with home-made blades and a motor made out of a defunct bench grinder. I think I have a hearing loss today because of that fan. At any rate, my dad came home one day with an unheard of treasure, a real luxury--the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. It may as well have been made of gold. It was a shiny, sparkling, perfect Estwing hatchet in a beautifully carved leather sheath. It was stored in the most honored position in my dad's shed, and that was inside a handmade oak box that he'd received from his father as a boy. Amazingly, my dad showed me how to use it, and I worked it into my lawn mowing business using it to clean up downed limbs after summer thunderstorms in our community. I treated it like the most precious instrument it was, and I went to the library to check out books on how to use it so that I would avoid serious injury. I chopped up some major branches with that little gem and hauled the pieces out behind people's houses to the brush-pile that everybody had for burning such debris. Fast forward 62 years to today--a day when I got that same old Estwing out, removed it from its sheath, and used it to chop up fireplace kindling from some dead apple tree branches I'd been accumulating. Old but still sharp and sturdy, it shows what the real value of a quality tool is--getting work done and refreshing memories of treasured moments between a boy, his dad, and their struggles to survive.

[nebulamask]

"Not for zombies" you can't tell me what is and isn't for killing zombies ok

[raysnow]

You should have broken out your pocket knife and used the back side of the axe to hammer the knife through the logs, so your viewers could see how well the axe works with batonning.

[elvay]

When I was kid I wanted one of those so bad and eventually my parents got me one. It was pretty amazing at the time and my friends and I never went to build anything in the woods without it. Then one day my buddy and I finished building a cool little lean-to and we stashed our tools inside for the night. We came back the next morning and someone trashed the lean-to and stole our shit. I'm getting irritated right now just thinking about it and that at least 20 years ago. Never figured out if it was someone from school or perhaps a pissed off hunter. -.-

[cammid]

How the duck have you only got only 65k subs. Great channel

[christopherh]

Although I beat on this a lot, I always put it away dry.

[nowakezoneforever]

Excellent and hilarious commentary. Re: Natural Light, it’s my go to camp beer. I can drink it all day while doing chores and not get hammered. Works for me.

[TautologyTechSystems]

Fyi, Cabela's price is 27% higher than the Homeless Despot's.

[SuperJmac]

LOL. BEST REVIEW ON YOUTUBE!! Thanks for the laughs. Also, I need a link to that sweet Kukri!

[don.richard]

I enjoyed this video ! 🪓I'm going to buy one like yours....

[THEjoelivingstone]

I honestly can't tell if this a parody review, but I am thoroughly entertained.

Also definitely not an axe, but it is everything else: Hatchet, hammer, griddle, climbing tool with the proper rope, and desktop fidget toy. Give the handle a wind of gaffer tape and this is your new best friend.

[melatomic]

The varnished / shiny leather handle is the only reason I waited 8 weeks for the slow boat from the USA to get it to my post box. It’s a useful hammer and excellent door stop too. Great review

[happilyham]

I bought this thing off Amazon while I was drunk the other night and now I'm watching reviews of the thing I bought while I was drunk that I totally have no use for. It's a beautiful little hatchet and I love your sense of humor.

[OhioEDC]

Estwing hatchet —> Natty Ice —> YouTube’s leading tongue-in-cheek “Reviewer” —> downed tree branches —> me laughing —> ..and craving some warm Natty Ice.
Job well done, Sir.

[Player_Review]

I use this one when camping, while it is a compromise at its length, it does the job better than a knife. Love that Lansky puck, never really bothered to give it a better edge than that. Glad to see you're still enjoying your stuff.

[jaredyoung]

Dude your hilarious. Estwing for the win. I used the full metal tang as a surface to beat on with a hammer and that little hatched/axe keeps going. I’d like to see a plastic or wood handle take abuse like that

[workingclassless]

I have to measure it diagonally, too.

[Darkice]

I inherited my dads that is about 70 years old. I just sharpened it and did some pruning. Still works great

[dalecarpenter]

Had one of these for like 20yrs my boy scouts left it on a camping trip ! They had a throwing contest ! Great axe ! I also am the first person ever to break the larger axe while on a surveying crew using as a crowbar ! The boss always wanted one a little shorter so it worked out good ! The boss got me a new one ! They are great working axes !

[dalecarpenter]

Had one for like 20 yrs . Lost it on a scout trip . My scout were learning to throw axes . It got left behind .
The next camper got a treat !!!
Used the larger model on survey crew . Im the only one that has broken one ! It made a large hatchet / hammer!!!