That is absolutely beautiful!!! What a fantastic job.  It’s tools like those that your children will cherish forever.  😃👍

That was a great project. The laminated contrasting woods look just great, should be good and strong and what good hatchet that is. A good tool to have in the cache. Nice work.

PLEASE use a push stick.

fantastic looking hatchet!

Great finish, dude! That handle really looks great.

A beautiful tool to be proud of. Great work.

Excellent job

Just for everyone’s information, that was not a forge weld line on the blade and hammer end, that was a quench line. It’s all the same steel but only the blade and hammer end were quenched.

Beautiful work I enjoyed the video thanks for sharing

Nice video.

That was absolutely project 😀😀

Beautiful looking axe handle for sure.

😮......wow

That navy seal tactical hatchet turned out awesome.😂

I’m loving the laminated wood look. And the hammer face polished up beautifully! Great job!

Excellent work!👍🏼

That turned out fantastic! Love the slide hammer trick and new drifting block too. Well done! 😃👍🏼

Very impressed with how the handle turned out! Great job !

ToolScouter, on the West Coast this style hatchet was called a Rigger’s Hatchet.  Used primarily for building rough structures like Oil Dericks, RR bridges and the like.  Note the orientation of the slot for nail pulling.  Yours is for a right hander, but they were also made in a version that would work for a SouthPaw.  Mark L

Nice that handle turned out great! Looks better than new!!!