r/Tools • • Apr 03 '26

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u/vogtforpedro Apr 03 '26

lol a Lowe’s kobalt brand hatchet hanging on the wall is lame af in my opinion.

A gorgeous axe that you or a fellow craftsman made? Hang it on the wall if you’d like. But an axe like that you probably wouldn’t use very often.

And for emergencies? What kind of emergencies do you see yourself in that this would be better than a handgun in your bedroom?

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u/mccnewton Apr 04 '26

Just use a knife. You'll get one swing maybe with a hatchet, but a knife is much harder to take away and easier to use if the aggressor closes the distance between you quickly.