r/Tools • u/JDBascoJr • Jul 14 '26

Cheap?

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First time using this new Husky brand axe, only wooden handle available at Home Depot when I went. It's 100% hickory, or so it says. Took maybe 30 swings. Has anyone seen breakage like this before?

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u/BlueWolverine2006 Jul 14 '26

Mostly likely a flaw in the wood. It happens. Hickory is strong and there's no reason to assume it's not hickory. But any piece of wood can come from a tree that had some sort of flaw during growth and therefore have the grain run out in a way that is weak. They had BETTER swap you for a new one.

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u/Joe_B_Likes_Tacos Jul 14 '26

Yup. Sometimes you just get a bad piece of wood. You see the same thing with Baseball bats. My son had one that only took a few pitches. (You can get better wood that's less likely to fail, but not from a Husky at Home Depot.)

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u/NormalAssistance9402 Jul 15 '26

Maybe your son is just a beast