Speed against weight · review
A 70.5 oz (2000 g) splitting axe that publishes its steel hardness, 47–55 HRC, on a lacquered hickory handle with a wedge fixing. Keepa showed no Amazon.com offer on November 4, 2026.
A 70.5 oz (2000 g) splitting axe, model HT3B069, with a stamped head in hardened steel at 47–55 HRC, on a hickory handle coated with a protective lacquer against UV and moisture. The head is held by a wedge. The German listing adds that the axe is made to DIN 5131, the German standard for axes. The Spanish listing gives a length of 700 mm, about 27.6 in, and the package measures 27.7 in.
47–55 HRC is a Rockwell C hardness range. A harder edge holds longer and is more willing to chip on a knot or a hidden stone; a softer one dulls sooner and comes back on a file more easily. Most axe listings stop at “hardened steel”; this one gives the number, though without a test method.
Wood-handled axes fail at the head, not at the edge. A wedge driven into the eye spreads the hickory and locks the head, and it is the joint that loosens when a handle dries out over a winter in the shed. It is also why the head can be rehung on a new handle, which a head bonded to a fiberglass shaft cannot.
About 27.6 in is short for splitting. A 32–36 in maul gains head speed and reach and drives deeper into large, knotty rounds; a shorter axe is easier to control and to swing in a tight spot. With a 70.5 oz head, this one suits seasoned rounds of medium size more than freshly felled oak.
A sheath, and a separate tool weight: the 6.2 lb Amazon gives is the shipping weight. The French and Spanish listings say “made in China”; the German one names only the DIN standard.
On November 4, 2026, Keepa showed no Amazon.com price and no in-stock offer for B09BDKHHPF. It was rated 4.5 out of 5 by 553 buyers on Amazon.es and 556 on Amazon.fr that day.
Keepa reading of November 4, 2026; stock and prices change without warning.
| Head weight | 70.5 oz (2000 g) |
|---|---|
| Shipping weight | 6.2 lb (2.8 kg); the listing gives no separate tool weight |
| Overall length | About 27.6 in (700 mm), from the Spanish listing; the package measures 27.7 in |
| Head material | Stamped, hardened steel |
| Steel hardness | 47–55 HRC |
| Standard | DIN 5131, the German standard for axes, named in the German listing |
| Head fixing | Wedge |
| Handle | Hickory, lacquered against UV and moisture |
| Sheath | Not mentioned |
| Model and references | HT3B069; Amazon B09BDKHHPF; EAN 5901867154996 |
It is the Rockwell C hardness range of the steel, as Högert publishes it. A harder edge holds longer and chips more readily on a knot or a stone; a softer one dulls sooner and comes back on a file more easily. The figure is the maker’s own, with no test method stated.
Not from Amazon itself on November 4, 2026: Keepa showed no Amazon.com price and no in-stock offer for B09BDKHHPF.
For rounds of medium diameter, yes; for big, knotty rounds, a 32–36 in maul with a heavier head drives deeper. The shorter handle is easier to control and to swing in a tight spot, at the cost of head speed.
The head is held by a wedge, the traditional joint of a wooden-handled axe, so it can be rehung on a new handle. The listing sells no spare handle.
7.3/ 10
A plain 70.5 oz splitting axe that does what most listings do not: it states its steel hardness, 47–55 HRC, and the standard it follows, DIN 5131, on a replaceable hickory handle. Short at about 27.6 in, without a sheath, and with no Amazon.com offer on November 4, 2026.
This model is listed on Amazon.com, with no price read at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.
Details checked on November 14, 2026.
Seasoned rounds of medium size, split by somebody who wants a wooden handle and a stated steel hardness
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for wood heating equipment and the matching Amazon product page. Prices, ratings and availability: read on Amazon.com from a New York address. Every figure on this page names its source.
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