text: This tool fails in that the handle is as thick as the business end of a baseball bat..virtually no taper and almost impossible to get a good grip. The handle should have a gripping area more like the gripping end of a baseball bat. The entire tool is just plain clumsy and cheap; I am sure it would not hold to rough use and of course the whole point of this kind of took is rough use. Just another cheap made in China tool that will do in a pinch but is severely lacking. Do yourself a favor and buy one from a reputable tool maker or forestry product maker like Stihl . I should have known better but was in a hurry.