Useful for a range of camping tasks like splitting firewood and building shelters, the small forest axe can also be used for detail work such as carving; it has a pronounced finger notch below the head and a 3 1/4" face ground with only a slight camber to allow precise, flat cuts. Its 24" handle is relatively thin to reduce weight, but long enough to lend significant force to the 1 1/2 lb head.