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of the sheath is you can’t remove one
axe at a time—once you undo the reten-
tion strap they all come out. Like I said,
h th
th though, they are grea
at throwers and a
Despite the Francisca’s lightweight (19.8
ounces), the convex edge makes the axe a quality product.
pretty good little chopper.
E
SUBJECTIVE VALUE
Throwing axes is a gre
eat hobby and once
re good to go. You
you get set up you ar
y creating a variety
can even playgames by
of challengeswhen yo u get better at it.
In this article I talk more about prices
than usu
ual. Remember: the
val lue of something
i s subjective. One
person might re-
ally be into throw-
ing and value
t throwing cutlery
more than the next
m
perso
on. For this story
Iasked myself if the axes
do what they ’re designed to do.
Ifoundthat each one
e works well for the

intended purpose. Th ey were all a plea-
sure to test. t
tt

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