They’re hand made, when you have an issue with it you give them a call and you talk to the man who forged it. The steel itself is really good for the purpose (bone chopping). I’ve only had the very top of the blade and the very bottom of the blade roll and that’s from bad strikes at night on bone via headlamp. I’ve had it covered in blood and slick with fat yet still kept a solid grip on it. The blade angle prevents it from getting stuck and it cuts really well. I have hand forged knives just as spendy as the axe, quality has a price. Though to be fair, I’m a buy once cry once kind of guy. When I used a Gerber for bone, the blade chipped and almost the whole cutting edge was gone just doing the ribs.