This isn't a hooked blade, but since most of the talk here seems to be about splitting wood (something I suspect that the hooked portion of the blade would be pretty useless for anyway), I'm gonna throw this in, not with the intent to hijack anything. Better than most hatchets, the US Medical Corp bolo is fantastic for splitting. I just wish I had bought them all when I used to see them in Army Surplus stores when I was a kid, for about $5 brand new...