an axe is a hard tool to master..all the ones suggested above
are of the best quality and could last years..BUT--unless you
have a source of standing trees to work with for practice you
could end up with something like this..



every so often i find that the Jr Woodchucks have had a go at
a snag in a camp site and get about this far before they find
that it involves a lot of work and skill to bring down a tree
with an axe..even splitting calls for a good eye and the right
kind of axe....there are some websites devoted to just this
subject--good luck--watch your toes