As I was watching the video, I was saying "That is a hatchet not a bloody shovel, keep it out of the ground". I also said "I wouldn't want to see what the edge damage will be after he has got that little pile of logs done."
Hitting the ground is a good way to ding the edge, yes. Factory grind could potentially have left a wire edge too which is easy to tear out. Like, polishing and stropping the edge after factory gets it right.
As I was watching the video, I was saying "That is a hatchet not a bloody shovel, keep it out of the ground". I also said "I wouldn't want to see what the edge damage will be after he has got that little pile of logs done."
a you sure you weren't hitting stones on the ground with the follow through
Hitting the ground is a good way to ding the edge, yes. Factory grind could potentially have left a wire edge too which is easy to tear out. Like, polishing and stropping the edge after factory gets it right.
It's from the stones in the soil. Don't know what you expect smashing it in the ground. It is not a shovel!!