Lee made a price increase effective Jan 1, 2012. Still one of the best bargains from an knife/hatchet maker. Hand-forged hatchets from Lee Reeves of Oklahoma. The Double-Bits are made in the Nessmuk style - one edge shaped for cutting and one edge shaped for chopping. The head is forged using a process that dates back to Colonial times. First, the Eye and Poll are hand-forged with 1018 mild carbon steel, then 1080 is forge-welded onto the surface. This gives a head with a malleable eye and poll with a hard cutting edge.
