Cheap axes can serve a bushcrafter well. Most come witrh an edge that is not very sharp, but with a file a and a cheap water stone, it can become as sharp as you want it. The steel may not be the best so edge retention is another matter. But not many of us goes for month long expeditions in the Boreal forest, lets face it...most of us are out there for a few hours an afternoon, or spend a couple of nights tops...and those axes/ hatchets will be perfectly fine for chopping some wood for your camp fire for such a short ammount of time. It's not like your gonna process fire wood for a winters worth of fuel....