Winkler Knives x Ball and Buck - Highland Hatchet

Some tools feel like they were made for Instagram. This one feels like it was made for actual work. The Highland Hatchet, a collaboration between Winkler Knives and Ball and Buck, is the kind of piece you buy once and then spend the rest of your life finding excuses to use. Hand-forged in the USA by Daniel Winkler’s legendary shop, it blends frontier-grade toughness with the clean, thoughtful lines of a modern field tool.

The 80CrV2 steel head is built to bite deep and clean, whether you’re splitting kindling, trimming limbs, or clearing a stubborn root that’s been mocking you all season. The Appalachian walnut handle brings warmth and grip, shaped to stay planted even when your day gets messy. Every angle, bevel, and curve is intentional — nothing flashy, nothing wasted, all business.

It ships with a handcrafted leather sheath that looks like it came off a saddle from a better era, and it carries just as well on a pack as it does in the truck.

This is the hatchet for folks who appreciate craftsmanship, respect real steel, and want a tool tough enough to outlive the project — and probably the owner.