[surely_you_jest]

I also like to keep one or two scout axes around. They seem to be rare these days so a good hatchet works also.

Explain, please, the difference between the two.

[yarddog]

I wonder if a scout axe is the same as the Hudson Bay Axe. I have one and it is about half way between an axe and a hatchet. I like it but actually think a hatchet is better for most jobs and a full sized axe for others.