Yardworks Forged 5 System Hatchet

A: I disagree that the handle is entirely fibreglass as reported by the Canadian Tire team. I can honestly state the tang is metal but it does not run the full length of the handle. I drilled a couple small test holes through the rubber, one 6" from the head and another 4" from the heel of the handle. On the first hole I definitely hit metal below the rubber and drilled no further. On the second hole I did not hit metal but I didn't go all the way through either. I think beyond the metal part of the tang the core is fiberglass or something else fairly rigid because the handle seems too stiff to be the same rubber I see on the outside. I sealed both holes with Shoe Goop later. I am hoping the tang was cast with a few approx. 1/2" holes in it. That would mean when they molded the rubber to the tang the rubber would virtually lock to the tang with virtually no chance of the tang sliding out of the rubber. If it was indeed constructed that way then it would take considerable effort or abuse to separate the rubber from the tang. I can't see that ever happening. I've destroyed several hatchets in my time because I work them to the extreme but I believe this one is going to be with me until I either lose it or somebody looking for a good hatchet steals it.