This hammer might be worth the money but I definitely have issues with the one I received. A few notes. First, I used other friezes before. But my old iron is dead. I also use them "properly" with a sledgehammer (made from a dogwood log) instead of a metal hammer. I therefore understand that the palm should not be sharpened too much as the blade tends to chip, especially if the steel is too hard. The metal in this last one feels a bit hardened. I'm not sure if the Chinese manufacturers had this in mind or were trying to get stiff. It's light, but it works against you, as this frog's grazing vibration is slightly stronger than that of an iron frog. Unfortunately, I still have to completely split the piece of oak from some firewood. I was trying to split about 1 year old wedges of firewood that were about 5 inches wide. It drops about 2 inches and gets stuck. A thin blade doesn't have enough wedging force to keep it from jamming completely. I'm not going to hit it with a metal hammer and bend the tip of the blade. Also, I suggest that the resulting vibrations when hitting metal should be avoided.