"I understand that these are both very useful weapons, but each have their pros and cons. For example, shovels can do lots of damage when swung very hard, but they are cumbersome and woudn't be easy to carry if it wasn't your main weapon. Hatchets on the other had are very mobile and easy to handls, but don't do as much damage and don't have the range of a shovel. Your thoughts?"

"I'll play Devil's Advocate and even go so far as to say that a hatchet probably delivers a nastier wound than an equal sized shovel or E-Tool does too. The striking portion is both sharper and heavier, and can be swung very authoritatively."

"I've look at many tools and came down to two the crovel and the Chinese military shovel. I settled on the Chinese for weight reasons and utility. There are ways to temper the edge and dispite the food prep demo, it make splitting zedheads easier. Take a look.

http://WWW.greenbeetlegear.me/2011/05/16/chinese-military-shovel-wjq-308-review/"

"Cold Steel makes a spetnaz special forces shovel that's it amazingly durable and sharp. You should check it out. "

"I don't see the issue here, you don't dig holes with a hatchet and you don't chop wood with a shovel so there really is no comparing the two. they are tools meant to do a specific job.

there are tools made for killing, maybe you should look that up instead of trying to make something into something its not."

"You normalize steel when you heat it up and then let it air cool"