For non-carbon steel knives Carothers and Fiddleback Forge Mid-Techs come in wonderfully hard durable razor sharp knives I've been batoning grocery store or local logs with for over a decade. For carbon steel +1 on ESEE's are hard to beat and with decent care breaking in (use as a food knife to get that patina protecting the knife from rust) they are clean/dry/sharpen in terms of care with some mineral oil final wipe.
Axes +1 on Gransfors Bruk or Hultefors or Hults Bruk small axes will outlast you. outdoor shop, home depot/lowes type axes will give you blisters and break when you least want it and are close in price. Again for care clean/dry/sharpen.
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