Axes are fun we used them at my sisters ,my nephew built a throwing board at their house. Lots a fun however if you take these to a axe throwing place the ones we go to will not let you use them ! same with the knives which are a little harder to get to stick when we tried at my sisters !

Great grip and won't tear or fade like other grippy rubber handle ones. Slips easy but not too much for a perfect throw every time. Very well made for the price. I read the reviews and was convinced so I had to get them and hubby loved them immediately. Great choice if you're thinking about them... get them!

I like them a lot, and the axes fly amazingly well. As for the knifes, I don't have the skills to throw them yet, but they look ok.

These are awesome. Exactly as described, the axes balanced well.

Throwing axes are decent. They are cut from plate and the handle areas are sharp a grinder can take off the edges.They are light and easy for most anyone to throw.The knives are cool a good size. Probably the better value than the axe

Follow up, several months later and we are still throwing these. I am about to buy another set. I would also like to state that once you learn how to throw the knifes and axes, purchasing a higher quality (harder) steel also makes sense. You will miss less and stick more, that means less chance to break them.Original:We, my yeating family, really like the axes. They come sharp enough to actually cut you if you get careless. When you add that to the weight of these axes it means they will stick into wood it you hit it. They are amazingly easy to throw, once you get you distance set, all three of us were sticking them on every throw.The knives of of the same quality and have good weight to them, I was concerned after reading the reviews that they would break. They held up to me, and I throw hard! The draw back to the knives is, dull does not begin to explain it. It is like a steel bar that has been smoothed to avoid scratching the user, and then one end drawn to a point. The tip will pierce the skin with little effort, the rest of the blade would literally smash butter as you tried to get it from a container to butter your bread.For training I highly recommend both. I can get the knives to stick about 75% of the time, probably closer to 85-90% if I sharpen them. But from a training point of view, their weight makes up for the sharpness. I bought these to train, and learn to throw. I am getting my grip and form down with them so they are doing their job well.Drawbacks: If you think that steel used in a throwing blade should never bend or chip, you are wrong, the blades need to flex or they will break. This is the quality of steel I expected for the set. After several hours of throwing (actually it is the missing that messes them up) we acquired some small folds in the edges of the axes, these are minor and about 5 minutes of work per axe with a wet stone smoothed out the jagged parts enough to not snag on anything. To remove the marring completely would need removing about 1/32-1/16 of an inch. We are just going to throw them again so they do not need to be perfect. So the fact that they are a soft steel and need maintenance sucks, but it is necessary.Knives: same thing as above with the steel. The thing is, I will be sharpening these soon. The fact that they didn’t even pretend to put a cutting edge on them means I need to take them to the grinder to put a rough edge on them. Literally, there is no edge, the knife slopes to a point but it is impossible to cut yourself on them. If not for the point I would give them to a toddler and let them throw them.Bottom line: I grew up buying the cheapest thing around or making my own stuff. That said, I have thrown sheet metal thick throwing stars and knives, to small yet decent “beginner” quality knives. Camping axes and hatchets, along with drywall hammers. Short of buying professional grade axes and knives, this is the best I have ever purchased!