I can get a rusty axe head for next to nothing (or nothing), and a handle for about $15 or so for it, of tough American Hickory. I can get those old carbon steel heads to next to knife sharp in a half hour or so from dull and chipped.
Yikes, $180, and made in China! For that, I can get a Gransfors brand new! It even comes with the handle! And I'm sure it will last long enough to be handed down for generations.