THX everyone! we're lucky to have 2 boys who love it as much as they do....On the hachet, it has an edge protector/sheath made out of plastic. If you look in the first pics you can see it. It was destroyed on this trip and Sky's already planning a leather sheath...Nobody noticed Skyler's pointy finger on his right hand. That was a trip to the Doc on Wednesday night and it involved a knife and a Turkey. We do try to teach them to be safe and they are for the most part..They both have all kinds of cutting instruments, and THX for looking out for the Boys... Don