Use to be my chef buddies wife asked what to get him for birthdays & X-mas. He got one of these one year. https://www.duluthpack.com/collections/axes-hatchets/products/gransfors-mini-belt-hatchet
This one is my favorite hatchet I've ever had. And comes crazy sharp on top of that.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0777GCJMQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1