Old thread, but follow-up:
My neighbor saw my backstop and thought I was soft in the head. He thought it was for shooting suppressed in the back yard (I'm smack dab in the middle of a neighborhood). He didn't say anything though, cause my neighbors are awesome.
We are still throwing a mix of SOG knives and hatchets. They weren't expensive and they've aged well. Wraps have been cut and frayed, blades have been nicked and smoothed out, but everything is still functional and fun.